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    Princeton, IL Police Make Arrests In Connection With Antique Store Robbery

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    Princeton Illinois police arrested two people in connection with an armed robbery over the weekend. Police say 30-year-old David Jones of Kewanee, Ill., entered Anne's Antiques displayed a handgun and More>>

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    Five Arrested For Meth In Camanche

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    Camanche Police arrested five people on meth charges over the weekend Arrested were 59-year-old Charles McKenrick, 32-year-old Kimberly Lane, 33-year old Nathan Green and 42-year old David Shamp, junior, More>>

    Severe Weather 5/19/13 - Slideshow Video included

    Check out some photos of the aftermath of the Sunday evening storms, sent in by KWQC-TV6 viewers. If you have any pictures you'd like to share, email them to news@kwqc.com. More>>

    Severe Weather Damages Chadwick, Illinois

    Updated: May 20, 2013 06:48 AM CDT

    There are reports of a tornado in Thomson, Illinois, just after 7:45 P.M., on Sunday, May 20th. Most of Northwest Illinois felt strong winds because of the storms.  Chadwick, Illinois is in Carroll County. More>>

    Hy-Vee Hosts Benefit For Sherrard Fire Victims Video included

    Updated: May 18, 2013 06:25 PM CDT

    Months later, the families of the Sherrard fire victims are still trying to pick up the pieces and rebuild. Dozens are doing their best to help, gathering at the Milan Hy-Vee Saturday and donning purple More>>

    Medical Marijuana.. A Splitting Issue

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    It doesn't seem to matter if you ask a man or a woman.  Someone young or old. The issue of legalizing medical marijuana for any purpose seems to push a lot of buttons. The only thing that stands in More>>

    Illinois Issues Warning About New Synthetic Drug: 2CE Video included

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    A warning about a new synthetic drug reaching our streets. Like K2, and bath salts before it, this new drug, 2CE can be bought legally. Health officials say 2CE causes someone to hallucinate. Mimicking More>>

    Quad Citians Want In On The $600 Million Jackpot Video included

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       It's Powerball fever as the jackpot grows to a staggering $600 million. More>>

    Farm Tours Future More Secure

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    Iowa lawmakers are giving farmers extra protection when it comes to liability for educational tours. More>>

    A New Book Features The Clinton LumberKings

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    Baseball is the national past time and the Clinton LumberKings are in the national spotlight. A new book "Class A: Baseball In The Middle of Everywhere" spotlights the teams 2010 season. "There's such More>>

    Geneseo Police Looking Into Fake Traffic Stop

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    The Geneseo Police Department is looking for information from anyone who may have witnessed a fake traffic stop. On Thursday, May 16, 2013 at around 5:50 a.m. a dark colored passenger care made a traffic More>>

    Boating Safety On A Flooded River Video included

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    While everyone is anxious to get out and enjoy the weather, the Mississippi River is still not cooperating. The river is still above flood stage in the Quad Cities as well as down stream. More>>

    Davenport Police Honor Those Killed On Duty

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    Area law enforcement are honoring their own killed in the line of duty.        Today, the Honor Guard for the Davenport police department held a memorial remembering those killed while serving the community. More>>

    Area Counties Among Gov. Quinn's Disaster Aid Request

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    Governor Pat Quinn asked the federal government to add 16 Illinois counties to a recent federal disaster declaration for 11 counties hit by flooding. The counties in Illinois' 17th District included in More>>

    Numbers Say Iowa Unemployment Down

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    The unemployment numbers were just released in Iowa and conditions seem to be looking up. The new numbers show the rate dropped to 4.7 percent in April, down from 4.9 percent in March, and well below More>>

    Why Are Quad City Gas Prices So High?

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    You're eyes aren't seeing things. Gas prices are headed higher in the Quad Cities and other parts of the country. "I spent 50 bucks on 11 and half gallons of gas", laughs Carine Iverson. She had another More>>

    House Fire On Brown Street In Davenport

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    Investigators are working to find the cause of a fire that damaged a Davenport home Thursday night, May 16, 2013. Fire crews were called to the house on Brown street around 6:00 p.m. because the roof More>>

    Top Six Stories This Week On KWQC.com

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    Here are the top six stories on kwqc.com for the week or May 12, 2013; Military Homecoming Surprise For Graduating Preston HS Senior - The top story this week is a heart warmer about how a surprise visit More>>

    Overnight Abandoned House Fire

    Overnight Abandoned House Fire

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    Just after 10:45 P.M., May 16th, Davenport fire crews were called to the scene of an abandoned house fire in the 1900 block of Vine Street. Crews say when they arrived on scene, they found the porch fully More>>

    DNR Asking for Input on Proposed Changes Video included

    Updated: May 16, 2013 10:37 PM CDT

    Changes could be coming to Iowa's hunting and trapping seasons, and the Department of Natural Resources is asking for your input. More>>

    Dangerous Deals Part 3: Finding Recalled Items In The QCA

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    Selling used baby gear is a great way to get back money for the things your baby has outgrown. "I can see their point, you know they want to make a little money and garage sales are nice," says Keene More>>

    Davenport Student's Wild Imagination Gets National Attention Video included

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    A love of both art and insects is getting one Davenport Central High student national attention. More>>

    I-80 Reopens After Creating Big City Traffic In Small Town Annawan Video included

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    Traffic is moving again along I-80 in Henry County. After being closed most of Thursday to clean up a chemical spill from a crashed tanker truck. Toluene was spilled, which is used in plastic and gasoline More>>

    Carting for a Cause Team Stops in Davenport Video included

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    Imagine crossing the country in an electric golf cart at 25 miles an hour. It's what a group of off-duty Coast Guardsmen is doing right now. More>>

    Moline Kids Learn "Safety First"

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    "Safety First" extended to a safety fair in East Moline. It was the first annual "Linking Our Villages for Educational Equity" kid's safety fair. The "LOVEE" event was held at the Aldridge Early Learning More>>

    Ramada In Moline Forecloses, Leaving Events In Limbo Video included

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    The Ramada in Moline shut its doors permanently in April. Now the events scheduled there are in limbo, and many are scrambling to find a replacement. First Colorado National Bank owns the property now. More>>

    Sterling Doctor Charged With Prescribing Prescription Drugs Illegally

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    An update to a story TV6 has been following since 2011. Sterling doctor Dr. Richard Ng has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 89 counts of tax fraud and illegally prescribing prescription medication. More>>

    KWQC Reporter Takes Firefighter Training 101 Video included

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    Being a firefighter isn't as easy as it looks. "In the first 10 minutes, that's the hardest part of the fire, because you're pulling the hose, you're searching the building, you're on your hands and knees More>>

    Credit Card Scam In Savanna, IL

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    Carroll County, Ill is currently the target of credit and debit card fraud. Over the weekend, about 100 people have reported strange charges to their bank accounts. More>>

    UPDATE: Semi Rollover On Westbound I-80 Near Atkinson, IL Video included

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    UPDATE: Illinois I-80 has been closed in both directions between mile markers 27 and 33. According to witnesses at the scene, the semi-truck was traveling westbound in the left lane, crossed to the right More>>

    TONIGHT: Businesses React To I-80 Backup

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    Things are back to normal in Annawan after a full day of traffic backups following a closure on I-80. Although business owners say, the extra traffic didn't help much. Mark Stevens (@MarkStevensTV) has More>>

    Weed Bust On Galesburg Train

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    A Burlington man has been arrested after exiting a train coming from Chicago. Police were tipped of to a person acting suspicious on a train from Chicago. Keith Nash, 31, of Burlington was arrested on More>>

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