64 animals seized in Quad City dog-fighting ring investigation
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – A year-long investigation into a dog fighting ring culminated Thursday, April 14, 2016 with simultaneous raids in Rock Island and Davenport. According to Rock Island Police,...
View ArticleScott County meth investigation
SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa (KWQC) – The Scott County’s Sheriff’s Office arrested more people in an on-going meth ring investigation. According to arrest affidavits, on March 10, 2016 The Scott County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMidAmerican Energy announces largest wind energy project in Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa (KWQC) – MidAmerican Energy announced a major project Thursday that officials say will provide a cleaner, renewable energy future for Iowa. Iowa Governor Terry Branstad joined Bill...
View ArticleClinton police officer raising money for St. Baldricks
CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) — A Clinton police officer is going above and beyond to give back to his community. Officer William Sattler is raising money and shaving his head for St. Baldricks. The...
View ArticleScott County needs funding for mental health services
SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa (KWQC) – Funding for mental health services in Scott County is in trouble according to county leaders. It all stems from lack of state funding and a cap on the tax levy. “We’re not...
View ArticleIowa Republicans propose to defund Planned Parenthood
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Members of the Republican-controlled House have advanced a budget bill that would remove state funding for Planned Parenthood, though the proposal is not expected to have enough...
View ArticlePolice: Girl, 15, dies in rollover crash in Sioux City
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police say a 15-year-old girl has died in a rollover crash in Sioux City. The Sioux City Police Department said in a news release that Alexis Wilde was riding in the front...
View ArticleThreat not considered credible, but school raises security
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Security will be increased Friday at a suburban Des Moines school although officials don’t think the threat that prompted the action is credible. Officials say the security sweeps...
View ArticleIowa Supreme Court clears way for Iowa City tower project
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has decided not to review a lawsuit against the City Council, clearing the way for construction of the 15-story Chauncey Tower project in Iowa City. The...
View ArticleRabbits learn that school vans are tasty treats on wheels
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Some rabbits have learned there are some tasty treats inside Burlington school vans. District transportation director Mark Branch says a check engine light on one van provided...
View ArticleChinese students won’t be attending Mason City schools
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The school board has rejected a proposal to have students from China attend school in Mason City, citing concerns about the proposal and unauthorized use of student photos. The...
View ArticleMan convicted of HIV crime but later vindicated cannot sue
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says a man cannot recover damages for the time he spent in custody before his conviction for having sex with another man while infected with HIV was...
View ArticleIowa woman seeks birth parents on Facebook
SHEFFIELD, Iowa (KWQC) – A central Iowa woman is going public with a personal struggle, and the public is enthusiastically trying to help. Megan Hejlik, 30, of Sheffield was adopted and is now trying...
View ArticlePolice investigates burnt crosses found in Dubuque
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Local leaders have called for the community to come together after concerns ignited over two burnt crosses found in Dubuque. The Telegraph Herald (http://bit.ly/1VurQDo ) reports...
View ArticleClinton railroad crossing closed due to construction – April 21
CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) – Due to work on the railroad tracks, the crossings at 4th Avenue South and South 1st Street will be closed beginning the morning of Tuesday, April 19, 2016, and will remain closed...
View ArticleNo charges at this time in Williams Intermediate pepper spray incident
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Two weeks after the incident, police say no charges will be filed at this time in the pepper spray incident that happened at Williams Intermediate School on April 1, 2016....
View ArticleDelay in regent’s $5M gift to Iowa football raises questions
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa powerbroker Bruce Rastetter has long used his $5 million pledge to Hawkeye football to build his image as a successful businessman and philanthropist. But years after his...
View ArticleIowa woman sentenced for fatally stabbing ex-boyfriend
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs woman convicted of fatally stabbing her former boyfriend has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. The Daily Nonpareil (http://bit.ly/1qvoNNR ) reports a...
View ArticleIowa Supreme Court Justices visit the Clinton area
CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC)–The seven Iowa Supreme Court Justices were in the Clinton area last night and again this morning. Iowa Supreme Court Justice Daryl Hecht made a stop to Camanche High School. He...
View ArticleKing’s Harvest Pet Rescue gives us a closer look at pit bulls
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – An ongoing investigation into a Quad Cities dog fighting ring has many questions left unanswered. But every dog rescued was a pit, so today KWQC found out what is next for...
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