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Wintry mix of weather returning to Q-C Friday

An Alberta Clipper moving through the Quad-City area Friday will bring a wintry mix snow and freezing rain.

Bettendorf looking for school superintendent

A handful of candidates from across the country have already expressed interest in being Bettendorf’s next school superintendent.

Braley wants to extend wind energy tax credit

By Ed Tibbetts | () comments

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, said Thursday he’s introduced a bill to extend the wind energy production tax credit until 2017.

Woman, 18, sentenced for church vandalism

By Ann McGlynn | () comments

A young woman who went on a $50,000 vandalism spree at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport with three others will spend the next three years on a probation that includes a requirement she finish college, live with her parents and continue substance abuse treatment.

Clinton offers citizen police academy

By Times Staff | () comments

The Clinton Police Department and Clinton Community College will offer the Citizen Police Academy from Feb. 5 to May 7.

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Morrison names new police chief

By Steven Martens | () comments

MORRISON, Ill. — Brian Melton has been named the new chief of police in Morrison.

Doherty seeks mayor's job in Aledo

By J.C. Taylor | () comments

ALEDO, Ill. — Former alderman Jack Doherty has announced he is running for Aledo mayor.

Moline Foundation grant applications due

By Times Staff | () comments

Nonprofit organizations serving the Quad-City region are invited to apply for grants from The Moline Foundation.

Muscatine man pleads guilty to 34 hunting violations

By Fred Love | () comments

DES MOINES — A Muscatine, Iowa, man has been fined more than $4,000 after he pleaded guilty to 34 charges of illegal waterfowl hunting.

Consolidated Aledo-Westmer school district to pick name

By J.C. Taylor | () comments

ALEDO, Ill. — The newly consolidated Aledo-Westmer school district should have a name, mascot and school colors later this month.

Clinton man charged with taking gun to his city job

By Steven Martens | () comments

CLINTON, Iowa — A man who worked for the Clinton Public Works Department has been charged with carrying a gun to work in November.

Wapello schools might need to cut $440,000

By Jim Rudisill | () comments

WAPELLO, Iowa — The loss of more than $257,000 in state aid and a potential increase in salaries that could match this year’s $180,000 boost is forcing the Wapello School District to plan for cuts.

Bicentennial Elementary School project almost complete

By Sheena Dooley | () comments

It took nearly three years, millions of dollars and a series of setbacks to renovate and add onto Bicentennial Elementary School, but the end is finally in sight.

Impeachment vote looms

By Kurt Erickson and The Associated Press | () comments

UPDATE: SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House will vote today to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Downtown Davenport's Stop & Shop thriving after one year

By Tory Brecht | () comments

When Ahmad and Ramadan Farraj opened a small, family-run grocery store in downtown Davenport just more than a year ago, skeptics said their decision to not sell booze would doom the enterprise to failure.

Police: Robber beat Davenport store clerk with stapler

By Thomas Geyer | () comments

A 47-year-old man is charged with robbery first degree and assault after he allegedly robbed a Davenport convenience store by beating the clerk with a stapler, Davenport police said.

Community Care will shutter its menthal illness facility in Charlotte

By Steven Martens | () comments

DeWITT, Iowa — Community Care Inc. announced Thursday it will close its 47-bed residential unit in Charlotte for people with mental illness, citing a lack of funding sources and “the challenge of working with this particular population.”

I-74 lane, ramp closed tonight

By The Times Staff | () comments

The southbound right lane on the Interstate 74 bridge and the State Street entrance ramp are closed overnight today to do maintenance on a camera, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Traffic alert: I-80

By Times online staff | () comments

The right lane of westbound Interstate 80 near LeClaire, Iowa, will be closed today for guadrail repairs, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT).

Morning update: Cold, breezy

By Rick Rector | () comments

Good Thursday morning, Quad-Cities. At 6 a.m. it’s 9 degrees — minus 8 degrees with the wind chill — under fair skies, according to the National Weather Service, or NWS. Today will be mostly sunny, but don’t let that fool you as the high only will be 21 degrees with wind chill values as low as minus 10 degrees. A northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph will produce gusts up to 20 mph. Overnight will bring a 60 percent chance of snow after midnight. The low will be around 19 degrees. New snow accumulation of less than 1 inch is expected.