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Shots fired at at 12th and Ripley in Davenport
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Police are investigating another round of overnight gunshots. Officers were called to 12th and Ripley Streets just before 11 p.m., Sunday, September 13, 2015. When they arrived...
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Woman struck by locomotive in Dubuque is hospitalized
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old woman has been flown to an Iowa City hospital after being struck by a locomotive in Dubuque. Dubuque police say Ellie McIntyre was taken to a local hospital on...
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Mason City establishes night bus service
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Department of Transportation grant has helped a city in northern Iowa establish a night bus service. Mason City community leaders and economic development officials hope...
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Iowa exec branch defends inquiry about cost of spying tool
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A leaked email shows that an Iowa executive branch computer expert inquired about the cost of Italian hacking software that has been used worldwide by intelligence and police...
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Fire at Blue Grass storage facility
(video courtesy of Fred Classon) BLUE GRASS, Iowa (KWQC) – Crews from four fire departments were called to battle a blaze at a storage facility Monday morning. The incident happened at 331 E....
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Iowa ranks 3rd, Nebraska 25th in deer-versus-vehicle crashes
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new review of accident data says Iowa drivers have a 1 in 68 chance of striking a deer on the road this year. Insurer State Farm said in a news release Monday that Iowa’s is...
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Event near Mount Pleasant teaches ancient art of knapping
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — An event bolstered by the Iowa State Archaeological and the Hawkeye Archaeological societies teaches participants the ancient art of creating tools and weapons. On Sunday,...
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Police ID woman found dead near intersection in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified a woman found dead near an intersection in Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Police Department says the body of 41-year-old Sharon Rae Mead was found early...
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EPA: Former chemical site owners agree to cleanup plan
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says former owners of a site once used to handle and store chemicals have agreed to reduce chemical contamination and control leakage of...
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Man arrested in Iowa in connection with Chicago shooting
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Marshals have arrested a man in eastern Iowa in connection with a fatal shooting in Chicago earlier this month. A northern Iowa task force for the U.S. Marshals Service...
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Davenport’s new housing project taking shape
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – KWQC is getting a first look at what a new City of Davenport housing project will look like. The city’s community development department is organizing the construction of three...
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Iowa DNR: Partially treated wastewater discharged into river
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say 27,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater has discharged into the Mississippi River following a power outage in Burlington. The Iowa Department of Natural...
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Davenport Police Chief addresses recent violence
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Many residents are on edge after what police are calling an “uptick” in shots fired incidents. According to the Davenport Police, they have responded to more than 120 shots...
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President Obama makes a stop in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWQC) – President Obama stopped in Des Moines as part of a “Back to School” bus tour to speak about education. President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a...
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Farmers expect a good 2015 harvest
EDGINGTON, Ill. (KWQC) – Harvest season is here and Rock Island county farmer, Phil Fuhr is hoping it’s a good one. “Everyone’s kind of guessing that their yields will be respectable, some up, some...
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Man gets prison time for shooting at motor vehicle officer
LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting at an Iowa Department of Transportation officer during a high-speed chase. Chauncy Jewett of Sioux City was...
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Iowan accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting woman
STUART, Iowa (AP) — A 36-year-old Des Moines man has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting an acquaintance. Stuart Police Sgt. Ryan Harding says Corey Drake held the woman at a motel in...
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Man pleads guilty to lesser charge in western Iowa shooting
ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — A 23-year-old has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge stemming from the shooting of another man in western Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1MpaJ1t ) that Joshua...
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Iowa DNR: Partially treated wastewater discharged into river
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say 27,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater has discharged into the Mississippi River following a power outage in Burlington. The Iowa Department of Natural...
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Iowa shelter worker sent to jail for refusing to return dog
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A woman who serves as coordinator at a north Iowa animal shelter has spent several hours in jail after refusing to release a dog to its owner. Debbie Kern of Patriots for Pets...
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