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Rock Island County Fleet Management DepartmentRock Island County will soon have its own Fleet Management Department. Located in downtown Rock Island, the service center is set to open by Spring 2025 and will serve all county office vehicles. -
Brady Johnson/WVIK NewsHumility Homes & Services Chief Development Officer Megan Brown-Saldana said each night, there are roughly 550 unhoused individuals in the Quad Cities. Humility Homes has an 88-bed emergency shelter located in downtown Davenport. -
Todd Western IIISixth-generation farmer Todd Western III believes his family is the only Black family in Iowa to own a Heritage Farm, a term used for farms operating longer than 150 years. Western III and nine other farmers created the group Iowa Farmers of Color to build a community and share resources. He is speaking before a showing of "Farming While Black" at the Figge on Sunday, Jan. 26th, in the afternoon. -
Project NOWProject NOW officially opened its Lift NOW Center, located on 19th Street in downtown Rock Island. The warming shelter can house 37 people and is open daily from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. -
Baskerville continues at Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 – 3rd Avenue in Rock Island through March 8th with matinee performances on Wednesdays, evening performances Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and Dinner performances on Sundays. And, yes, massive street construction continues right in front of the theatre so parking remains at a premium. -
StockCropper WebsiteOn Sunday, Jan. 19th, the non-profit River Action is starting its Quad City Environmental Film Series. The series will feature movies about plastic pollution, consumerism, and sustainable farming. The first showing is the 2023 documentary Food Inc. 2, which airs Sunday afternoon at 3. Tickets are free for students and $7 for everyone else.
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Cesar Toscano/WGLTNew Republican state Rep. Regan Deering, who represents parts of Bloomington and eastern McLean County, started her first session last week. -
Wayne County court orderProsecutors say he improperly sold vehicles that were surrendered to the department -
Flickr.Com/Appleswitch (Creative Commons) /The Safe-T-Act gave smaller departments extra time to comply. But the requirement kicked in for all law enforcement this month. -
Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-TimesThe arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael Madigan himself. He testified for nearly 12 hours over four days earlier this month. His co-defendant, Michael McClain, opted not to testify.
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Lucia Cheng/Iowa Public RadioAfter multiple budget cuts, Des Moines Public Schools wants to staunch the flow of students transferring out — along with their funding. -
FBI indictment documentKenny Rader was arrested and jailed after joining Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He was one of hundreds pardoned by President Donald Trump on his first day in office. -
Joppa/Iowa Public RadioA Des Moines nonprofit is trying for a second time to win approval to build a tiny home village to provide permanent affordable housing for people who are homeless. -
Sheila Brummer/Iowa Public RadioA northwest Iowa organization that helps immigrants says many are afraid of what might happen when President Trump takes office on Monday.
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Skyler Rossi/Harvest Public MediaBird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores. -
EPA/FLICKR (Public U.S. Government Works)Under a 40-year-old law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture can withhold subsidies, like crop insurance and disaster payments, from farmers who clear, drain or convert wetlands. A company that owns farmland in Iowa says it’s unconstitutional. -
Courtesy of Catrina Rawson/Illinois Farm BureauThe one-time payments could offer short-term support as many farmers grapple with less income and extreme weather. -
Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe monarch butterfly population continues to shrink due to factors such as climate change. People working to help the species say proposed federal protections could boost existing efforts.
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