02 Nov 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Appeals Court Decision on School Masking

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 2, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced she has appealed a district-court ruling issued yesterday that allows school districts to impose universal mask-mandates, despite a state law passed and signed into law in May 2021.

02 Nov 2022

Reparationists Declare: Illinois Rejects Racist Reparations

By LaCreshia Birts

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (November 2, 2022) — Following a revelation about a newly-appointed commissioner to the Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission, Black residents reached out to the Governor Pritzker’s office only to be sharply rebuked.

01 Nov 2022

Tune In for Fall Festival 2022 on Iowa PBS

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (November 1, 2022) — Tour some of the iconic downtown structures in Dubuque, go behind the scenes of All Creatures Great and Small and Miss Scarlet and the Duke, and enjoy music from Reba McEntire, James Taylor, Josh Groban, Frankie Valli and more during Fall Festival 2022. Taking place November 19-21 and 25-28, this year's event is filled with music, history, drama, Iowa architecture, and more.

31 Oct 2022

Two Films by QC Filmmakers Win Emmys Premiere Set for “An Infantryman from Hero Street” on Putnam Giant Screen November 12

By Merit Pages

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 31, 2022) — Quad Cities’ filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films won multiple Emmys at the Mid-America Emmy® Awards show in St Louis Saturday evening. Jean Seberg: Actress Activist Icon garnered an Emmy for the Rundles and the film’s co-producer Garry McGee in the Historical Documentary category. Fourth Wall Films also received an Emmy for the short museum film Remembering Forest Grove in the Education category.

28 Oct 2022

Writing About Your Life and Legacy, November 8

By Johnna Kerres

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 28, 2022) — Do you ever think about how you want to be remembered? Are there things about your life that you want to share with your children and grandchildren, but you just aren’t sure where to begin? Join local author and publisher, Jodie Toohey, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 6–8PM, at Clinton Community College (CCC) for her course, “Writing About Your Life and Legacy.”

28 Oct 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Harvest Proclamation Extension, Addresses Potential Fuel Issues in the State of Iowa

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 28, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed proclamations relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, manure, and motor fuels.

27 Oct 2022

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller: Participation in Take Back Day Helps Reduce Opioid Addiction, Overdose Deaths

By Ashlee Kieler

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 27, 2022) — Attorney General Tom Miller encourages Iowans to help curb the state’s opioid epidemic by participating in National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29.

The National Take Back program provides opportunities twice a year for Iowans to properly dispose of unused medications. Since 2016, Iowans have disposed of more than 186,800 pounds — or 93 tons — of prescription medication at Take Back Day events.

27 Oct 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Tyler Buller to the Court of Appeals

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 27, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Tyler Buller as a judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals.

Buller, of Johnston, Iowa, currently serves as an Assistant Attorney General in the Iowa Department of Justice. Buller received his undergraduate degree from Drake University and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

26 Oct 2022

Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest: Deadline Approaching

By Jori Wade-Booth

WATERLOO, Iowa (October 26, 2022) — The deadline for the 2022 Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest is fast approaching.

25 Oct 2022

Fire in the Scott County Jail

By Tim Lane

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 25, 2022) — On October 20, the Scott County Jail experienced a clothes-dryer fire in the inmate laundry room portion of the jail. At 2:35PM, the jail central control received an emergency alert from an inmate worker that there had been a fire in the dryer and that he had put out the fire with a fire extinguisher.

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