Fresh Films
Students from across the country converged on Rock Island in July 2026 to take part in front and behind the camera in filming a new streaming series.
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Social connections are an important part of overall wellness. Learn how spending time with friends, family, and your community can improve both physical and mental health this summer. -
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Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley (R-57) talks about the 2026 legislative session including property tax reform, criminal justice reform, water quality, education funding, health care and much more. -
Quad City Symphony OrchestraThe Quad City Symphony Orchestra and St. Ambrose University in Davenport plan to band together to build a new $24-million home for music in downtown Davenport. -
Jonathan Turner/WVIK NewsThe historic Hose Station No. 7, 1354 W. 4th St., Davenport (two blocks west of Marquette) – last used as a fire station over six decades ago – is now a gleaming new bar and live music venue.
News From Illinois
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Julia Levy/Medill Illinois News BureauThe Middle Fork River Forest Preserve in Champaign County is Illinois’ only International Dark Sky Place as judged by Dark Sky International. -
The president again reiterated his allegations that elections are vulnerable to being stolen, but some see allegations as a bigger threat. -
(Photo from ISP website)Six months after ISP completed its investigation, prosecutors have yet to issue a ruling -
There is a growing interest to split Illinois and create a 51st state. What's behind the push?
News from Iowa
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Madeleine Charis King/Iowa Public RadioMyrna Johnson steered IPR through the pandemic, the transition to an independent nonprofit and through the loss of federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. -
Eliza Billingham/Iowa Public RadioA small city on the Mississippi River will take more time to write zoning rules that could affect plans for one of the largest data centers in the state. -
Maura Curran/Iowa Public RadioHarvest Academy in Indianola helps its participants overcome challenges after leaving jail. The program wants to relocate its campus to help more people, and just broke ground on a bigger location in Des Moines. -
Katie Currid/Special to The Midwest NewsroomImmigrants in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are being detained for months at a time, waiting to be sent to countries where they have no ties. Some have criminal records. Others came to the country seeking asylum.
Harvest Public Media
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Angela Major/Wisconsin Public RadioCorn and soybean growers have seen several years of low commodity prices and increased costs for supplies like fertilizer and fuel. That has many farmers worried about whether they'll turn a profit this year and drawn some comparisons to a dark time in American agriculture. -
Skyler Rossi/Harvest Public MediaAttorneys say cases that claim the popular weedkiller causes cancer will have to change course to move forward in court after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the agriculture company last month. -
USGSPesticide pollution is a problem especially in the middle of the country. And sometimes there's enough of it to possibly hurt aquatic plants and animals. -
Jess Savage/Northern Public RadioFor 150 years, silos have been a fixture of the Corn Belt, but efforts to preserve them have been haphazard.
Join Kai Swanson on a trip along the Danube river to visit a series of historic Christmas Markets.
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NPR News
The housing crisis is affecting Quad-City residents, and WVIK wants to hear your story.
Nutrition and wellness educator Kristin Bogdonas of University of Illinois Extension provides timely news, information, ideas to promote healthy living in the Quad Cities and beyond.
Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson is a political podcast discussing current issues we face as a country featuring interviews with senators, congressmen, governors, and other political elite.
Listen to the podcast: College students Jasmine Babers and Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw sit down with young women from the Quad Cities and beyond for intimate conversations about young adulthood, touching on difficult topics such as mental health while also having some fun along the way.
Matt Rebro of Russell Construction and Joy Dodson of PeakJoy talk with people from a wide variety of professions about what they do, how they got started, and how you might follow in their footsteps.