ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 1, 2019) — The gardens will be in winter bloom again with 100,000 glowing lights during the third annual Winter Nights Winter Lights. Bundle up, stroll the gardens at night, then warm up inside at the hot chocolate bar. Bring the kids for crafts or plan your visit for one of our special events. DATES AND TIMES 4:30-8:30 PM Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday First night for general admission — Wednesday, December 4

IOWA CITY, IOWA (November 1, 2019) — University of Iowa students were recently singled out for "bringing ideas to life" as members of teams competing in the annual Iowa Startup Games, an activity of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 31, 2019) —

Thanksgiving Scherenschnitte, NovEmber 2 @ 10AM-1PM

Keith Bonnstetter joins us again on Saturday, November 2 with the art of paper design cutting! Enjoy two Thanksgiving inspired designs, one 2-D and the other 3-D.

WASHINGTON DC (October 31, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced a bill to track law-enforcement suicides. The Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act requires the FBI to collect voluntary, anonymous data on police suicides and attempted suicides from local, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies.