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2 weeks ago | 
kcrg.com | Charles Hart
In 2024, the Iowa Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division received over 3,900 complaints covering more than 30 industries and scam categories.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
MOLINE, Ill. — For better or worse, technology is a way of life, but, one national nonprofit is making sure millions of students, including some in the Quad Cities, are striking the right note in the classroom. Music Workshop is a nonprofit organization started in 2012 in Portland, Oregon. They create high-quality, culturally responsive music programming for teachers to use in their classrooms. Now, the program is in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
CHICAGO, Illinois — Summer craft beer season in Illinois is here! Illinois Craft Beer Week returns May 3-10, starting with the Beer Under Glass festival and fundraiser kicking off the weeklong celebration on Friday, May 3. It's being hosted under 200 feet of glass at Chicago Union Station's Great Hall. There will be approximately 100 craft breweries there for a unique tasting event held at one of Chicago's most iconic venues.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Quad Cities woman is cooking up free meals of love five days a week for those who need to eat. Yolanda Jefferson has been cooking professionally for nearly 40 years. She's using her love of food and her desire to serve to give back to the Quad Cities community. Jefferson is the owner of Chefy Bear on Wheels Community Project. She provides people breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday at her community kitchen in Davenport.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
CAMBRIDGE, Illinois — After being delayed several times, the trial for Daylon Richardson, the man accused of hitting and killing Knox Co. Sheriff's Deputy Nicholas Weist is set to begin Monday, February 26. In April 2022, police responded to a Circle K gas station on Main Street in Galesburg after a 911 call of a man with a gun. A chase soon followed on Highway 150 north of town. Deputy Weist was setting up spike strips to stop Richardson's vehicle as it fled from a traffic stop.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
The city started using the SeeClickFix app around the beginning of November, and currently has just over 2,000 users.
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Rock Island residents can submit pictures of issues to the public works department. About three months ago, the city started using the SeeClickFix app to allow people to better communicate with public works on problems that need to be fixed.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging high schools in all 99 Iowa counties to host a voter registration drive on Tuesday, Feb. 13
ELDRIDGE, Iowa — Iowa High School students' are getting a chance to make their voice heard and get a head start on the future. Statewide High School Voter Registration Day is on Tuesday, Feb. 13. North Scott High School is one of many schools across Iowa participating in this drive.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
The drive is to assist families transitioning from homelessness in the Quad Cities.
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Quad Cities non-profit organization is kicking off a new effort to help families move forward after being homeless. Humility Homes & Services, a group that helps families transition from homelessness in the Quad Cities, is starting the first annual Hearts for Humility Hygiene Drive. Starting Thursday, Feb.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
MOLINE, Ill — Many drivers know the headache potholes bring and the bumpy ride that comes with them, what's even worse is it can damage vehicles if people aren't careful. AAA says the average cost of most pothole-related repairs is $406. To help avoid these hefty costs, AAA says to make a habit of checking for proper tire inflation. When behind the wheel, eliminate distractions and look ahead for roadway hazards.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
wqad.com | Charles Hart
Insurance agents say if there's more than one foot of snow and ice built up on your roof, you should have it removed.
MOLINE, Ill — I'm sure a lot of Quad Citizens have noticed some snow and ice built up on their roofs after the recent winter weather. What homeowners may not know is that the extra snow and ice could damage the structure of the roof. The National Weather Service is warning the weight of the snow can cause roofs to collapse and knock down trees and powerlines.
