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1 week ago | 
kwqc.com | Matt Christensen |Heidi Knecht
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) - For the first time in seven years, a new chief is leading the Bettendorf Police Department. It comes as the city is growing fast and the department faces new needs. TV6 Investigates talked with Chief Doug Scott about how Bettendorf plans to continue to keep its residents safe. You could almost say he was born to do it. Bettendorf’s new police chief, Doug Scott, comes from a long line of law enforcers. His dad led police departments in Muscatine and North Carolina.
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1 week ago | 
kwqc.com | Matt Christensen |Heidi Knecht
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Two years have passed since the downtown Davenport apartment building collapsed, killing three and injuring others. The families of the victims and the residents who survived say they’re still waiting for justice. They filed suit against the owner, Andrew Wold, as well as city officials and firms that worked on the building, just days after the building fell on May 28, 2023. Those lawsuits were combined into one, which is still making its way through court.
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3 weeks ago | 
kwqc.com | Heidi Knecht |Emma Druckmiller |Madison McAdoo
ROCK ISLAND Co., Ill. (KWQC) - The former Rock Island County employee who officials say stole $900,000 over 21 years made her initial court appearance Friday. During the court appearance, the presiding judge ordered Leisa Streeter, 62, to be released on home confinement with GPS monitoring. The state argued, since there’s money that is still unaccounted for and Streeter travels regularly, she could flee. The defense argued, she has been cooperative with the investigation.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
msn.com | Matt Christensen |Heidi Knecht
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
kwqc.com | Heidi Knecht
CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) - Police said they have arrested someone in the series of burglaries at Clinton businesses. Police said that early Friday they arrested a boy and charged him with criminal mischief and burglary in connection to four incidents at local businesses: Spring Green Lawn Care, Smokin’ Joes, Pawn Central and Dollar General. He had been reported as a runaway. Police said they used security footage and tips from the public to arrest him.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
kwqc.com | Heidi Knecht
WINFIELD-MOUNT UNION, Iowa (KWQC) - A school district in Iowa is gearing up for a big test: They begin a four-day school week. The small district of Winfield-Mount Union Community School District, about 70 miles southwest of the Quad Cities has an enrollment of about 320 students. Elementary principal Karinda Wahls said the community is behind this. It began in 2023 with a simple question on a community survey: Is this something you would be interested in?
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
kwqc.com | Matt Christensen |Heidi Knecht
MORRISON, Ill. (KWQC) - A rural county sheriff said he supports the theory behind Illinois’ law that ended cash bail: You shouldn’t get out of jail just because you have money, while someone without money stays locked up. But he wants changes. It’s been almost a year since cash bail ended in Illinois, and Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker said the flawed rollout has unintended consequences – and it’s costing lives.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
kwqc.com | Matt Christensen |Heidi Knecht
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - TV6 Investigates reporter Matt Christensen and producer Heidi Knecht break down the Child Labor Laws and how they are affecting state laws. Iowa businesses across the state have been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars this summer for violating federal child labor laws. That’s because Iowa’s new laws about when 14- and 15-year-olds can work aren’t in line with federal regulations.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
kwqc.com | Matt Christensen |Heidi Knecht
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Jenna Jackson joins TV6 Investigates’ Matt Christensen to examine the frequency of mail theft committed by postal workers. A supervisor at the Moline Post Office was recently arrested after a tip led to finding hundreds of greeting cards in his home. He’s accused of targeting items that likely contained cash or gift cards. How often does this happen?
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
kwqc.com | Heidi Knecht
QUAD CITIES, Ill./Iowa (KWQC) - Police said the Moline postmaster stole mail he believed were greeting cards that contained cash or gift cards. Justin Brown was arrested June 28 after Davenport Police searched his home and found 487 cards greetings cards for weddings, birthdays, graduations and Father’s Day, according to arrest affidavits. All the mail found in his home was being sent from Illinois cities, including Geneseo, Moline, East Moline, Milan, Rock Island and Silvis.
