Michelle O'Neill

Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar plans to campaign in the Quad Cities area this weekend. 

After participating in an education forum in West Des Moines on Saturday morning, the Democratic US Senator from Minnesota is scheduled to host town halls in Coralville, Clinton, and Davenport.

Democratic presidential candidate, Michael Bennet, was supposed to campaign in eastern Iowa this week.

But instead, the US Senator from Colorado decided to stay in Washington D.C. to vote on the North American trade deal and later, impeachment (see pdf below).

A bequest from a Rock Island resident will benefit eight local organizations. Today, the Rosemary Woodward Trust and Rock Island Community Foundation announced the gift of $2.1 million, and how it will help the organizations for years to come. 

The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce wants to create a new way to pay for big projects that benefit the entire area.

This morning, the chamber and leaders of its Q2030 initiative announced they plan to create the Quad Cities Regional Metropolitan Authority. 

Paul Rumler, the chamber's President and CEO, says it will require the approval of the Illinois and Iowa legislatures, Congress, and president.

Unity and the salvation of the United States are the stakes in this year's presidential election.

That's what former Secretary of State John Kerry told Iowa voters in Davenport on Saturday, as he campaigned for Joe Biden.

Winter storm warnings will go into effect later today with rain, sleet, ice, and snow in the forecast. 

Here's the latest "situation report" from the U.S. National Weather Service of the Quad Cities:

Sit Report 1 by WVIKnews on Scribd

As one contractor continues adding segments to the new I-74 bridge arch, another is starting to re-build the east-bound lanes in Moline.

On Thursday, eastbound traffic from the existing bridge will be detoured to the other side of the highway and go head-to-head with Iowa-bound traffic. 

In addition, the Avenue of the Cities exit will be closed to eastbound traffic. Drivers should use the 7th Avenue exit instead.