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1 day ago | kwqc.com | Wafaa Ezzat

GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) - A Galesburg woman’s volunteer work with the nonprofit Soles4Souls has grown into a community-wide effort to help people across the country and around the world. Penny Wagher first set a goal to collect 5,000 pairs of shoes. Today, that number has climbed to over 20,000—all collected and donated out of Galesburg. “The average American throws out 70 lbs of textiles every month. That’s not that’s not donating them, that’s in the garbage if.

1 day ago | kwqc.com | Rachael Thomas |Domonique Benn |Emily Van de Riet

KEITHVILLE, La. (KSLA/Gray News) – The mother of a 2-year-old girl who was killed in a murder-suicide that left three others dead is at a loss for why it happened. Kara Hanning, the mom of 2-year-old Adalynn Mae Sadler, said she wouldn’t wish this tragedy on anybody. On May 5, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office was called out to a home in Keithville, Louisiana, to do a welfare check. When deputies got there, they said Adalynn’s grandfather, 60-year-old Leroy Sadler, refused to communicate with them.

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.

1 day ago | kwqc.com | Jessica Gruenling

INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) - It was a memorable weekend at Indiana University in Bloomington. Graduation ceremonies took place on Saturday and among those who turned their tassels was a father and his daughter, who are now members of the class of 2025. Liv Clements and Reggie Johnson got to celebrate their accomplishment together. “It’s going to be a great story to tell,” Johnson said. Johnson worked at the university years ago in various departments to help support his family.

2 days ago | kwqc.com | Bridgette Fox

SRINGFEILD, Ill. (CNI) - Amid the annual bustle at the Illinois Capitol during the legislative session’s midpoint, a sea of color and singing filled the rotunda on a sunny March day. Attendees of the 2025 Native American Summit, organized by the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative, were draped in regalia and leading a drum ceremony for the first time in an Illinois that was home to a federally recognized tribe.