Matt Christensen

1 day ago | kwqc.com | Matt Christensen

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL (KWQC) - Call it an open invitation. “Come here, let’s talk, let’s sit in a room, let’s take a tour, and let’s understand each other.”Davenport Mayor Mike Matson wants Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to visit the Rock Island Arsenal before jobs are cut and the military realigns the base. On the table are 400 jobs and two operations that support military readiness. Those are the Joint Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command.

2 days ago | kwqc.com | Matt Christensen

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (KWQC) - When police say Jaron Bailey-Harris walked into a T-Mobile store in Davenport last week and robbed four people and the registers inside, he was wearing a GPS monitor for a crime he’s suspected of committing in Rock Island. Police say the 18-year-old stole the car that triggered a day-long manhunt after a mother lied to police that her 4-year-old was in the car.

3 days ago | kwqc.com | Matt Christensen

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Quad-Cities leaders have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday morning about the future of the Rock Island Arsenal. A memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this month called for drastic restructuring and job cuts. That’s rattled more than 6,000 Quad-Cities residents employed on the base. Cuts could have a massive ripple effect on the local economy since many other companies do business with the Arsenal.

6 days ago | kwqc.com | Matt Christensen

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Summer in the Quad-Cities is approaching, and that means major road construction projects are in the works. Tens of millions of dollars are slated for improvements, and some of those projects will create major headaches for drivers. Here’s a look at some of the big projects in each city:BETTENDORFBettendorf’s biggest project of the summer is already underway. It’s the expansion of Devils Glen Road to two lanes heading north on 53rd.

1 week ago | kwqc.com | Matt Christensen

LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) - The Scott County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation and began collecting evidence this morning after a van driver died at a rail crossing. The driver who died on Canal Shore Drive just south of Cody Road was an 84-year-old man from Davenport, according to a news release. Crash-reconstruction experts now are collecting evidence and will piece together what led to the impact, Sheriff Tim Lane told TV6 Investigates.