WVIK newsroom staff compiled a list of races across our entire listening area ahead of Election Day on November 3.

British filmmaker Ken Russell's 1971 film "The Devils" adapts Aldous Huxley's 1952 non-fiction classic "Devils of Loudun," detailing how an entire French city tore itself apart over allegations of witchcraft stemming from manipulation by the church and state.

The nearly century-old sports arena hosted the first official National Basketball Association game after the merger of the two former leagues in 1949. If the state approves, the district will place a plaque on the field house.

Davenport Parks and Recreation is launching a weekly program with AmeriCorps called “STRONG Minds” to build relationship and communication skills for kids aged 12 to 15. The first session will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Monday means another weekend of religious services across the Quad Cities … has come and gone. This week, WVIK’s Joseph Leahy joined worshipers at Word of Life Church on 7th Avenue in Rock Island and has this profile in faith.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change continues at The Black Box Theatre, 1623 – 5th Avenue in Moline, October 16,17, 22, 23, and 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday October 18 at 2:00 p.m.

Feds denied aid for August storms, ruling it ‘not warranted’

Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican challenger met in the WTTW studios just weeks ahead of Election Day.

On this episode, we tell you about the cape Mary Todd Lincoln was reportedly wearing the night her husband was assassinated.

Pritzker, who reported a $1.4 million blackjack windfall in his 2024 tax return, still enjoyed one of his strongest financial years since taking office, along with first lady MK Pritzker.

Democrat Lindsay James and Republican Joe Mitchell are in a tight race in the 2nd U.S. House District. They're offering different approaches to a familiar problem: the high cost-of-living.

Fatou Traore was granted humanitarian relief in the U.S. due to a high risk of violence against her in Ivory Coast. In September, she was pulled out of her car by unmarked immigration officers. Now, she's in Sierra Leone, where officials are likely to send her back to her birth country.

The Trump administration's wide-ranging One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes several changes to Medicaid eligibility requirements. One change that took effect on Oct. 1 bars anyone without a green card from being eligible for coverage.

President Donald Trump is expected to make two stops in Iowa ahead of Election Day to support U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson, gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn and other Republicans down the ballot.

Farmers are cutting less hay this year due to persistent drought, the soaring price of fuel and a new pest. That’s driving up the cost for livestock producers, who often rely on hay to feed their animals during the winter.

Researchers recently traced the birthplace of the world’s dominant cotton species to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Their sleuthing also uncovered a treasure trove of genetic diversity in wild populations, which could eventually make the crop more resilient.

Sargento has developed a natural American cheese, hoping to give consumers classic melt without added ingredients.

People have harvested wild foods for millennia, but learning how to do it today is harder, because fewer people have those skills. These groups are teaching people to eat "field to fork" again.