Saturday, May 19th, 2012 |
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 | 28 minutes ago Police say suspected rebels have exploded grenades at two police stations in Indian-administered Kashmir, injuring at least 14 people. | (Leave a Comment) |
| 58 minutes ago Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday in downtown Taipei to protest government policies ahead of the inauguration of recently re-elected Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  1 hour, 28 minutes agoAn explosive device went off outside a high school in southern Italy named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor as students arrived for class Saturday, killing one of them and wounding seven others, officials said. | (Leave a Comment) |
| 1 hour, 57 minutes ago A suicide car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, the latest in a wave of blasts targeting security agencies in recent months, the country's... | (Leave a Comment) |
| 1 hour, 57 minutes ago President Karolos Papoulias has dissolved the Parliament elected on May 6 and set a new election date for June 17. | (Leave a Comment) |
| 2 hours, 58 minutes ago Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come?… | (Leave a Comment) |
| A overloaded bus carrying pilgrims to a Muslim shrine rammed into a parked truck and burst into flames overnight, killing 16 and injuring more than two dozen in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A 73-year-old Japanese woman climbed to Mount Everest's peak Saturday, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world's highest mountain. | (Leave a Comment) |
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 | KEWANEE -- Among the graduates of Black Hawk College-East Campus Friday night was Ikenna Anyabolu, of Nigeria.Mr. Anyabolu's message for the evening was that, in America, if one path is blocked, another will open. He said… | (Leave a Comment) |
| CORDOVA — The Cordova village board on Thursday agreed to pay the remaining amount of $493,774 to Brown Construction of Milledgeville for upgrading the village water/sewer system. Trustee Dean Moyer, water/sewer chairman, said everything… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Editor's Note: The Potter family was one of the most influential clans in Rock Island history. It operated the Rock Island Argus for over a century and later added WHBF-TV to its media holdings. This story, written by a Potter… | (Leave a Comment) |
| MOLINE — A new "social justice center" intended to cover unmet needs of the Latino community opened recently in Moline. The Palomares Social Justice Center, 133 4th Ave., Moline,… | (Leave a Comment) |
| ANNAWAN — Longtime Annawan school board member Dwight Morey resigned verbally Wednesday night, and followed up with a letter of resignation Thursday morning.Superintendent Joe Buresh declined to provide a copy of the letter of resignation.Mr. Morey… | (Leave a Comment) |
| By Stephen Elliottselliott@qconline.comIt's an option gaining more attention as state officials wrestle with ways out of its massive debt.But for area school districts, the option of making them responsible for paying teachers' pensions is… | (Leave a Comment) |
 |  Emergency crews from the Quad-Cities were on their way Friday night to Maquoketa Caves State Park to help in a cave rescue. | (Leave a Comment) |
Friday, May 18th, 2012 |
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| Safe Wheels Bike Safety Rodeo and Fun Fair9-11:30 a.m., Prophetstown Elementary School, 301 W. 3rd St., Prophetstown. Free, (815) 537-5168. When Disaster Strikes Family Day For American Red Cross Disaster ReliefNoon-4 p.m., Hamilton… | (Leave a Comment) |
| By Kelly Steinercorrespondent@qconline.comU.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, told Quad-Cities area college students Friday to "hang in there" while Congress works to remove uncertainty about the cost of federally subsidized college loans.Unless Congress acts, the… | (Leave a Comment) |
 |  When some of the world's most powerful minds meet in Chicago this weekend, a part of the Quad Cities will be there. Some of our local law enforcement will be there to protect dignitaries at this year's NATO Summit. | (Leave a Comment) |
| President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening... | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Chain saws will be buzzing today near the Machine Shed Restaurant in Davenport as a dozen or so Quad-City area woodcarvers create pieces of art that will be auctioned later to benefit the Amer…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Ricky Levi of Davenport was a runner-up in the 11th annual Mr. Irresistible Pageant at AIB College of Business in Des Moines. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Maple Leafs blank U.T. 3-0 to claim Regional Championship
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|  Illinois Boys Sectional Track
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|  Blue Devils set new State record in 4 X 200 meter run
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|  Bulldogs talk about MAC Title and Look ahead to postseason
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| Mexico's army announced Friday that it had detained a fourth high-ranking officer during a civilian investigation into alleged military links to drug cartels. Three generals were previously detained. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Canadian government says it is pleased that a high-profile Chinese smuggler who had been extradited from Canada has received a life sentence, and not the death penalty. | (Leave a Comment) |
| By: Chris Gilson, cgilson@cbs4qc.com A major set back for Illinois State Workers, promised raises almost a year ago. A Federal Judge told AFSCME, Illinois' largest union, it's up to the state's courts… | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Rock Island, IL – Brewery expansions on both sides of the river are pouring money into the Quad Cities economy with every pull of the tap. Front Street Brewery in Davenport just expanded into the Freight House and in Rock Island Bent River Brewery is opening a brand new distribution center. It is helping to revitalize an area that neighbors used to call an eye sore.
