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Metro 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...Rock Island residents want neighbors to come out, join in ROCK ISLAND -- Joy Davis and Mary Marbry have lived in the West End for more than 20 years. Both women have pledged not to... Local lawmakers praise Farm Bill WASHINGTON -- Illinois and Iowa farm lawmakers heaped praise on the compromise Farm Bill announced Thursday, pledging to help... 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... Regional Fundraiser planned for Outdoors Without Limits ALEDO -- A fundraiser is scheduled Friday for a regional chapter of Outdoors Without Limits, which provides activities and... 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... 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... 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... Life  Green Room offers one act playsThe Green Room TheatreÂ’'s Festival of One Act Plays, which runs today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., will feature the work of four Quad-Cities playwrights chosen from among 10 submissions. Derek... Review: Go AWAY, Speed Racer! 
...John Marx: Being a mom is her greatest accomplishment For May 9 Life. with John Marx logo The little boy bops into the house through the door attached to the garage... At the movies New in theaters Great Escape Theaters, Moline: * Redbelt (R) * Speed Racer (PG-13) * What Happens In Vegas (PG-13)... Review: Go AWAY, Speed Racer!
...Parental Advisory: 'Vegas' happens to be a serious PG-13 'What Happens in Vegas' -- Rating: PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language, including a drug reference. -- What... Sports Wilkes-Barre 'rivalry' different for 'Wheelers Vogel 
For local af2 fans, playing Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the second time in six weeks offers another chance to top former Quad City Steamwheelers coach Rich Ingold. But for current ‘Wheelers...Bandits sink first game back after flooding 
Over the last 14 games, the Quad Cities River Bandits have demonstrated the epitome of baseball’s ebbs and flows. The Bandits fell 11-1 to Kane County at Modern Woodmen Park Thursday night –...Don Wallace voted into track coaches hall of fame In more than 40 years of coaching both boys’ and girls’ prep track and field, Don Wallace always felt his greatest achievements... Stuart helps Titans sprint to Olympic track gold EDGINGTON -- Monmouth-Roseville senior Brock Stuart banked on the sprints -- his specialty -- helping to make the difference in... Alleman sweep leaves Pioneers in 2nd in WB6 The Alleman and Rock Island softball teams could meet in two weeks for a regional championship. That didn't, however, keep them... |
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Police & Courts  Woman accused of stealing $75K from 97-year-oldA 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.,... 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,... 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...  Body found near Muscatine identifiedOn 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... 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... 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... Elections 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... More » 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... More » 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... More » Opinion 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... 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... 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... 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... More Opinion stories» Jobs & Money Alcoa names chief executive PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alcoa named its president, Klaus Kleinfeld, as its new chief executive Thursday. Mr. Kleinfeld, 50, had... 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... 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,... Economic Stimulus Payments info, FAQ WASHINGTON — As millions of Americans begin receiving their economic stimulus payments, the Internal Revenue Service released... 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... 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... More Jobs & Money stories» Illinois 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... Auditors criticize IDOT's handling of tax dollars SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- State auditors scolded the Illinois Department of Transportation on Thursday for poor... 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...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... 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... Union wants mandatory overtime eliminatedSPRINGFIELD, 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... More Illinois stories» Iowa 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... More Iowa stories» | |||||||||
