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No bueno: Higher gas, supply costs puts pressure on food trucks like La Flama on Wheels
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (342+ words) DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Rising gas prices are putting pressure on local food truck owners across the Quad Cities, increasing the cost of transportation, supplies and day-to-day operations. Martin Garcia Pena, owner of La Flama on Wheels, said fuel costs are…...
Traffic alert: Crash closes portion of 27th Street in Moline
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (180+ words) KWQC MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - A crash has closed 27th Street between Sixth and Fifth avenues. At 7: 45 a. m. a KWQC crew could see a car on its side and emergency crews taking someone away in an ambulance. KWQC has reached out to officials for…...
School bus crash sends 2 to hospital
1+ week, 3+ day ago (49+ words) KWQC School bus crash sends 2 to hospital United Way of Whiteside County marks 25 years of summer meal program 3 people taken to hospital, 1 charged after disturbance turns into fight Community transparency in focus at Davenport forum after ICE arrests...
Crash at Kennedy Drive and 30th Avenue in East Moline
1+ week, 5+ day ago (47+ words) KWQC Crash at Kennedy Drive and 30th Avenue in East Moline KWQC team honors their family on Mothers Day Quad Cities International Airport Phase 2 of Project GATEWAY Nebraska vs Iowa at NCAA tournament - March 26, 2026...
Davenport's strategy plan prioritizes housing, roads, public-safety transparency
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (174+ words) The city will audit police and fire staffing and workflows to cut response times, while continuing investment in public safety technology. Animal control is getting an overhaul, with a new service and sheltering model in the works. Street funding shifts…...
John Deere Shake Out Run with Bix legends Joan Benoit, Bill Rodgers gets underway Friday morning
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (126+ words) MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - The countdown to the 51st running of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race is underway with another pre-race event happening Friday morning. The John Deere Shake Out Run will be at. .. MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - The countdown to the 51st running of…...
KWQC Chief Engineer to broadcast final Bix before retirement
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (333+ words) DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - For the past four decades, KWQC has provided live, exclusive coverage of the Quad City Times Bix 7 to viewers across the globe. It takes the entire team at KWQC to make the broadcast go well, and nobody…...
I felt joy and peace when I would just wave at him: Davenports "Mayor of Gaines Street" passes away
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (392+ words) DAVENPORT, Iowa. (KWQC) - Anyone who regularly drives down the 1400 block of Gaines Street in Davenport more than likely noticed that something was a little off this week. The familiar sound of honking still rang through the neighborhood. However, a chair…...
Traffic Alert: I-74 West to I-80 West ramp blocked due to crash
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (62+ words) KWQC DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - An entrance ramp to I-80 West is blocked due to a multi-vehicle crash Monday night. The ramp is from I-74 West to I-80 West, according to Iowa 511. This is a developing story. KWQC will provide updates on-air and online....
Parents arrested after daughter overdoses on dad's fentanyl at middle school, deputies say
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - A couple is in jail after their teenage daughter overdosed on fentanyl at her middle school. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to LA Ainger Middle School Tuesday morning after the…...