Sunday, May 20th, 2012 |
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 | 37 minutes ago The U.N. nuclear agency chief says he is "positive" about the chances of clinching a deal with Iran that would allow his organization to resume a probe into whether Tehran worked on atomic arms. But he also notes that... | (Leave a Comment) |
| 37 minutes ago The Scottish government says it will continue to investigate the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people even though the only man convicted over the case is dead. | (Leave a Comment) |
| 1 hour, 7 minutes ago Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. | (Leave a Comment) |
| 1 hour, 7 minutes ago Gerard Butler is at the Cannes Film Festival, but he's avoiding the famous red-carpeted stairs. | (Leave a Comment) |
 |  1 hour, 26 minutes agoNew construction projects starting Monday, May 21, 2012 could make it a little tougher for you to get from place to place.
Davenport
Work on a storm sewer will close Gaines Street between Locust and Lombard streets in Davenport, Iowa. This will impact access to parking lots and to the west side of the St. Ambrose University campus. The work is scheduled to be complete Monday, June 11.
Also in Davenport, North Harrison Street will be closed between Research Parkway and 90th Street for reconstruction. That project is expected to take about two months to complete.
Rock Island
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| 1 hour, 37 minutes ago The French government says a fishing boat sank off the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving two adults and three children dead. Fifteen people are still missing. | (Leave a Comment) |
| 1 hour, 37 minutes ago U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay arrived Sunday in Zimbabwe on the first mission to the troubled southern African nation by the world rights chief. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  2 hours, 7 minutes agoPresident Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need to finally put in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago. He also is calling on Congress to stop trying to weaken the... | (Leave a Comment) |
| 2 hours, 7 minutes ago An Israeli military court has convicted a Palestinian protest leader of urging youths to throw rocks at Israeli soldiers, in a case that has drawn controversy because it is based on the confession of a 15-year-old... | (Leave a Comment) |
|  2 hours, 7 minutes agoLaw enforcement officials are investigating if the City of Chicago's website is under a cyber attack, a source told the Chicago Sun-Times. City officials were not immediately available for comment,… | (Leave a Comment) |
| 2 hours, 37 minutes ago Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges rejected their request for evidence for his defense. | (Leave a Comment) |
| 2 hours, 37 minutes ago A small sports plane burst into flames just after takeoff in northwest Bosnia on Sunday, killing the five people on board. | (Leave a Comment) |
| 2 hours, 37 minutes ago Polling stations are largely calm and orderly as voters in the Dominican Republic choose a new president. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A spokesman for some of the British families of those killed in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing says he regrets the death of the only person to have been convicted in the case. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Two Americans jailed in Haiti were charged with conspiracy for participating in a street march that pressed for the return of the country's disbanded army, a Haitian government official said Sunday. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Several hundred Egyptians including a presidential candidate began a 24-hour hunger strike on Sunday to protest the continued detention of around 300 people rounded up in a mass arrest who face possible military prosecution. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A Haitian official says two jailed Americans have been charged with conspiracy. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace, contending in a pair of interviews that years of government neglect have kept the... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Citizens of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates who defaulted on hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans could soon see their debts wiped away. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Fresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead on Sunday, military officials said, as the army pushed on with an offensive to regain a key town in the county's south that fell to the... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Just from hearing it, it's like any professional orchestra. But the assembly of white-veiled Egyptian women in matching black gowns has a startling difference. Every woman in the orchestra is blind. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish... | (Leave a Comment) |
| A strong earthquake shook northeast Italy early Sunday, killing four people, tearing off chunks of church facades and sending panicked residents into the streets. Aftershocks wreaked more havoc in the region, including... | (Leave a Comment) |
 | You're waking up to 73 degrees and fair skies this morning. We're in for another warm day, but it won't be as hot as yesterday. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student has revived dark memories of the 70s and 80s, when terrorists, anarchists and organized crime carried out dozens of bloody attacks across... | (Leave a Comment) |
| (Reuters) - Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday, announcing the nuptials through a status update on the social networking site. The 28-year-old… | (Leave a Comment) |
| A court in Bahrain granted bail Sunday for a jailed rights activist, but he remained in detention to await another court hearing later this week, a defense lawyer said. | (Leave a Comment) |
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|  Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Qatar's ruler says Israel is more isolated by the Arab Spring and will face increasing pressures over issues such as its presumed nuclear arsenal. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Taliban on Sunday urged all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their forces from the war. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Dominicans formed orderly lines at voting stations across the country Sunday as they chose a new president from a field that includes a brash former president whose last term ended with an economic crisis and a favored... | (Leave a Comment) |