“Just enjoying a great beer, it’s the best beer in the area. It’s easy to drink and tastes good,” claims Marcel Deblieck, a new patron at Bent River Brewery’s newest location. Deblieck is o… | (Leave a Comment) |
|  DAVENPORT – On the bike path near River Drive, bikers have had to get used to mayflies this week.
“You have to keep your head low and your hat down,” biker Diane Cornilsen said.
The mayflies or ‘shadflies,’ as they’re better known, have become a pest for many bikers.
“You’re only driving one-handed through the mayflies,” Cornilsen said.
The pest has actually known to be a hazard for some. The flies swarm up to people’s windshields while they’re driving and can sometimes be difficult to deal with.
“I had to get my car washe… | (Leave a Comment) |
| MOLINE — The would-be developer of a planned $90 million office-hotel and technology complex near Quad City International Airport blames the project's demise on the airport.Todd Raufeisen, manager of RDC Case Creek Trails LLC, on Friday said that,… | (Leave a Comment) |
| ANNAWAN — Longtime Annawan school board member Dwight Morey resigned verbally Wednesday night, and followed up with a letter of resignation Thursday morning.Superintendent Joe Buresh declined to provide a copy of the letter of resignation.Mr. Morey… | (Leave a Comment) |
| * A story published Thursday on the 2012 Trinity College of Nursing and Health Science graduation ceremony incorrectly listed an award recipient. Alyssa Wilson of Cambridge received the Rose Gebhart Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence in memory of Rose Gebhart,… | (Leave a Comment) |
| MOLINE — Their favorite T-shirts say "Miniaturists work as little as possible."And the Metro Mini Makers of the Quad-Cities have been doing as "little" as possible for a long time.Group members have assembled miniature versions of… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Nahant Marsh Education Center, Davenport, is introducing “Muddy Boots Nature Club,” a program geared toward fostering young people’s understanding of and appreciation for nature. | (Leave a Comment) |
| CLINTON — Seven people were injured Friday in a three-vehicle crash outside a Clinton elementary school, police said. | (Leave a Comment) |
| New Zealand police filed charges Friday against a 20-year-old Boston University student who drove a minivan in a crash that killed three of his college classmates last week. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Friday may have been a nice day for a swim, but the high school students gathered at Middle Park Lagoon in Bettendorf were trying to avoid it, with varying degrees of success. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A chance for the general public to see one of Iowa’s premier nature areas will be June 16, when Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve near Muscatine will be open for tours. | (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) |
|  The Mississippi River Trail has again expanded with leaders of Bettendorf and Riverdale opening the 2 mile extension Friday. "This is a significant national event because we are continuing here in the… | (Leave a Comment) |
| WAPELLO, Iowa — For the second time in two weeks, a 20 percent water rate increase has been approved by the Wapello City Council. | (Leave a Comment) |
| St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 2400 Middle Road, Bettendorf, will offer the Great Big Brown Bag Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Pay $5 for a large paper bag and fill it with anything from the…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Due to roof construction at Vander Veer Conservatory, the conservatory and store will be closed today through Tuesday in Davenport. Vander Veer Botanical Park will remain open, but the conserv…… | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Community Foundation of Jackson County is seeking grant applications from nonprofit groups serving the area. Remaining grant deadlines for 2012 are June 1, Sept. 3 and Nov. 1. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Davenport Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer free vessel safety checks from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Sunday at the Marquette Street boat ramp in Davenport. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Today is the day for Animal Aid President Vicki Sanders, dozens of volunteers, and over 70 animals at Moline Animal Aid. Volunteers helped move the animals back into a brand-new shelter four months after… | (Leave a Comment) |
| An Illinois highway is getting some much needed TLC, but the construction could cause major headaches for area drivers this summer. The stretch of IL 94 that runs between Taylor ridge and Reynolds is being resurfaced and the drainage pipes that allow water to flow under the road are being replaced. While cars can get through now, in just a couple of weeks the road will be completely shut down for an entire month. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Concern grew for the stability of Spain's place in the fragile eurozone economy after reports of a rise in the level of bad loans on the books of its banks and word from the government Friday that it may have to revise... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Federal regulators have seized a small bank in Alabama, bringing to 24 the number of U.S. banks that have failed so far this year. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Almost four months after a fire destroyed the Animal Aid Humane Society in Moline, the building is ready to take in animals once again.
