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One year after three people were killed in the Davenport Apartment Collapse, several questions remain as a class action lawsuit makes its way through the courts

Daniel Prein and Ryan Hitchcock died in the May 28 building collapse in Davenport. Now their families have filed wrongful death suits.

Daniel Prein and Ryan Hitchcock died in the May 28 building collapse in Davenport. Now their families have filed wrongful death suits.

Removed brick and inadequate support structures caused the west wall at 324 Main St. Davenport to collapse May 28, an investigative report released Thursday concluded.

Removed brick and inadequate support structures caused the west wall at 324 Main St. Davenport to collapse May 28, an investigative report released Thursday concluded.

Plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits filed in the May partial collapse of a Davenport building argue water leaks and the placement of an HVAC unit on the roof led to the building’s west wall falling.

In the years before the building at 324 Main St., Davenport, partially collapsed, its owner pushed back on orders from the city of Davenport to complete structural engineering reports and

Engineers have spruced up a hospitals moving 30-foot pencil sculpture.

Engineers have spruced up a hospitals moving 30-foot pencil sculpture.

A group of Des Moines-area investors has purchased property on the city’s east side that includes parcels that were once home to Townsend Engineering, Pol