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

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, Ill. — A man was arrested in Rock Island on Friday after an hours-long standoff in which police say he held a woman against her will while armed and under the influence of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - The Rock Island Arsenal is inviting the public to participate in the annual Armed Forces Day celebration. The celebration began at noon on Friday. At 4 p.m. the Armed ...

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 ...

Sun. Sand. Sound. South Florida’s own Give It Up brings the heat with their latest punk rock anthem, 'Island Time' – a high-energy tribute to letting go and living loud in the Caribbean paradise of ...