A dozen cats were killed in the fire. Today is a happy day though as the volunteers moved the cats from the temporary store front back to the newly remodeled shelter.
“It’s been a journey,” says Animal Aid Humane Society Director, Cathy Moorehouse.
As she watched the cats walk around the shelter, Moorehouse said it will take them a little time to get used to the new surrounds.
“They’re a little out of sorts at the moment as you can tell t… | (Leave a Comment) |
| By The Associated Press HOT AND DRY: Wheat futures soared another 5.7 percent Friday as concerns persisted about hot weather in the Southern Plains and the Ohio River Valley. Wheat is now up 16 percent... | (Leave a Comment) |
| After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began. | (Leave a Comment) |
| By The Associated Press Facebook's debut on the stock market was preceded by epic hype, delayed by a technical glitch and tracked minute-by-minute by investors around the world. In the end, the fuss... | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Quad Cities area high school students build and race more than 35 cardboard boats for the Cardboard Boat Regatta at the Middle Park Lagoon.
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|  Glenview Middle School hosts a health fair featuring 18 different health and wellness professionals.
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|  A new two mile stretch of the Mississippi River Trail, from Leach Park in Bettendorf to Bellingham Street in Riverdale, opens.
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| By The Associated Press Key barometers in the Treasury market late Friday, compared with late Thursday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:… | (Leave a Comment) |
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There’s some extremely precious cargo bound for Cincinnati, Ohio on board this Cessna 210. It’s a local teen who’d been severely burned. She’s headed to the Shriners Hospital for treatment. Making the trip by car would be nearly impossible for her and her dad.
“Yeah, I want to say it takes eight hours each way. And we’re looking at two? Two and half. Five hour round trip,” says Shriner and pilot Jim Goetsch.
It’s a trip pilot Goetsch has made almost 200 times. And each trip he foots the entire bill.
“I fly ‘em out there wait for &#… | (Leave a Comment) |
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| Press release submitted by Jennifer A. NahraOn Friday, May 18th, the two easterly lanes of Brady Street, north of Locust were closed for water main repair work. Work is expected to be completed early next week. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Ronald Hearn left Davenport half-way house and never came back… | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Spanish government says it may have to revise its 2011 budget deficit upwards for a second time after spending by regional governments exceeded forecasts. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  Guests were evacuated after smoke filled the hallways of the Super 8 hotel in Clinton, Iowa.
Firefighters were called to the hotel at 1711 Lincoln Way just after 3 p.m. Friday, May 18, 2012.
The hotel manager-on-duty confirmed guests were evacuated because of the smoke.
A small, smouldering fire at the bottom of a stairwell was quickly extinguished.
Guests were allowed back into the hotel by about 4:30 p.m.
No injuries were immediately reported.
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|  Time is running out for students like Nikki Brammer. The Davenport woman, 26, plans to become a veterinarian.
But with that dream comes a cost. She expects to tally up to $150,000 in student loans. And without a congressional deal for subsidized Stafford loans, it will cost her thousands more.
“That’s a thousand dollars a year for every year that I’m in school,” she said. “And I’m going to be in for eight years.”
That’s why Sen. Tom Harkin, (D) Iowa, came to Scott Community College. He says that something must be done to relieve the debt burden.
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| Natural gas and oil producer Chesapeake Energy Corp. says it will cut the pay of outside directors on its board by 20 percent and eliminate their use of company aircraft. | (Leave a Comment) |
| By The Associated Press Wheat futures soared again Friday as more concerns about dry weather hit the market. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  A former Davenport man has been sentenced to prison for having child pornography on a computer. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the southern District of Iowa, 23-year-old Jay Eugene Dietz of… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. | (Leave a Comment) |
| By The Associated Press U.S. Treasury yields inched up Friday a day after the yield on the 10-year note brushed near a record low. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  By JOSHUA FREED AP Business Writer It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  A man who cut his GPS tracking bracelet off when he escaped from federal custody is headed back to prison.
Ronald Ronnell Hearn, 28, of Rock Island, Illinois, was released from federal prison to serve the last four months of his sentence at a re-entry center in Davenport, Iowa October 26, 2011.
On November 8, Hearn left the re-entry center to look for a job in Rock Island but failed to return. His GPS tracking bracelet was found in an open field.
Police said Hearn turned himself in two days after he escaped, after his photo was broadcast on local television stations.
