GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 12, 2026) — Knox College will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr Convocation — an event honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King — at 11AM, January 19, at Knox College's Harbach Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts.

This year's Convocation speaker is Melvin L Rogers, the Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brown University.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (January 12, 2026) — The Quad Cities National Organization for Women will hold a Rally for Reproductive Freedom January 18 in Rock Island, marking the 53rd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion before being overturned in 2022.

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA (January 12, 2026) — Kora Ruff of Bettendorf, Iowa, was named to the University of Evansville Dean's List for the Fall 2025 semester.

Students at UE are named to the Dean's List every fall and spring semester. To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean's List, a student must have carried a full academic load of twelve hours or more and have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

SOLON, IOWA (January 12, 2026) — Hey kids (and parents!), want to take your soccer skills to the next level? The Raptors' winter Kids' Camp is now open for registration!

You'll get an hour and a half of instruction from your favorite men's and women's Raptors players on the turf at the Alliant Energy Power House.

Each participant will also receive a free Raptors t-shirt, and a ticket to see your new friends play in that night's game!