In 1986 a resident of Eldon, Missouri, called the newly created Rails to Trails Conservancy to ask what it would take to turn ...

Rock Island Police Deputy Chief Timothy McCloud said that at 2:16 p.m. Sunday officers were called to 1500 8th Street for a call of shots fired. Officers found a 30-year-old man suffering from ...

The loud hum of four turbines filled the Rock Island Hydroelectric Plant on Monday as city leaders gathered for a rededication of the 98-year-old facility. Rock Island purchased the power plant at ...

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (KWQC) - When police say Jaron Bailey-Harris walked into a T-Mobile store in Davenport last week and robbed four people and the registers inside, he was wearing a GPS monitor ...

NEW WINDSOR, Ill. — A former Rock Island County employee has been charged with stealing more than $900,000 from the county. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at a home in New Windsor ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Ashley Harris took the oath to take office at Monday’s City Council meeting. Harris won the election with about 51% of the vote over two-term incumbent Mike Thoms.

A longtime Rock Island County employee who retired in June of 2024 was arrested Wednesday after an investigation allegedly showed she stole at least $900,000 from the county. Leisa A. Streeter ...

Kler Soe will take over as the communications director for Rock Island-Milan schools following Redrick Terry's resignation. She was hired as the district's communications coordinator in November ...

The Rock Island Bridge is shown in June 2024 as the Kansas City, Kansas, redevelopment project remains underway. Built in 1905, the decommissioned railroad bridge is being repurposed for event ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Rock Island Police Department used its indoor-use drone for the first time Friday to peacefully end a stand-off, Chief Tim McCloud said. RIPD was the last department in ...

A popular family attraction at the Southwest Williamson County Regional Park is back on track after months of renovations. Billy Joel cancels all shows after brain disorder diagnosis 12 Best ...