Before being moved to … | (Leave a Comment) |
| Press release submitted by City of Davenport Parks and RecreationA public service announcement from Davenport Parks and Recreation:Due to roof construction at Vander Veer conservatory, the conservatory and store will be closed through Tuesday, May 22. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through the capital on Friday, a show of force that culminated in the evening with a tense exchange of gunfire with police... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Quebec's provincial government passed an emergency law Friday that will shut some universities and impose harsh fines on protesters blocking students from attending classes as the government looks to end three months of... | (Leave a Comment) |
| An exploratory oil well off the northern coast of Cuba has proved a failure and will be capped and abandoned, Spanish company Repsol said Friday, a disappointment for a cash-strapped nation hoping for an economic lifeline. | (Leave a Comment) |
| By The Associated Press Children's trampolines with a dangerous defect and a line of crib tents that have already proved deadly for one child are among this week's recalled products. Others include... | (Leave a Comment) |
| For General Motors, the price isn't right when it comes to an ad during next year's Super Bowl. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Press release submitted by German American Heritage CenterDavenport, IA- The German American Heritage Center will host Matt Gaul as he presents "Autos meet Architecture" on Sunday May 20th at 2pm. His talk will take us through the green… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Press release submitted by German American Heritage CenterDavenport, IA- The German American Heritage Center will host Matt Gaul as he presents "Autos meet Architecture" on Sunday May 20th at 2pm. His talk will take us through the green… | (Leave a Comment) |
|  The state of Iowa just released unemployment figures for the month of April and they continue to look good. The unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent, down for the fourth month in a row. The rate was… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Five dissidents were arrested and charged with a range of serious and rarely invoked terror offenses, Northern Irish police said Friday. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  A poll conducted by the American Red Cross found more than half of parents said they stayed home because they could not find a babysitter. One-third of parents rejected babysitters because of safety concerns. More than 80 percent of parents look to adult relatives and nearly half rely on adult friends for babysitting help.
More than 75 percent of parents say teenagers should get some training before they begin babysitting.
And they’re willing to pay for good sitters.
The Red Cross poll says half of American parents still rely on unpaid babysitters, but 24 percent pay between $6 and $10 p… | (Leave a Comment) |
| The tortured body of a Mexican police reporter was found on the side of a road in the northern state of Sonora on Friday, a day after he was kidnapped by gunmen while waiting at a car wash, authorities said. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is up 12 this week to 1,986. | (Leave a Comment) |
| A military judge is considering whether to split off one or more of the defendants and hold separate trials for five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks, a lawyer for one of the men said Friday. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  STERLING, IL - The Latin-American Social Club in Sterling is accused of being much more social than the law allows. The club at 2708 W. 4th is in jeopardy of losing its liquor license for alleged public… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Updated 5:16 p.m.: Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Friday to keep a subsidized child-care program from shutting down. | (Leave a Comment) |
|  A 23-year-old man formerly of Davenport, Iowa was sentenced May 18, 2012 to more than ten years in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography.
Prosecutors said Jay Eugene Dietz lived with in Davenport before relocating to St. Joseph, Missouri.
Investigators identified an internet protocol (IP) address, corresponding to Dietz’s Davenport home, from which child pornongraphy was shared.
When they searched his St. Joseph home, investigators found a computer containing child pornongraphy as well as “additional child pornography” there.
In addition to serving 150 months in pri… | (Leave a Comment) |
| Press release submitted by Vicki. Peterson Dr. Ellen Hay, Augustana College, will receive the Mike Nolan Award for Volunteer of the Year 2012 for her work with Second Grade students at Longfellow Liberal Arts. The award is… | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Rio de Janeiro state government said Friday it will apologize to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for the human rights abuses she suffered during the country's 1961-1985 dictatorship. | (Leave a Comment) |
| An exploratory oil well drilled off the coast of Cuba has proved a failure and will be capped and abandoned, a spokesman for Spanish company Repsol said Friday. | (Leave a Comment) |
| By The Associated Press WEEKEND MEETING: Leaders of eight of the world's biggest economies meet this weekend outside Washington, seeking to keep Europe's debt crisis from spiraling out of control. | (Leave a Comment) |
| By The Associated Press TENSIONS EASED: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has leveraged growing economic ties with China to reduce tensions to their lowest level since the two sides split in 1949. | (Leave a Comment) |
| Government troops killed 11 al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen on Friday, as the army battled its way into the outskirts of a key town under the militants' control, military officials said. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The political hubbub over Washington's decision to grant a visa to the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has eclipsed the fact the State Department simultaneously denied nearly a dozen other prominent Cubans... | (Leave a Comment) |
| Good afternoon, Quad-Cities. Here is your National Weather Service forecast. | (Leave a Comment) |
| The Des Moines suburb of Clive, Iowa, has hired a 26-year veteran of Davenport’s Police Department as its new police chief. | (Leave a Comment) |
| By The Associated Press SOLAR STORM: China rejected a U.S. antidumping ruling against its makers of solar power equipment. The conflict has worsened U.S.-Chinese trade tensions. The two governments have... | (Leave a Comment) |
