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A second person charged with looking at President Obama's student loan records has pleaded guilty. John Phommivong pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Davenport. More>>
Jackson County authorities say they have arrested and charged the adoptive parents of a 4-year-old boy who apparently drowned in a bathtub at the family home in Andrew. More>>
A former head of the Illinois Finance Authority says ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich talked about getting him a job on the state payroll while his $25,000 campaign contribution was lying on the conference table. More>>
Unemployment in Illinois fell slightly last month as the state added 16,700 jobs in May. May's jobless rate of 10.8 percent was four-tenths of a point lower than in April. More>>
One man is dead and another passenger injured in a motorcycle accident in Davenport. It happened on the 1600 Hundred Block of Rockingham Road around 12:30 Thursday morning. More>>
The University of Iowa is warning students about an Internet scam. The school says someone on the social networking website Facebook is using the names "Trent Brungard'' and "Trenton Brungard'' to contact college-aged women. More>>
Questions have been raised about tornado sirens in the eastern Iowa city of Wilton. City leaders said at Monday's Wilton City Council meeting that they couldn't hear tornado sirens when there was a threat of a possible tornado. More>>
A group has submitted more signatures on a petition that aims to overturn Iowa City's new ordinance limiting entry to bars to those aged 21 and over after 10 p.m. More>>
This week is Men's Health Week in Illinois. Illinois Department of Public Health director Dr. Damon Arnold says he wants men across the state to remember the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, exercising regularly and getting medical check ups. More>>
An investigation into last month's salmonella outbreak has expanded to 26 Illinois counties. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Tuesday that 80 people got sick after eating in Subway restaurants. More>>
A Muscatine man is dead after police say his wife stabbed him to death. It was a rude awakening for neighbors as police responded to a domestic call just before 3 Tuesday morning at 1216 ½ Smalley Avenue. "I More>>
How can Rock Island become a safer place to live? A community group has some suggestions. The Rock Island Safer Community Task Force is giving it's final recommendations to city council. More>>
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed an overhaul of the state's telecommunications law. The law Quinn signed Tuesday includes low-cost options for consumers who continue to want basic landline telephone service. More>>
A 27 year old man is dead in what police are calling a domestic dispute. It happened on the 1200 Block of Smalley Street around 3am Tuesday morning. Officers say Michael Rayes More>>
A lawyer for Rod Blagojevich is challenging the ousted Illinois governor's former chief of staff to give details about an alleged plan to make money through the power of the governor's office. More>>
Iowa City plans to reinstall signs proclaiming the municipality a "Nuclear Weapons Free Zone.'' An ordinance adopted in 1985 mandates the signs be erected on roadways that are major entrances into Iowa City. More>>
A Muscatine man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on two counts of third-degree sexual abuse. More>>
A scary day for some folks in the QCA as severe storms ripped through portions of Muscatine and Louisa counties. Many homeowners are breathing a sigh of relief tonight after tornado warnings in the area More>>
Should your middle school student be tested for drugs? That's the direction one QCA district is headed. Last year Galesburg schools randomly drug tested 145 high school students involved in extra curricular More>>
Authorities are investigating the apparent drowning of a 4-year-old child in the eastern Iowa town of Andrew. The Jackson County sheriff's office says emergency crews responded to a 911 call at 5 p.m. Saturday. More>>
An environmental specialist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the state's caves may remain closed for the rest of the year. More>>
The state of Iowa's decision to grant state tax credits for a major modernization project at the John Deere Foundry in Waterloo is saving nearly 300 jobs at the company. More>>
