Heidi Knecht
Investigative Producer, Digital Content Producer
Davenport, Iowa
Heidi Knecht began at KWQC in April 2023 as a digital content producer. She’s worked as a newspaper journalist in the Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities for more than 20 years.
Stephen Maxwell is an investigator who looks into 400 nursing home complaints a year in Illinois. He said many problems boil down to a single issue: not enough staff. Medicare.gov ranks nursing homes based on reports Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Of the 27 facilities in a 25-miles radius of Davenport, more than a quarter received 1-star overall ratings.
The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Friday.
Western Illinois University has been recognized as the most affordable public institution to attend in the state of Illinois for 2023.
The Illinois State Police announced the promotion of Rebecca Hooks to First Deputy Director. She is the first woman to hold the post since the state police’s inception in 1922. She’s now second in command to Director Brendan Kelly.
Knowledge is power, and for people with a family history of cancer, genetic testing is a powerful tool. Genesis Health System oncology genetic specialist Leslie Poston said about 10% of all the diagnosed cancer has a genetic link. The numbers are stunning. A woman with a BRCA mutation has an 85% chance of developing cancer at some point in her life.
The recently retired owner of Ross’ Restaurant has died. Cynthia (Ross) Freidhof, 72, of Bettendorf, died Thursday at home “surrounded by her family,” according to her obituary on Legacy.com. She and husband Ron Freidhof owned Ross’ Restaurant, a staple of the Quad-Cities, for over 50 years.
Iowans can download and use an app to keep a copy of their Iowa-issued driver’s license or ID on their smartphone. The Iowa Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that Iowa Mobile ID will be accepted statewide at participating businesses to verify an identity or age.
Combine the hometown feel of locally-owned shops and the prestige of Fortune 500 companies, and you have Clinton’s economy. These companies chose Clinton – for its people, its promise and its potential.
According to a news release from the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents federal correction officers, labor leaders from local, state and national unions are joining AFGE in calling on BOP Director Collete Peters to retain the retention pay incentive at Thomson Federal Prison.
Animal advocates say folks looking for puppies should be careful when they’re shopping at pet stores. In the Quad Cities, shops are taking steps to ensure they’re not feeding the puppy pipeline.
A spokesman with Genesis Health Systems said the call volume of people with asthma, bronchitis and colds have increased noticeably.
Criminal case opened in Davenport building collapse.
Black mold, leaking pipes, a falling ceiling.A woman and her children were living in conditions so deplorable that city officials declared their Andrew Wold-owned apartment unsafe and unhealthy.
Davenport set to spend millions in collapsed building costs.
