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A semi-truck not hauling any trailers got hit by a train in Bettendorf after it got stuck on the tracks. The accident happened around 2:00 p.m. near State and Criswell Streets. Our Quad Cities News spotted damage to the back of the truck. Police say nobody was hurt.

The driver of a car that collided with a train Tuesday in LeClaire has been transported to University Hospitals, Iowa City, according to a news release update from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. About 3:11 p.m., the Scott Emergency Communication Center received a call about a car that had collided with a train in the […]

A train and a car collided about 3:10 p.m. Tuesday in the area of the 235th block of Great River Road, LeClaire. Scott County Sheriff Tim Lane told Our Quad Cities News that one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries in the crash that happened across from the Woods & Meadows addition. […]

A Davenport landscape business can continue operations after a ruling from the Iowa District Court earlier this week, court records show. The ruling lists James Capranos as the plaintiff and the City of Davenport and Laura Berkley, development and planning administrator for the City of Davenport, as defendants, according to court records. Iowa District Court […]

It is a beloved treat in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. So it's no surprise the Polish favorite has its own festival.

A long-awaited Amazon fulfillment center in northwest Davenport will employ 1,000 people when it opens this August. Hourly wages start at $16 per hour and the e-commerce behemoth expects to start hiring this summer for the 640,000-square-foot plant off I-80 and Northwest Boulevard. “As part of our role as an economic development organization, the Quad […]

When friends of Vibrant Arena at The MARK gather May 19 in the conference center for an invite-only reception, they will have lots to celebrate. Not only is the arena (1201 River Drive, Moline) marking 30 years, the facility just had its most profitable year ever and its new 10-year, $4-million naming rights deal with […]

A community cleanup event was held May 3 at Chippiannock Cemetery. Because of damage to historic trees from a tornado that hit Chippiannock Cemetery on April 4, the Illinois Extension hosted a clean-up in partnership with the Chippiannock Cemetery Association. Volunteers cleaned up sticks, small branches and pre-cut logs and had the opportunity to take […]

People hungry to make a difference can easily do so by donating blood. Davenport-based ImpactLife made part of that difference Tuesday morning, by presenting a $6,085 check to River Bend Food Bank, from the blood center’s “Good Giving” donor promotion. Through that program, area donors can also support the National Forest Foundation through April 30. […]

Eric Sorensen claimed victory over Esther Joy King early Wednesday in the race to replace U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos in the 17th Congressional D...