Jenna Jackson
Anchor, Quad Cities Today
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Jenna Jackson started at KWQC back in July 2017. Born and raised in the Quad Cities, she is thrilled to join her hometown station each morning on Quad Cities Today. An award-winning journalist, Jenna started her career reporting and anchoring in the Cowboy State, Wyoming. After three years, she moved back to the Quad Cities to tell the stories of her fellow community members.
Throughout her career, Jenna has interviewed presidential candidates, was a panelist for the 2018 Iowa gubernatorial debate, and flew with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. She enjoys true-crime series on Netflix, playing tennis, and spending time with her family. Feel free to follow and reach out to Jenna on social media.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:00 PM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
Eldridge police say Madison Russo stole photos from Jessica Sanders to fake a cancer diagnosis.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 4:07 PM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
A Coal Valley, Illinois boy needs reconstructive surgery on his leg, to prevent deadly infections.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 3:04 PM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The Rock Island County Health Department provides tips for parents on navigating the nationwide formula shortage.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 10:12 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The Muscatine City Council lifted the ban on owning pit bulls in a 5-2 vote on Thursday.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 9:29 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The Memorial Service will be held at Galesburg High School Saturday at 2 p.m.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The Moline Police Department has sworn in five new officers to the force.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Fallen Sterling Firefighter Lt. Garrett Ramos and three other fallen firefighters will be honored for their sacrifice at a ceremony by the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 1:47 PM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Law enforcement agencies throughout the Quad Cities Area are reacting to the line of duty death of Deputy Nicholas Weist.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 12:12 PM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
An estimated $34 million is sitting in Rock Island County's I-Cash program for unclaimed money or property.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 1:29 PM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The Knox County Sheriff's Office has identified the deputy who was killed after being hit during a police chase.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 9:15 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
TV6 spoke with a St. Ambrose University Economics Professor about inflation and when Quad Citians could see prices decrease.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 8:34 AM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
A Davenport man is facing felony child pornography charges in a case stemming from Arkansas.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 10:23 AM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
As Illinois leaders, parents, and school districts battle over mask mandates in schools, the Chief Operating Officer of the Rock Island County Health Department said wearing masks helps to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 9:13 AM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
Social media posts have falsely claimed the COVID-19 vaccines currently being distributed in the U.S. are "experimental."
Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 at 9:19 AM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
The Whiteside County Sheriff's Office says the IRS will never email, text, call or send a message on social media.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2021 at 8:58 PM CST
|By Jenna Jackson and Montse Ricossa
A media release from the city said the 38-year-old died after falling through a floor while fighting a house fire in rural Rock Falls.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 6:28 AM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
Kalandis Rashird McNeil Sr., 34, of Davenport is charged with first-degree robbery in connection to an armed robbery in Bettendorf.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 9:48 AM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle accident on I-74 Westbound just past the State Street exit Friday.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 9:34 AM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
As the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began approving booster doses for the COVID-19 vaccine, claims began surfacing that needing a booster means the first round of the vaccine did not work.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 8:10 AM CST
|By Jenna Jackson
If you receive a text message claiming to be from a local fire department, you should ignore it.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 10:03 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Bettendorf Police arrested 31-year-old Lamont Lloyd Thursday. He is charged with 1st-degree Kidnapping and 3rd-degree Domestic Abuse Assault.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 8:57 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
A truck crashed into the weight room at Palmer College of Chiropractic early Friday morning.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson and Madison McAdoo
According to the Fort Madison Police Department, a 15-year-old male has died following a shooting Wednesday.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 5:22 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
A Morrison, Illinois woman is hurt after falling out of a moving bus in Hanover, Illinois Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 11:09 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
TV6 asks the Rock Island County Health Department why people who have already had COVID should still get vaccinated.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 6:19 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Former Eldridge police officer, Andrew Denoyer, 24, pleaded not guilty to three counts of 3rd-degree sexual abuse in court Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 5:59 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The FBI and Carbondale Police Department are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in the murder of SIUC student, Keeshanna Jackson.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 10:56 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Recently, several viewers reached to TV6 to ask if Bettendorf School Board candidates were allowed to use the school logo, concerned it could look like the district is endorsing a candidate.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 9:11 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Zachery M. Rangel, 36, was arrested on Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, a Class X Felony.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 9:15 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
A pre-print study from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute showing a rate of 1 out of 1,000 people developed heart inflammation, or myocarditis, after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine has been pulled after researchers used wrong data to calculate the incidence.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 9:04 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The vaccine is mandated for all staff at the White House, CDC, and FDA. Likewise, all three of the manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine being used in the United States have issued vaccine mandates.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 4:48 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The fire happened at the Scott Area Landfill.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 3:49 PM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The order went into effect Sunday.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 7:06 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
According to Coyne Center Fire officials, a fire broke out at the Shanghai Chinese restaurant in Milan, Ill. around 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 8:36 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Matthew Thomas Cheatheam, 42, of Davenport is facing felony charges after a stabbing at a bar in Davenport just after 1 a.m. on Saturday, September 18.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 8:55 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
According to the Kewanee Police Facebook page, extra police officers will be in Wethersfield CUSD #230 the rest of this week. This comes after police received a tip that a rumor was going around about a shooting that would take place at Wethersfield High School on Friday.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 1:42 PM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Moline Police confirm that 14-year-old Leo has been found.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 5:21 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
An overnight house fire in Rock Island, Illinois is under investigation.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 8:29 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Rock Island city leaders announced the 2021 Citizen of the Year award winners Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2021 at 9:59 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
The Whiteside County Health Department is now offering free, no appointment necessary rapid drive-up COVID-19 antigen testing Monday through Friday.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 9:16 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
As Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine received full FDA approval Monday, August 23, 2021, the claim that the pharmaceutical company's CEO, Albert Bourla is not vaccinated emerged.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 9:02 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Could a livestock anti-parasitic medication cure or prevent COVID-19?
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Dixon Park District has approved a $2.9 million facility.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 at 10:56 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
According to the Henry County, Iowa Sheriff’s Office, one person is dead after a single ATV crash Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 at 8:58 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
CASI’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K Race has been canceled for the second time this year.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 at 8:47 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
One person is facing life-threatening, serious injuries after being hit by a car in Davenport.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 at 10:53 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Illinois residents can now access personal vaccine information on a new feature on the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) website.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 9:50 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
A Galesburg, Illinois man has been sentenced to prison after being charged with arson in Minneapolis during the George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 8:58 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Renew Moline announced Wednesday the Urban Land Institute (ULI) has completed the final report on future redevelopment possibilities for the I-74 Corridor.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 9:58 AM CDT
|By Jenna Jackson
Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms challenges QCA mayors to get more paddlers for this year's Floatzilla.
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