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  Cloudy skies. High 74F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph..
  
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  Partly cloudy this evening with more clouds for overnight. Low 57F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
  
  Updated: June 16, 2019 @ 2:16 pm
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Big Story: Exotic dancer sues Davenport strip club over unfair labor practices, highlighting worker misclassification debate

Economy

Big Story: Exotic dancer sues Davenport strip club over unfair labor practices, highlighting worker misclassification debate

Sarah Ritter sritter@qctimes.com

After a 10-hour shift stripping at Tuxedos Show Club in Davenport, Sadie Yvonne McLaren would make the required rounds, doling out a portion of the tips she earned, first to pay the house, then the bouncers, then the DJ.

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'Mommy, we need to go': Off-duty officer opens fire inside Costco, kills man who attacked him

'Mommy, we need to go': Off-duty officer opens fire inside Costco, kills man who attacked him

Updated 7 hrs ago

Garden bus trip tours fun places in Wisconsin

Garden bus trip tours fun places in Wisconsin

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'Wheelers denied in road showdown for final playoff berth

'Wheelers denied in road showdown for final playoff berth

Updated 4 hrs ago

Three-peat for Hall at QC Tri; Hoover-Grinde grinds back to win

Three-peat for Hall at QC Tri; Hoover-Grinde grinds back to win

Updated 10 hrs ago

It's time for the Farmers Market

It's time for the Farmers Market

Updated 12 min ago

Q-C area high school results for Saturday, June 15

16 hrs ago

'Wheelers foe helmed by a familiar face

'Wheelers foe helmed by a familiar face

Updated 15 hrs ago

Bravo, Bandits strike quickly, earn win

Bravo, Bandits strike quickly, earn win

Updated 16 hrs ago

Quad-Cities Triathlon

Updated 16 hrs ago

Legion

Updated 16 hrs ago

Hawkeyes adjust to deeper 3-point line

Hawkeyes adjust to deeper 3-point line

Updated 19 hrs ago

Top Stories

After one year on the job, Quad-Cities airport director says this will be a 'year of change'

Economy

After one year on the job, Quad-Cities airport director says this will be a 'year of change'

A man on Kimberly Road heard 'pops' and thought he'd been shot. Police said there's no evidence of that.

Local Crime & Courts

A man on Kimberly Road heard 'pops' and thought he'd been shot. Police said there's no evidence of that.

MARK-TO-MARKET: Facing criticism, Fed signals rate cuts

Economy

MARK-TO-MARKET: Facing criticism, Fed signals rate cuts

LGBTQ caucusgoers not necessarily all in for Pete Buttigieg

Government and Politics

LGBTQ caucusgoers not necessarily all in for Pete Buttigieg

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Local News

Quad-Cities neighbors: Obituaries published today

Local News

Quad-Cities neighbors: Obituaries published today

Garden bus trip tours fun places in Wisconsin

Local News

Garden bus trip tours fun places in Wisconsin

It's time for the Farmers Market

Local News

It's time for the Farmers Market

Flowers on the River

Local News

Flowers on the River

Sports

'Wheelers denied in road showdown for final playoff berth

Sports

'Wheelers denied in road showdown for final playoff berth

Three-peat for Hall at QC Tri; Hoover-Grinde grinds back to win

Sports

Three-peat for Hall at QC Tri; Hoover-Grinde grinds back to win

'Wheelers foe helmed by a familiar face

Sports

'Wheelers foe helmed by a familiar face

Bravo, Bandits strike quickly, earn win

Midwest League Baseball

Bravo, Bandits strike quickly, earn win

News to use

Guide lets you compare toxicity in lawn, garden chemicals

Home and Garden

Guide lets you compare toxicity in lawn, garden chemicals

9 steps to a successful vegetable garden

Home and Garden

9 steps to a successful vegetable garden

Entertainment

Big entertainment events in next two weeks that Quad-Cities people want to see.

Fun and Entertainment

Big entertainment events in next two weeks that Quad-Cities people want to see.

