DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 2, 2024) — On 1 August 2024 at approximately 1234 hours, Scott Emergency Communications received a report of an accident involving a train and truck in the area of the Pleasant Valley Amoco. Units from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, along with Bettendorf Fire Department and MEDIC EMS were dispatched. Bettendorf Police Department also responded to assist.

ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS (August 1, 2024) — The Illinois AFL-CIO wrapped up its 46th Constitutional Convention at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont.

Four-hundred delegates asserted their trust in the leadership of IL AFL-CIO President Tim Drea and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Devaney by voting to re-elect President Drea, Secretary-Treasurer Devaney, and the Executive Board to a four-year term.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 1, 2024) — The Doris and Victor Day Foundation Board awards $800,500 to 44 charitable organizations through its annual grants program.

These organizations will, in turn, significantly impact the Quad Cities, enhancing the lives of its residents and contributing to its development.

The contributions, a testament to the foundation's long-term commitment, stemmed from a significant ten-million-dollar gift from the Doris Day Estate in 1987.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 31, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a fifteen-state coalition in supporting [former] President [Donald] Trump’s appeal of a court order wrongly fining him more than $350 million.