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A 13-year-old bike rider is dead after being hit by a Moline police car.

A project that could bring up to 1,000 new jobs to the Quad Cities will be discussed Wednesday night by the Davenport city council. The proposed development agreement is with Seefried Industrial Properties, an Atlanta-based builder of large warehouses around the country for other clients, including Amazon.

But the future user of this project has not been revealed.

Owners of electric cars can now charge them at the world's largest truck stop.

A Pleasant Valley man faces charges in connection with a fatal boating accident last summer. Tuesday Iowa Conservation Officers announced 44 year old James Thiel is accused of involuntary manslaughter, reckless use of a watercraft, and other charges.

Early in the evening of August 16th, two boats collided on the Mississippi River near LeClaire, killing 52 year old Anita Pinc and 61 year old Craig Verbeke, both from Moline. One other person suffered minor injuries.

Thiel turned himself in Tuesday morning.

Augustana College is creating a new degree program to help pre-med students understand the social, psychological, and spiritual needs of their future patients. The minor will combine science and humanities classes with an internship at UnityPoint Health.  

 Augustana Philosophy Professor Heidi Storl co-created the new minor with History Professor Brian Leech. Storl says the pandemic has made the need for a minor like this more apparent. 

The Quad Cities River Bandits kick off the 2021 baseball season tomorrow in South Bend, Indiana.

Chris Widger, manager of the Quad Cities River Bandits, says the team will be playing in a bubble. While on the road, players will only be allowed to stay with their designated hotel roommate. No matter what the state’s indoor dining policy is, players are not able to go out to eat.