The World Cup is captivating the world. The River's Edge in Davenport broadcasted the International soccer games in style Sunday, from a jumbo screen on their new indoor soccer turf. Families played More>>
It's a race that changes lives. The Komen Quad Cities Race for the Cure is helping hundreds of breast cancer survivors. Even though Saturday's race was cancelled because of the rainy weather, organizers More>>
The family of an Iowa airman says he's in critical condition after his helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. More>>
A judge has allowed an Illinois man suspected of killing eight people in Illinois and Missouri to be tested and transported for whatever tests his defense attorneys want. More>>
The state's top election official says nearly 300,000 voters cast ballots in this week's primary election, and the overwhelming majority voted in Republican contests. More>>
Testimony has wrapped up for the week at the political corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Jurors this week heard from Lon Monk, who was had been Blagojevich's law school roommate and served as the Democrat's chief of staff for three years. More>>
Iowa is scrambling for options as a nationwide shortage of road paint for marking highway stripes hits home. The Iowa Department of Transportation says roads where pavement markings are in the worst shape will be painted. More>>
Some good news for Quad City drivers, a major interstate is set to reopen on Friday. The I 80 bridge is set to open in both directions, but unfortunately not in time for rush hour. Crews say by 10am the More>>
More cases of salmonella poisoning are popping up in the QCA. Now the Knox County Health Department says they've had two confirmed cases. More>>
Two Democratic congressmen from the Midwest want President Obama and Admiral Thad Allen to order a full evaluation of the impact of the BP oil spill on Mississippi River shipping lanes. More>>
Officials say the University of Iowa will get more than $700,000 in grant money for research on oral diseases and disorders. The competitive grant comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human services. More>>
Authorities say an Illinois teenager was killed when his all-terrain vehicle collided with a car in eastern Iowa. More>>
Shawn Johnson is about to come face-to-face with a man prosecutors say harbored a dangerous obsession to meet and marry the Olympic gold medalist. More>>
In an instant their lives changed forever - as a car accident killed three members of a Davenport family. Now the father left behind talks about coping with the loss of his wife and two girls. Om May More>>
An elementary school student is found at the bottom of an Augustana pool. School leaders say around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon, basketball summer campers saw the student underwater at Carver Pool. The More>>
The FBI has filed charges against a 35 year old man accused of taking a Muscatine teen to Florida. Investigators say Justin Carter took the teen from Iowa to Florida More>>
Governor Culver says he is fulfilling a campaign promise, by giving Iowa families access to a voluntary preschool program More>>
Deere & Co. has announced it will invest about $100 million to modernize the John Deere Foundry in Waterloo, Iowa. According to Deere, the modernization work will take place over the next 4 to 5 years. More>>
One of Rod Blagojevich's closest friends is headed to the witness stand in the former Illinois governor's corruption trial. Alonzo "Lon'' Monk was Blagojevich's law school More>>
The Iowa attorney general is sending out a warning to senior citizens. Attorney General Tom Miller says the federal Medicare program is sending rebate checks to eligible seniors for prescription drugs. More>>
It's an emotional roller coaster ride for a Muscatine family when their daughter goes missing. The 13 year old says she regrets running off with a man she met online. The Orr's call it a nightmare. Their More>>
When it rains, it pours for some QCA homeowners. Some residents in Abingdon are sick of their basements flooding. It's a problem some people in West Abingdon have been dealing with for decades. Now they More>>
The fall election will see governor pitted against governor in Iowa. Republicans have nominated former Gov. Terry Branstad to run against Democratic Gov. Chet Culver. Branstad defeated Sioux City businessman More>>
Muscatine County prosecutors say they expect federal prosecutors to handle the case against a man allegedly involved in the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl.