| People in parts of East Asia and the western United States are awaiting a rare "ring of fire" eclipse. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads that targeted Shiite officials and pilgrims quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges would not let them present evidence at the... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Flood waters ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials said Sunday. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student has stirred memories of the dark days decades ago when terrorists, anarchists and organized crime carried out dozens of bloody attacks. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Hundreds of opposition protesters rallied Sunday in Bangladesh's capital to demand that authorities release 33 of their leaders and find a missing opposition official. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Palestinian campaign to boycott goods produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank has received a boost from abroad with an unprecedented South African proposal to have the name of Israel dropped from labels on... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Hanover Park Fire Chief Craig A. Haigh has been named the 2012 Illinois Career Fire Chief of the Year. This prestigious award is given by the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association for exemplary ca…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| A roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday, the latest incident in which the unarmed observer mission has nearly been caught up in the country's... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Serbians voted Sunday in a presidential election runoff that pits pro-European Union Boris Tadic against nationalist Tomislav Nikolic who wants closer ties with Russia and is threatening protests if he loses, claiming vote... | (Leave a Comment) |
| An official says police in Nepal have clashed with protesters who were violently enforcing a general strike and detained at least 52. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Group of Eight world leaders has warned North Korea that it faces more sanctions if it continues to threaten the stability of the region with provocative acts such as its failed long-range rocket launch in April. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Taiwan's president began his second term Sunday and signaled he will maintain a China policy that has reduced tensions between the sides, offering Beijing little early hope of realizing its long-term goal of unification. | (Leave a Comment) |
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| A Chinese coal miner has been rescued after being trapped underground for 17 days by an underground flood that killed at least 10 others. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A Myanmar negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks to end fighting with army troops in the country's east, the latest reported deal between the new reformist government and various ethnic... | (Leave a Comment) |
| MAQUOKETA, Iowa — While rescue teams from Iowa and Illinois used chisels to chip away at the rock keeping Logan Eliasen pinned deep inside Wye Cave, other visitors to Maquoketa Caves State Par…… | (Leave a Comment) |
Saturday, May 19th, 2012 |
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|  Annawan-Wethersfield scores 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th to win the Regional Championship.
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| One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least three people, toppled some buildings and sent residents running into the... | (Leave a Comment) |
| The first-ever transgender contestant to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant strutted the runway Saturday night, making it to the penultimate round before losing her bid to win the title. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Petite, pretty Molly Harksen remembers what it was like to work at the Rock Island Arsenal during World War II. | (Leave a Comment) |
 | CAMBRIDGE — Senior Kevin Miller took classmates on a trip with Dr. Seuss at Cambridge High School graduation exercises Saturday in the school gym.Mr. Miller read excerpts from, "Oh the Places You'll Go," including, "Congratulations! Today is our… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Mike Heikes carefully sprinkled shot down the barrel of the rifle, a few pieces of the dark powder spilling onto the ground. He then slid a rod into the barrel, packing down the powder. With the… | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Zobieda Guerra Laufenberg has called the Quad-Cities home since she was a teenager, but the retiree has never forgotten her Latin American roots. | (Leave a Comment) |
| ALEXIS -- United School Board members recently reviewed figures for the amended fiscal year 2012 budget. Superintendent Jeff Whitsitt reported an increase in expenditures of $111,500 in the transportation fund. "This is the result of more bus… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Sri Lanka's president has ordered authorities to free the country's jailed former army chief, a man credited with ending the country's long civil war but who later was imprisoned after challenging the president... | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Clinton RAGBRAI committee is working on a welcome for the thousands of riders, crew members and families during their stops in Clinton on July 20-21 and July 28. Businesses and organizatio…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting the America the Beautiful Federal Recreation Pass Program’s new Interagency Annual Pass for Military at Corps-managed recreation areas nationwide. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Kings Harvest, an organization that helps the poor and homeless with their pets, has received a $5,000 grant from Petco. The poor and homeless can receive free pet food from the Kings Harvest …… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Langman Construction is ready to begin the reconstruction of 16th Street from 12th Avenue to 18th Avenue A in Moline on Thursday, weather permitting. The reconstruction will include new concre…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| A 38-year-old Teeds Grove, Iowa, man was killed early Saturday in a one-vehicle crash in rural northeastern Clinton County, authorities said. | (Leave a Comment) |
| PHILADELPHIA — A Quad-City Times series about the plight of homeless teens in the Quad-City area won a first-place national writing award Saturday at the Education Writers Association’s annual…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Piano Celebration, hosted by Piano for a Richer Life on April 21 and 22 at NorthPark Mall in Davenport, raised more than $34,500 for Iowa City’s Ronald McDonald House. About 400 local celebri…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Chances are you know someone who has fallen or who is afraid of falling. A Matter of Balance is a program designed to help people manage concerns about falls and increase physical activity. We…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Registration is still open for golfers to play in the DOVE Women’s Golf Tournament June 1. Day of golf benefits the Family Resources Domestic Violence Shelter in the Quad-Cities and Muscatine. | (Leave a Comment) |
| WAPELLO, Iowa — A recently completed survey that asked a variety of questions of teachers, students, support staff and parents in the Wapello School District may have raised several more quest…… | (Leave a Comment) |
 |  After spending nearly 24 hours trapped inside the Maquoketa Caves rescue crews have finally freed two campers. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  A day after the historic Facebook IPO, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status Saturday to "married."… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Petite, pretty Molly Harksen remembers what it was like to work at the Rock Island Arsenal during World War II. Now 90, Ms. Harksen was a registered nurse in 1945, living in a boarding house on 4th Street… | (Leave a Comment) |
| A pager may go off in the afternoon, taking them from full-time jobs to do battle against a grass fire. It also may wake them in the early morning hours to respond to a house fire.They'll pick up… | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Rock Falls beats defending 2A softball champs in Regional play.
