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Local man offers free hugs to all
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – One Davenport man had a different approach to helping people cope with the stress and violence of the week; he is offering free hugs. Jake McDowell says it’s been a bad day, so...
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Indiana Governor accepts VP ticket with Trump
NEW YORK, NY (NBC) – Donald Trump is choosing Mike Pence as his running mate, NBC News has learned. Pence, a former congressman and the current governor of Indiana, flew from Indianapolis to the New...
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John Deere announces layoffs
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) – Deere & Company announced layoffs for 120 production employees at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline. The employees will be placed on indefinite layoff effective...
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Firefighters respond to Galesburg house fire
GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) – Fire crews responded to a house fire early Friday morning. Crews arrived at a home on the 200 block of Knollcrest Drive just after 6:00 AM. Upon arrival, crews saw heavy smoke...
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Former Bettendorf employee admits to taking bribes
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – A former Bettendorf employee admitted before a judge to taking bribes involving government funds. On July 22, 2016, Robert W. Webster, 66, of Davenport, Iowa, after three days...
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Closed Keokuk steel manufacturing plant could reopen
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An idled steel castings foundry in Keokuk may come to life again and create 200 jobs with approval of state incentives. The Iowa Economic Development Board on Friday approved $1...
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Boil order issued for Fulton
UPDATE:The boil order has now been lifted for all areas involved. FULTON, Ill. (KWQC) – The City of Fulton has issued a boil drinking water advisory after a water main break. All residents in the below...
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Two found safe after disappearing on a tubing trip
MIDDLETON, Ill (KWQC) – Two people were found safe after they disappeared on a tubing trip on Saturday. Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announced the safe return of two missing individuals...
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New information on Buda elementary school
BUDA, Ill. (KWQC) – The Bureau Valley District held an emergency meeting Tuesday, August 9, 2016 to discuss the structural integrity of the Bureau Valley South elementary school. Bill Waldorf, an...
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Davenport woman arrested for leaving children in hot car
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A Davenport woman has been arrested, after officers say she left children in a hot car while she shopped. Davenport Police were called the Goodwill parking lot on Villa Drive...
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Iowa Governor to review state alcohol laws
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa officials are creating a group to review Iowa’s alcohol laws and make recommendations to possibly change them. Gov. Terry Branstad says the group announced Tuesday could...
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Police capture Trump Tower climber
NEW YORK, (KWQC & AP) – The New York Police Department has stopped a man attempting to scale the Trump Tower in New York. Police officers smashed windows in an attempt to stop his progress. The...
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Rain delays play at JDC
SILVIS, Ill. (KWQC) – Storms in the Quad Cities caused a rain delay at the John Deere Classic Thursday. Storms moved through and play was suspended just after noon when torrential rain began to fall....
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Firefighters fight Muscatine house fire
MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) – Fire crews responded to a house fire Friday afternoon in Muscatine. The 911 call came in just after 12:30 p.m. on Friday, August 12, 2016 about a house fire in the 1000 block...
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House hit by bullet in Davenport
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – The Davenport Police Department responded to a shots fired call Tuesday morning. The call came in at 5:32 a.m. on the 1800 block of Esplanade Ave. Officers canvased the area...
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A taste of showbiz in the QCA
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A production company is working with local teens with an interest in film and television. ‘Fresh Films’ moved operations to the Quad Cities and has begun a partnership with...
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Davenport student pepper sprays staff member
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Davenport Police responded to Wood Intermediate School Friday afternoon for a call about a disturbance. A school administrator was escorting two students off of school property...
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Hackers breach Illinois & Arizona election systems
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Hackers have breached databases for election systems in Illinois and Arizona, according to state election and law enforcement officials. The FBI is investigating the hack, which...
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Man arrested for inappropriate sexual contact in LeClaire
LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) – The LeClaire Police Department arrested a 25-year-old man and charged him with sexual exploitation of a minor. According to police, in January 23rd, 2016, a mother filed a...
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Davenport man sentenced as armed career criminal
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A Davenport man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Eddie Jarell Byas, 29, of Davenport was sentenced by...
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