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After months talking about the economy, taxes, gay marriage and other topics, it's up to voters to choose which of three Republicans should face Democratic Gov. Chet Culver in the fall. More>>
Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll sign legislation that will help Illinois universities. Quinn isn't saying which bill he plans to sign Tuesday, but many universities are waiting on More>>
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will no longer take reservations for campsites, cabins or picnic shelters through mail or on the phone. More>>
Before you head to the polls for the primary, there are a couple things you need to know. There are some tight races, including who'll run against Governor Chet Culver in the November election. Scott County More>>
A Muscatine mom and dad are back with their daughter tonight after she disappeared over the weekend. Rosie Orr and her parents talk to WHBF in an exclusive interview shortly after the reunion. It was More>>
Officials investigating an outbreak of salmonella illness linked with Subway restaurants now report 48 cases in 18 Illinois counties. The Illinois Department of Public Health More>>
A boil order is in effect for certain parts of the Village of Sherrard. City officials say a water main break caused the boil order. More>>
A manager of the Agriprocessors Inc. meatpacking plant has been found innocent of child labor violations uncovered during a 2008 immigration raid has been . More>>
Candidates were sprinting to the finish line in hotly contested primaries that will frame November general election campaigns. More>>
The National Weather Service says at least 15 tornadoes touched down across central and northern portions of the state Saturday night. More>>
Jury selection has resumed in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with attorneys getting another opportunity to raise objections to the potential jurors questioned so far. More>>
Iowa City police are seeking the driver of a car who hit and injured a woman using a motorized wheelchair. Police say the woman was injured Sunday evening as she was trying to get out of her wheelchair and into her van More>>
A Muscatine family has a warning for parents. They say a social networking site may have helped their daughter run away with a man in his thirties. The Orr family says it's been a nerve–wracking couple More>>
A tornado ripped through two Maquoketa trailer parks Saturday night, causing a lot of damage. "There was no siren, no nothing. We didn't have a warning," Timber City Trailer Park Manager Debbie Bodkin More>>
Authorities are now searching for the semi-driver involved in a deadly crash on I-80. Twenty-four-year-old Abby Vermeire of Bettendorf was killed in that crash. Her family says they are glad authorities More>>
Massive cuts are coming to the Rock Island County Health Department. Up to 30 people will be without a job by the end of June because of the state budget. Illinois owes them nearly one million dollars. Programs More>>
A famous face rolled into Davenport, to help out a gubernatorial candidate. Chuck Norris visited Davenport Friday morning, stumping for republican Bob Vander Plaats. More>>
The search is on for the semi driver involved in a deadly crash on I 80, where a 24 year old woman died. Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for 53 year old Hryhoriy Kozachok More>>
New students at Western Illinois University will be paying more for classes this upcoming school year. WIU's Board of Trustees voted Friday to increase tuition by 6.2%. More>>
Jury selection will continue Friday at former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political corruption trial. Blagojevich kicked things off Thursday in full campaign mode, greeting well-wishers at the courthouse with hugs and handshakes. More>>
It caused an uproar in Rock Island County when board members chose to give themselves pay raises, but now they're not going through with it. In a specially called meeting, board members voted to freeze More>>
The I-80 Bridge is opening early. Construction crews say, it's because of all their hard work. "They built a lot of extra work platforms to get started, they bought extra equipment specifically for this More>>
A 10 year old girl is dead after drowning in a farm pond in Mercer County. The Peoria County Coroner says Hadassah Caras was found submerged in the water on Monday afternoon in Viola. More>>
The number of homeless teens is growing every day and most of them have no where to go. Thanks to several local organizations, those teens will now have a place to hang out. More>>
Rock Island firefighters find a SUV on fire. Now police say they think it was done on purpose. It happened near the 1400 Block of 5th Street Wednesday night. More>>
The arrival of warm weather is prompting warnings about the dangers of lightning. June is Lightning Safety Awareness Month. More>>
Abuse victims say it saved their lives. Now the Freedom House, which helps those with nowhere else to turn, needs help too. For more than two decades the Freedom House in Princeton, Illinois has been More>>
Straight line winds ripped the roof off a building in Monmouth a month ago. And while crews were trying to fix it on Wednesday, they ran into a problem. There were 5 inches of standing water on the roof at Metal Crafters on Main Street. More>>
The City Council in Iowa City has approved tough limits on panhandling after years of complaints by downtown business owners. The council voted for the plan Tuesday night. More>>
Gov. Pat Quinn isn't saying exactly how he plans to cut state spending to close the multibillion dollar budget gap, only that he's going to. More>>
Vandals attacked the Davenport City Cemetery on Rockingham Road over the Memorial Day weekend. What is supposed to be a quiet, peaceful, resting place, turned into a vandalism hot spot. Police are trying to find those responsible. More>>
The federal judge presiding over former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case has scheduled a final meeting with attorneys on the eve of trial. More>>
Major developments in the contract negotiations between Alcoa and United Steelworkers. They came to a tentative contract agreement this Tuesday morning that will affect 12-hundred area workers. But the More>>
Danger at an area park as a teen falls 80 feet from a Clinton bluff. Sadly, emergency crews say the accident doesn't surprise them. As devastating as Monday's fall was that sent a 13 year boy to the hospital, More>>