Meet the perfectly preserved Ice Age wolf discovered in Siberia

Fun and Entertainment

Meet the perfectly preserved Ice Age wolf discovered in Siberia

Movie reviews: 'Late Night,' 'Men in Black: International' and more

Movies

Movie reviews: 'Late Night,' 'Men in Black: International' and more

Director and actor reunite for autobiographical middle Neil Simon chapter

Fun and Entertainment

Director and actor reunite for autobiographical middle Neil Simon chapter

Chess grandmaster to put on show in Q-C

Fun and Entertainment

Chess grandmaster to put on show in Q-C

Stars we've lost so far in 2019

Fun and Entertainment

Stars we've lost so far in 2019

Circa sings of holidays in new Irving Berlin musical

Fun and Entertainment

Circa sings of holidays in new Irving Berlin musical

Opinion

By comparison, Trump was tame in Iowa last week

Columnists

By comparison, Trump was tame in Iowa last week

The case for consolidated government

Columnists

The case for consolidated government

Letters

Letter: Special session needed

Letters

Letter: Imagining a world without human beings

Letters

Letter: It's up to us

A Republican finally reveals the truth about GOP tax cut

Columnists

A Republican finally reveals the truth about GOP tax cut

Is the Iran-U.S. tinderbox about to ignite?

Columnists

Is the Iran-U.S. tinderbox about to ignite?

Editorial

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Crime

Photos: Fatal crash on West Kimberly Road

Local Crime & Courts

Photos: Fatal crash on West Kimberly Road

Update: Fatal Davenport crash started as a police pursuit; driver faces homicide by vehicle charges

Local Crime & Courts

Update: Fatal Davenport crash started as a police pursuit; driver faces homicide by vehicle charges

SUV driver killed in collision with cement truck

Local Crime & Courts

SUV driver killed in collision with cement truck

In rural Iowa feud, sheriff won't honor Durant's arrests

Local Crime & Courts

In rural Iowa feud, sheriff won't honor Durant's arrests

Life & People

START THE WEEK OFF RIGHT: How much physical activity do you need?

Lifestyles

START THE WEEK OFF RIGHT: How much physical activity do you need?

'Nobody truly knows what's going on': Confusion, concern ahead of Medicaid transition

Health and Fitness

'Nobody truly knows what's going on': Confusion, concern ahead of Medicaid transition

There is nothing better than time spent watching Challenger Baseball

Lifestyles

There is nothing better than time spent watching Challenger Baseball

A design of her own: Davenport home reflects a touch of Italy

Home and Garden

A design of her own: Davenport home reflects a touch of Italy

Photos

Photos: Camanche softball vs. Davenport Central

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Photos: Camanche softball vs. Davenport Central

Photos: Racers compete in the 2019 Quad-Cities Triathlon

Local News

Photos: Racers compete in the 2019 Quad-Cities Triathlon

Photos: Muscatine Area Farmers Market

Photo Galleries

Photos: Muscatine Area Farmers Market

Photos: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at the Quad Cities River Bandits

Photo Galleries

Photos: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at the Quad Cities River Bandits

Photos: Wilton baseball at Davenport North

High School Baseball - QCVarsity.com

Photos: Wilton baseball at Davenport North

Photos: Fatal crash on West Kimberly Road

Local Crime & Courts

Photos: Fatal crash on West Kimberly Road

Photos: Calamus-Wheatland baseball sweeps Lisbon

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Nation & World

Escrow tops NHL players' list of concerns ahead of CBA talks

Escrow tops NHL players' list of concerns ahead of CBA talks

Alabama orders 'chemical castration' of some child molesters

Alabama orders 'chemical castration' of some child molesters

LAPD investigates officer's actions in Costco shooting

LAPD investigates officer's actions in Costco shooting

Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border

Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border

Trending topics

Juneteenth: Freedom's promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail

Juneteenth: Freedom's promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail

Badly made fake license plate leads to arrest, and more of this week's weirdest news

Badly made fake license plate leads to arrest, and more of this week's weirdest news

Meet cuddly baby dugong Marium, a manatee-like mammal and internet hit

Meet cuddly baby dugong Marium, a manatee-like mammal and internet hit

This week in not real news: 'Natural birth control' and another doctored campaign video go viral

This week in not real news: 'Natural birth control' and another doctored campaign video go viral

Kids’ mental health tech tools for suicide help, coping skills, and professional support

Parenting

Kids’ mental health tech tools for suicide help, coping skills, and professional support

Animal affection 101: Which creatures kiss, and other ways they show care

Pets

Animal affection 101: Which creatures kiss, and other ways they show care

10 genuinely surprising ways to save money on your weight-loss journey

Health and Fitness

10 genuinely surprising ways to save money on your weight-loss journey

Balancing Act: Help! It’s June and my kids have to be at a band concert/track meet/baseball game/school carnival/graduation party!

Parenting

Balancing Act: Help! It’s June and my kids have to be at a band concert/track meet/baseball game/school carnival/graduation party!

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