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 >>
Jerry Smith of Coal Valley says one man's junk truly is another man's treasure. His inventory consists of knives and spoons, horseshoes, and items that he gets from an auto salvage yard. What Jerry does is weld those items into steel sculptures.
Jerry has been welding, off and on, for years. He uses a torch to heat the steel to about a thousand degrees. Using plyers, he twists and turns, shaping the steel and converting it into art.
In the last year, he has welded a number of pieces, including a grasshopper, golfer, fisherman, sunflower, along with a dog and cat. The cat is made out of horseshoes and the dog from steel piping and a hammer head. He used the steel wheel from a piece of farming equipment to make the sunflower. Jerry also paints the sculptures.
He says this hobby is a great way to relax. He has made more than fifty sculptures in the last year. Smith says seeing people smile after they get a look at his work makes it all worthwhile.
