Friday, May 24 2013 10:54 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:54:22 GMT
We're learning more about a fire at 44th Street and 10th avenue in Rock Island. Rock Island police Lt. Steins says police responded to an aggravated battery situation and officers responded to a domesticMore >>
We're learning more about a fire at 44th Street and 10th avenue in Rock Island. Rock Island police Lt. Steins says police responded to an aggravated battery situation and officers responded to a domesticMore >>
KWQC 24/7 Weather is our 24 hour weather channel. It's available here at KWQC.com, on Mediacom Channel 247 (in the Quad Cities), over the air on Digital 6.2 or you can call your local cable company...More >>
KWQC 24/7 Weather is our 24 hour weather channel. It's available here at KWQC.com, on Mediacom Channel 247 (in the Quad Cities), over the air on Digital 6.2 or you can call your local cable company to ask for KWQC 24/7 Weather.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:46 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:46:07 GMT
QCA drivers are questioning their safety after a serious bridge collapse in Washington. "With that bridge out there, then you start thinking about things like that more," Betty Howell of Moline says. "WhenMore >>
QCA drivers are questioning their safety after a serious bridge collapse in Washington. "With that bridge out there, then you start thinking about things like that more," Betty Howell of Moline says. "WhenMore >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:27 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:27:48 GMT
We're coming up on Memorial Day in the Quad Cities. To look for events that are taking place this weekend, check out our event calendar. Here is a small sampling of events that are taking place on Monday'sMore >>
We're coming up on Memorial Day in the Quad Cities. To look for events that are taking place this weekend, check out our event calendar. Here is a small sampling of events that are taking place on Monday'sMore >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:35 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:35:17 GMT
The First Alert Forecast from Meteorologist Kevin Phelps Saturday Afternoon At least it's the weekend right? Light showers will move through this evening before getting a break in the action for a few
The First Alert Forecast from Meteorologist Kevin Phelps Saturday Afternoon At least it's the weekend right? Light showers will move through this evening before getting a break in the action for a fewMore >>
There is a special bond between Don Grundstrom and Dean Maupin. Sort of a father-son relationship. Both men are avid about aviation, especially when it involves flying open cockpit planes.
Don owns several biplanes, one a World War Two Stearman. There were over ten thousand of those planes built to train pilots during the Second World War. The plane travels between ninety five and one hundred miles per hour. Maupin says it does not fly very high, and you really get a wonderful view of the countryside.
Don took Dean under his wing about fifteen years ago. Both men quickly found out that they have a love for the open cockpit planes. Don is almost ninety years old. Dean is in his fifties. They've become great friends. and travel to airshows all over the country.
One of Don's planes recently won an award at an airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It was built in 1942, and Grundstrom says the build, the finish, and the originality make it look brand new.
Maupin thinks the lure of old airplanes is the open cockpit, flying with the wind in your face. A reminder of the barnstorming era when pilots flew open cockpit aircraft around the country.
