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What Is Behind Mayor Eric Johnson’s City Council Endorsements? I spent months trying to speak to dozens of people to understand our media-averse mayor. To preview it, lets talk about his influence in the current city council races. By Peter Simek Published in FrontBurner April 22, 2021 10:15 am Although he isn’t on the ballot, there is a lot at stake for Mayor Eric L. Johnson in the upcoming Dallas city election. During his first two years in office, Johnson has struggled to establish a cl...

By Julia Bertino Feb 12, 2021 (Davenport, IA) -- A Davenport man is behind bars in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead in January. On Friday, 63 year old Mark Lance Blackwood was booked into the Scott County Jail on charges of homicide by vehicle-reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident result in death. Blackwood faces 15 years in prison if convicted on both charges. According to an arrest affidavit and an affidavit for a search warrant, obtained by KWQC-TV...

Police identify pedestrian who died after being struck by car, dragged at least 300 feet Associated Press, Des Moines Register DAVENPORT, Ia. — Police in Davenport are seeking a suspect in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian just north of Genesis Medical Center. The crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, when first responders were called to North Fillmore Lane for a report of a man unresponsive in the street, the Quad-City Times reported. An initial investigation showe...