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|  Sherrard gets timely hitting and strong pitching to win Regional Championship
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|  Alleman wins Regional Championship behind strong pitcher effort from Cody Sedlock.
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|  Rock Falls pounded out 15-run on their way to winning the 2A Regional Championship.
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|  Matt Butler and Bennett Moser headline the final day of the State Track Meet in Des Moines
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|  Plenty of winners on the final day of the State Track Meet in Des Moines.
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| The final travelogue in the DeWitt Noon Lions Club season is Tuesday and the subject will be “Amazing Adventures in the United Arab Emirates” by Marcella Siegel of Walcott and Jane Florence of…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| A talk on the architecture of German automakers’ world headquarters will be given at 2 p.m. Sunday at the German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Horse racing could be coming back to the Quad City Downs bringing hundreds of jobs and tax revenue for the city of East Moline.Senate Bill 1849 would legalize five new casinos in Illinois and six "racinos," including one… | (Leave a Comment) |
| A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United States on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  UPDATE: Four Bodies Recovered Sunday… | (Leave a Comment) |
| A Port Byron man was trapped for more than 20 hours in a cave at an Iowa state park before being rescued Saturday. Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman Kevin Baskins said Logan Eliasen,… | (Leave a Comment) |
|  13 people are recovering after a late-afternoon three vehicle crash.
It happened Friday in Clinton County at 1350 Main Drive, near the entrance to Eagle Heights School Drive.
Authorities say when they arrived they found one car on its side.
They also say it was a near head-on collision.
A total of eight people were transported by ambulance, with non life threatening injuries.
Another five people refused transport at the scene.
The accident remains under investigation.
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|  A Port Byron man trapped in a cave has been rescued.
Logan Eliasen, 20, was stuck in a cave at the Maquoketa Caves State Park since Friday night.
The DNR says the man was in good condition, but his hips were stuck in what’s described as a manhole-type cave.
He was pulled from the cave around 3:45 Saturday afternoon.
Emma Thompson, 20, was also trapped in the caves but got herself out with the help of the rescue crew shortly before midnight.
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| BHC testing new alarm system Monday afternoonBetween 1 and 2 p.m. Monday, the Black Hawk College Police Department will test the new fire alarm and security system at the Quad-Cities Campus.Numerous prerecorded messages will be broadcast… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Today is Sunday, May 20, the 141st day of 2012. There are 225 days left in the year.1862 -- 150 years ago: The members of Rescue Engine and Hose Company No. 2 are requested to meet at the… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Flores De Mayo/Santacruzan Festival4 p.m. procession; 6 p.m. dinner, Christ the King Chapel, St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport. $20; $15 children (dinner). (563) 359-6786, (563) 359-5229. Fresh Start Benefit Sale11… | (Leave a Comment) |
| MILAN -- U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling, R-Colona, rallied more than 200 supporters Saturday afternoon at a kickoff barbeque for Rock Island County Republicans at Bush Farms in Milan. "(We've got to) get these folks ignited (and) let them… | (Leave a Comment) |
| The 20-year-old Boston University student who was driving a minivan that crashed on a rural New Zealand road earlier this month, killing three of his classmates, has spoken out about the pain of losing his best friend. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Crews are still searching the Mississippi River Saturday for 4 missing people after an early morning boat crash.
Crews responded to a call around 1:45 am when 2 jon boats collided in the O’Connell Slough, near Burlington, Iowa. One boat had 11 passengers, the other had a single passenger.
Seven of the passengers were taken to Great Medical Hospital and one was airlifted to Iowa City. The one airlifted is reportedly going to survive her injuries. Four of the passengers are still missing.
Three of the four missing are males. Their names have not yet been released. The other is … | (Leave a Comment) |
| A former president whose single term ended with the deepest economic crisis in the modern history of the Dominican Republic is seeking redemption Sunday as he faces an old rival in what is expected to be a close election to... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Some were hot Saturday at Vienna's Life Ball, a glitzy mega-party at Vienna's City Hall staged to raise funds for fighting AIDS. And some were not. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Vatican on Saturday denounced as "criminal" a new book of leaked internal documents that shed light on power struggles inside the Holy See and the thinking of its embattled top banker, and warned that it would take legal... | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Fuego volcano in central Guatemala has begun shooting lava and columns of ash into the air, and authorities have raised the alert level in the area. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Thousands of college-age demonstrators marched down Mexico City's main boulevard Saturday to protest a possible return of the old ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI, which held Mexico's... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Haiti moved to crack down on a band of former and would-be soldiers who had been staging protests for more than a year, closing two old military bases they had occupied and locking up dozens of participants in a pro-army... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Julie DallmannSenior Master Sergeant Julie Dallmann, daughter of Carl and Diana Robinson, Coal Valley, and a 1987 graduate of Rock Island High School, retired from the Air Force and was honored at a retirement ceremony Feb. 10, 2012,… | (Leave a Comment) |
