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    Bettendorf man killed in crash near Cordova

    A Bettendorf, Iowa man died from injuries he suffered when the car he was driving overturned several times.

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    Colona man killed when snowmobile overturns

    A Colona, Illinois man died after the snowmobile he was driving overturned and landed on top of him.

  • News / Politics Jeff Stulir (submitted photo)

    Local man elected to Illinois Municipal Retirement Board

    An East Moline man has begun his term serving on the state’s Municipal Retirement Fund board of trustees.

  • Crime

    Plea agreement reached in wreck that killed Rock Island woman

    A Davenport man will serve just over seven years in prison after plowing into a crowd of people last fall and killed a Rock Island woman.

  • News Miss Rock Island County Fair Queen Amelia Martens was crowned Miss Illinois County Fair 2013.  (photo from http://www.illinoiscountyfairs.org)

    Local queen crowned Miss Illinois County Fair

    The Miss Rock Island County Fair Queen was crowned Miss Illinois County Fair 2013.

  • News / Weather power outage

    Animal caused hundreds to lose power on frigid morning

    Hundreds of residents in and near Carbon Cliff and Silvis, Illinois lost power as temperatures hovered near zero Monday morning, January 21, 2013.

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    RICO Voters Will Decide If They Want To See New Courthouse

    The first step in the process of finding a solution for the 126-year-old Rock Island County Courthouse was approved by…

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    Illinois City man ejected and killed in crash

    A 65-year-old man died when he lost control and crashed his pickup truck west of Andalusia, Illinois.

  • News power outage

    Thousands lose electricity in Rock Island and Henry counties

    More than 4,700 MidAmerican Energy customers in eastern Rock Island and northwestern Henry counties lost electricity Thursday morning, January 10, 2013.

  • Crime DeAngelo Dixon (Dept. of Corrections photo)

    RI man accused of local bank robberies

    A Rock Island man is charged in connection with bank robberies in Viola and Sherrard that happened in late 2012.

  • News unemployment

    Unemployment in QC at lowest level since 2008

    A new report released Thursday revealed that unemployment in the QC has dropped to its lowest level in roughly four years.

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    Restaurant is First in Rock Island County to Offer Video Gambling

    On Friday, November 30th, 2012, a Rock Island restaurant became the first in Rock Island County to install video gambling…