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Evening News for Friday, January 5, 2018

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix

Published January 5, 2018 at 5:57 PM CST

tonight's headlines:

Moline may soon have a new fire chief,
democratic candidates for Illinois governor back a graduated state income tax.
and Iowa reports 6 flu-related deaths since October, twice as many as last year.

Clear tonight with a low near -15. Sunny and cold on Saturday, high near 9 but winds chills to -15.

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Herb Trix

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.

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