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 >>
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 >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:44 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:44:27 GMT
There's renewed talk about when children should head back to class in Iowa.Under current Iowa law, schools are required to start the week of September first, but nearly all districts apply for waiversMore >>
There's renewed talk about when children should head back to class in Iowa.Under current Iowa law, schools are required to start the week of September first, but nearly all districts apply for waiversMore >>
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 >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:47 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:47:20 GMT
The Davenport Community School District reported in May 2013 that there was a high number of erasures on the answer sheets for standardized tests submitted by Madison Elementary School.The district hasMore >>
The Davenport Community School District reported in May 2013 that there was a high number of erasures on the answer sheets for standardized tests submitted by Madison Elementary School.The district hasMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:03 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:03:45 GMT
With more and more people choosing to grow their own food, the Moline City Council takes up the issue of whether to allow people to raise chickens within city limits.The proposal would let residents haveMore >>
With more and more people choosing to grow their own food, the Moline City Council takes up the issue of whether to allow people to raise chickens within city limits.The proposal would let residents haveMore >>
It's a high tech world. Facebook, Twitter, I Pads and Smart Phones. However, some students at All Saints Catholic School in Davenport are still making their case for cursive.
Third grade teacher Donna Vinar leads the way. Students put pencil to paper. Learning how to write in cursive. Some say they like the loops and the dots. The cursive alphabet is posted in the classroom.
Students indicate they might use cursive writing to correspond with their grandparents. It's the kids way of being able to communicate with older relatives who primarily write in cursive.
Donna shows her students a few of the letters she wrote in cursive to her grandparents years ago. She says cursive is a great way for children to focus on what they are writing, while formulating their thoughts at the same time.
Cursive writing is incorporated into the curriculum at the school. The students practice it several times a week. The kids say there really is something personal about getting a hand written letter.
