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'It only takes one to cause a big tragedy' Operation Prom Night a solemn reminder of what drunken driving can cause
Desperate cries for help broke the silence in the air as a crowd of 500 student onlookers locked their eyes on the deadly crash scene before them. Meg Schroeder's black and pink prom dress blew.......
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Seeking a safer community; Rock Island residents won't let fear cripple their commitment
ROCK ISLAND -- Joy Davis and Mary Marbry have lived in the West End for more than 20 years. Both women have pledged not to.......
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Local lawmakers praise Farm Bill
WASHINGTON -- Illinois and Iowa farm lawmakers heaped praise on the compromise Farm Bill announced Thursday, pledging to help.......
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Preeclampsia walk raising awareness
John and Brenda Warner lost their 25-year-old daughter, Shelly, to preeclampsia several years ago after she gave birth to her.......
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- Moline opens River Drive, parkway
- Service celebrates God, moms
- Wacky Waters items for sale on eBay
- Public encouraged to join Military Appreciation Week events
- Top 10 Rock River floods
- Talking about tornado alley
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Fundraiser planned for Outdoors Without Limits
ALEDO -- A fundraiser is scheduled Friday for a regional chapter of Outdoors Without Limits, which provides activities and.......
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Aledo downtown going wireless
ALEDO -- Aledo Main Street has been awarded a $6,000 state grant to start a free wireless Internet service in the city’s.......
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Heart Awareness memory walk planned June 14
The Henry County Health Department announces that a special Heart Disease Awareness Walk is being held in Cambridge. A memory.......
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La Leche, health departments plan Grandmother's Tea
The Henry and Stark County Health Departments and the local chapter of La Leche announces that they will be hosting a.......
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- Malachy students blanket Good Samaritans in kindness
- Peacock loose in Port Byron
- Aledo still mum on fox shooting
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Alcoa names chief executive
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alcoa named its president, Klaus Kleinfeld, as its new chief executive Thursday. Mr. Kleinfeld, 50, had.......
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Whirlpool to hire 120 at Middle Amana plant
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- More jobs at coming to Whirlpool Corp. refrigerator plant in Middle Amana in eastern Iowa. The.......
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Illinois Tool Works secures $2B deal for Britain's Enodis
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Tool Works Inc., a conglomerate known for making dozens of mostly small acquisitions every year,.......
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Economic Stimulus Payments info, FAQ
WASHINGTON — As millions of Americans begin receiving their economic stimulus payments, the Internal Revenue Service released.......
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DavenportOne seeks nominations for Small Business of the Year
Nominations are open for the DavenportOne Chamber of Commerce “Small Business of the Year” Award. “Small businesses.......
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More shoppers seeking shelter from economy in discounters
NEW YORK (AP) -- Caught in the maelstrom of higher gas and food prices, Americans -- even more affluent ones -- are seeking.......
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Woman accused of stealing $75K from 97-year-old
A Davenport woman was released from jail Thursday after appearing on a charge related to the alleged bilking of $75,000 from a 97-year-old victim. Sally Ann Carmichael, 65, of 2417 Jebens Ave.,.......
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Two Davenport men arrested on burglary charges
Two Davenport men were arrested Tuesday and face burglary charges. Sherrell Quintrad Robinson, 19, 225 W. 5th St., Davenport,.......
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Mazon retrial set for Sept. 29
A new trial was scheduled Thursday for a former defense contract manager accused of taking a $1 million kickback after inflating.......
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Body found near Muscatine identified
On 5/6/08, the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a body discovered on Funk’s Hill Road between Burlington Road and County Road G28. The body was that of a male and the.......
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Agents bust four-kilo coke deal in Silvis
Local authorities arrested two Davenport men Wednesday morning in Silvis after an alleged four-kilogram cocaine deal with ties.......
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Habitat theft could affect upcoming projects
The willingness to give is keeping the local Habitat for Humanity chapter on schedule after $10,000 worth of power tools.......
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- Rock Island police report for May 8, 2008
- Moline police receive speed enforcement grant
- Rock Island police report for May 7, 2008
- Wrongful death suit filed against doctor, medical group
- Jury: Death in 'suicide watch' a suicide
- Woman accused of removing gravestone
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Clinton urges supporters to ignore calls to quit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Her voice raspy, her tone determined, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged her supporters Thursday to ignore the political pundits who have declared her toast. The former first lady raced into a long West Virginia-to-the-West Coast.......
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Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates today and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the.......
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Cindy McCain says she'll not release tax returns
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady. 'You know, my husband and I have been married 28 years and we have filed separate tax returns for.......
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- Sturgis announces run for Iowa House District 86
- Former Iowa legislator announces U.S. Senate bid
- Obama trades primary wins with Clinton
- Obama picks up three more superdelegates in Illinois
- Patrick can't find proof of donation to Obama
- Clinton, Obama vie in Indiana, N.C. primaries
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Part D drug plan part of the problem for Deere retirees
Deere Flex Retirees are now living the nightmare of life without employer-subsidized medical insurance and drug plans. There is.......
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Unfortunately, horrors of Holocaust aren't merely a thing of the past
“In his vileness he becomes so gigantic that no one need be surprised if among our people the personification of the devil as.......
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Nurses are the face of health care
For most people, nurses are the face of the health-care industry. Truth be told, the feelings most of us take away from nearly.......
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The era of cheap food prices is done
It's not every day that you see a Wall Street Journal columnist suggesting that Americans consider stockpiling food. But that’s.......
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Illinois State raising tuition 9.9%
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- Some students at Illinois State University are going to be paying a lot more in the fall. ISU.......
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Auditors criticize IDOT's handling of tax dollars
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- State auditors scolded the Illinois Department of Transportation on Thursday for poor.......
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R. Kelly's attorneys argue to maintain trial secrecy
CHICAGO (AP) -- R. Kelly's right to a fair trial trumps the media's right of access to sealed court records in the R&B singer's child pornography case, his defense attorneys said. Kelly's.......
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DNR reissues permit for Oak Creek power plant
RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- A state agency reissued a water pollution permit Thursday for a power plant that environmental groups.......
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Daley wants federal aid to fight violence
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mayor Richard Daley is looking to the federal government for more money to help boost Chicago's ongoing battle against gangs and drugs. Daley was in Washington on.......
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Union wants mandatory overtime eliminated
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is pushing to eliminate mandatory overtime. Union leaders say the overtime has been forced on.......
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Woman awarded $382,500 in case against Postal Service
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A federal jury has awarded a black woman more than $380,000 in her racial discrimination lawsuit.......
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Iowa prisons to ban smoking
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa's prisons are going smoke-free, despite an exemption from the state's new statewide smoking.......
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Gas thefts up in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Higher gas prices are fueling an increase in gas drive-offs in Cedar Rapids. Before gas hit.......
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Iowa nurses to see raise with Medicaid increase
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Thousands of Iowa nurses are in for pay raises. The Legislature agreed to give medium and large.......
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Okiboji marina owner settles discrimination suit
OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) -- The owner of an Okoboji marina who filed a discrimination suit against the former mayor and the city.......
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UI commission approves policy to monitor Web sites
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A University of Iowa athletics board has approved guidelines allowing school administrators to.......
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Culver signs $1.3 billion school spending bill
BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) -- Gov. Chet Culver today signed into law a giant $1.3 billion spending package that finances the next.......
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Dubuque strip club files suit against city
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- The owners of Dubuque's only strip club have filed a law suit against the city. They claim the.......
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