Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:25:36 GMT
Update 6-18-13: Davenport police say an autopsy on the victim, Douglas Whalen, shows the cause of his death was from a blunt force injury to the head. According to police, Whalen was involved in an altercationMore >>
Update 6-18-13: Davenport police say an autopsy on the victim, Douglas Whalen, shows the cause of his death was from a blunt force injury to the head. According to police, Whalen was involved in an altercationMore >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:41 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:41:03 GMT
UPDATE: Police say the boy has been found.ORIGINAL: The Morrison Police needs your help to find a missing child. Police are looking for a young boy by the name of Eric. They say he ran from home thisMore >>
UPDATE: Police say the boy has been found.ORIGINAL: The Morrison Police needs your help to find a missing child. Police are looking for a young boy by the name of Eric. They say he ran from home thisMore >>
Jeep dealers, including those in the Quad Cities area, are waiting on details on a massive recall just announced Tuesday. After first refusing a request from government regulators Chrysler will nowMore >>
Jeep dealers, including those in the Quad Cities area, are waiting on details on a massive recall just announced Tuesday.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:17 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:17:46 GMT
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation allowing the carrying of concealed guns. The Chicago Democrat said Tuesday that a veto would be ineffective.More >>
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation allowing the carrying of concealed guns. The Chicago Democrat said Tuesday that a veto would be ineffective.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 3:20 PM EDT2013-06-17 19:20:43 GMT
A father and son are dead after a motorcycle crash in Colona, Ill., on Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013.Officers say it happened around 2:00 p.m., at the intersection of US 6 and Illinois 84, when a BuickMore >>
A father and son are dead after a motorcycle crash in Colona, Ill., on Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013.Officers say it happened around 2:00 p.m., at the intersection of US 6 and Illinois 84, when a BuickMore >>
Monday, June 17 2013 5:38 PM EDT2013-06-17 21:38:21 GMT
Police are investigating three motorcycle thefts over the weekend. The bikes were taken during Rally On The River, where thousands of motorcycle riders packed Davenport's Centennial Park. TheMore >>
Police are investigating three motorcycle thefts over the weekend. The bikes were taken during Rally On The River, where thousands of motorcycle riders packed Davenport's Centennial Park. TheMore >>
Two separate rescue stories of feathered animals in our area.
First, a falcon rescue. Video posted on youtube shows Moline firefighters working to free the bird from the grill of a car. They said the driver was on Interstate 74 near John Deere Road when he hit two birds.
One did not make it and when the driver got home realized the other falcon was lodged in the front end. Firefighters were able to carefully get it free.
"It had one little scratch. It's wings were flapping real good so I just walked it up to the station and threw it up in the air and it flew up the hill and landed in a tree," said Lt. Kevin Neff.
It was also a close call for great horned owl. A good samaritan rescued the bird found injured alongside Interstate 80 this week. The story of what happened is unclear, but staffers at the Animal Family Veterinary Care Clinic in Davenport think he was somehow hit by a car.
The full extent of the owl's injuries is not yet known, there are visible bruises and scrapes on his head. The owl was sent to the McBride Raptor Project clinic in Cedar Rapids to recover.
"They'll get him into a flight stage, get him strong and once he's good they'll try to release him back into the wild," said Dr. Kathy Van Buer with the Animal Family Veterinary Care Clinic.
It could be a minimum of six weeks before the owl can get released.
