Mike Colon

Illinois

Assignment Editor at WHBF-TV (Rock Island,IL)

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Articles

Stories to tell: Area students unveil the house they built in the QCA

1 week ago | ourquadcities.com | Mike Colon |Brian Weckerly

by: Mike Colón, Brian Weckerly Posted: May 29, 2025 / 09:51 PM CDT Updated: May 29, 2025 / 09:51 PM CDT Step by step and inch by inch, career and technical education students in the QCA started from ground zero at the beginning of the school year and unveiled their student-built house right at the end.
Students celebrate diversity at Rock Island High School Culture Festival

2 weeks ago | ourquadcities.com | Mike Colon

Creative Arts Academy students open ‘Behind the Stripes’ … Creative Arts Academy students showcase art at Spring … Aledo DMV to close June 11 Ride of Silence in Rock Island honors riders injured, … 04 18 2025 Crews tear down LeClaire restaurant destroyed …...
Iowa trooper tells you have to stay safe in Memorial Day Weekend traffic

2 weeks ago | ourquadcities.com | Linda Cook |Mike Colon

Memorial Day Weekend means a lot more drivers will hit the road. Our Quad Cities News photojournalist Mike Colón got a ride along with an Iowa state trooper to show one simple move can help make sure you get where you’re going safely. Iowa State Patrol partners with other agencies for the Click It or Risk It campaign to ensure everyone wears their seat belts – and wears them properly, said Lt. Brian Votroubek. “That includes car seats,” Votroubek said.
Special flag makes trip with veterans on Quad Cities Honor Flight

3 weeks ago | ourquadcities.com | Mike Colon

by: Mike Colón Posted: May 14, 2025 / 10:15 AM CDT Updated: May 14, 2025 / 10:16 AM CDT Veterans on the latest Honor Flight of the Quad Cities returned late Tuesday night with a very special flag. The group brought home a flag in honor of Michael Tessendorf, a veteran who died six weeks before the flight. He was buried in the Rock Island National Cemetery.
Community gives input on new Bettendorf Police Station

1 month ago | ourquadcities.com | Linda Cook |Mike Colon

The community gave input on a new Bettendorf Police Station during a meeting Monday at the Waterfront Convention Center. (Mike Colón, OurQuadCities.com)Officials hope to move the police station from its current downtown location to a spot near the Public Works Annex on Devils Glen Road. Bettendorf already owns that land. The move would allow the city to respond more quickly to areas with a higher number of calls for service and expand the available space for training and anticipated growth.
Cars crash into Palace Tavern, East Moline

1 month ago | ourquadcities.com | Linda Cook |Mike Colon

Two cars that crashed hit the Palace Tavern in East Moline about 4 p.m. Wednesday. The Palace Tavern, also known as the Old Palace Tavern, is at 701 15th Ave., East Moline. Our Quad Cities News crew saw a Dodge Durango and a Honda CRV, both with airbags deployed and heavy damage. Emergency responders are on the scene. ((Mike Colón, OurQuadCities.com)The impact shattered the window in the tavern door, and knocked a chunk of stone off the base of the building.
Heavy police presence, crime-scene tape on 13th Avenue, Rock Island

1 month ago | ourquadcities.com | Linda Cook |Mike Colon

by: Linda Cook, Mike Colón Posted: Apr 22, 2025 / 08:51 PM CDT Updated: Apr 22, 2025 / 08:56 PM CDT A heavy police presence was in the area of 13th Avenue and 14th Street in Rock Island at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after an incident that started about 7 p.m. (Mike Colón, OurQuadCities.com) Neighbors watched as police set up crime-scene tape at the scene.
Car crashes into street light, tree, in Rock Island

1 month ago | ourquadcities.com | Linda Cook |Mike Colon

Rock Island police and fire crews, along with the Rock Island Arsenal Ambulance, responded to a single-car crash shortly before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 17th Street and 13th Avenue near the entrance to Longview Park, Rock Island. (Mike Colón, OurQuadCities.com) The car left the roadway, went up on a hill, hit a street light and then a tree, causing major damage to the vehicle. The driver did not appear to have major injuries and was not transported to the scene, according to Our Quad Cities News crew.
Car crashes through apartment building in Rock Island

1 month ago | ourquadcities.com | Linda Cook |Mike Colon

A car crashed through the wall of an apartment building at Century Woods Apartments, Rock Island, shortly before 6 p.m. Monday. (Mike Colón, OurQuadCities.com)Emergency responders, including firefighters and police officers, are at the scene, and so is Our Quad Cities News crew. Two people in the car refused treatment. The vehicle was jammed about halfway into an apartment on the 400 block of 15 1/2 Avenue.
‘We found the silver lining.’ Niabi Zoo is better than ever after storm damage

1 month ago | ourquadcities.com | Linda Cook |Mike Colon

It’s been a long road to recovery for Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, where much of the zoo was damaged by a heavy snowstorm more than a year ago. Zookeepers saw it as an opportunity to build back better. Our Quad Cities News photojournalist Mike Colón saw the preparations for next week’s opening day and spoke with Zoo Director Lee Jackson. “A lot of our small, freestanding exhibits were completely destroyed. Our eagle exhibit was damaged.