Tag Archives: car

  • News

    Car buyers and sellers meet at community-wide sale in Bettendorf

    For those looking for a car, or trying to sell their car, the Bettendorf Parks Foundation held an event to make the process a little easier.

  • News prepping for icy storm

    QC drivers prep for weather swing

    As temperatures drop to below freezing overnight, the rain we’re seeing now will likely make for an icy morning. Drivers…

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    Batmobile sold for $4.6 million

    The Batmobile used in the 1960s Batman TV series sold for $4.6 million at a collector car auction.

  • News Nissan Leaf (image from nissanusa.com)

    Nissan Leaf to be made in the U.S.

    Nissan’s all-electric Leaf sedan will soon be made in America.

  • News ford logo

    Report: Hybrids don’t live up to mileage claims

    Ford’s C-Max and Fusion hybrids get nowhere near the fuel economy estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new blog post by Consumer Reports magazine.

  • News A couple escaped this car after it caught fire in Moline, Illinois.  (WQAD Photo)

    Couple escapes burning car in Moline

    Two people escaped when the car they were traveling in caught fire in Moline.

  • News Google Self-Driving Car

    Self-driving cars now legal in California

    California is the latest state to allow testing of Google’s self-driving cars on the roads, though only with a human passenger along as a safety measure.

  • News Car vs train wreck in Boone Iowa

    Iowa driver killed after going around railroad barrier

    One person is dead after an accident between a car and train Monday night, September 3, 2012. It happened just after…

  • News

    Iowa woman takes wild ride after accelerator gets stuck

    A woman driving home to Iowa had the ride of her life after her accelerator became stuck, sending her speeding along I-35 at up to 120 miles per hour.

  • News image courtesy KCRG

    7-year-old Iowa boy wrecks mom’s car

    A seven-year-old boy got several tickets after he took his mother’s car and wrecked it over the weekend.

  • Crime / News

    Car pulled from Sylvan Slough in Mississippi River

    For the third time in about three weeks, a car was pulled from the Mississippi River in our area.

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    Man pleads guilty to stealing from broken down car

    A Muscatine County man pleaded guilty to theft in connection with a case involving damage and burglary to a disabled car.