Public Health & Safety

After seven public meetings about the proposed merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern -- in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Texas -- this week, a federal agency will hold a three-day hearing in Washington, DC.

A company based in Eldridge may build the new juvenile detention center for Scott County.

In an effort to teach people how not to waste food, the Quad Cities Food Rescue Partnership will hold a workshop.

The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health is set for Sept. 28. But specifics of the conference, including a detailed schedule and guest list, are fuzzy.

The weather this fall in the Quad Cities area will probably be slightly warmer than normal. That's the latest prediction from the National Weather Service for October through December.

The tractor is the leading cause of death on farms, mostly due to no rollover protection. And that's why this year's National Farm Safety Week begins Monday with Tractor Safety Day.

A federal agency will hold a public meeting tonight at the River Center in Davenport to discuss the proposed merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern.

A 28 year old mystery has finally been solved. Monday Moline police announced human remains found near St. Louis belong to Steven Asplund of Moline who went missing in 1994.

A boil order has been issued for a large section of Dubuque. The precautionary order went into effect Thursday afternoon after a sample from the water tank on Gay Street tested positive for bacteria.

The Rock Island County Health Department is preparing to start dispensing the new COVID-19 booster vaccines. They're designed to protect against the Omicron subvariants, which are now the dominant strains of the virus.