The city of Bettendorf's hot air balloon, the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz," drifts above Davenport's River Drive during the Quad City Arts Festival of Trees Parade. In the background is the Bettendorf High School Marching Band.
The Interstate 74 "Twin Bridges" disappear into the early morning fog. The view is from Bettendorf's Leach Park along the Mississippi River looking across to the Moline riverfront.
The Duck Creek Recreation Trail has taken a small but important step with the extension under State Street into Riverdale. The trail ends just past the State Street bridge over Duck Creek in a small park area. Future plans call for connecting the Duck Creek trail to the proposed trail along the Mississippi River.
A federal judge has criticized what he calls the “indefensible” actions of federal immigration enforcement agents in Iowa, ruling they illegally detained a man in the Muscatine... more
Iowa House Democrats released a proposal Thursday aimed at improving the quality of Iowa’s drinking water and waterways through increased monitoring and more incentives for farmers... more
Chris Jones, an author, researcher and Iowa water quality advocate, launched his campaign for Iowa secretary of agriculture Thursday outside of Des Moines Water Works.
A federal judge has ordered the Muscatine County Jail to release an ICE detainee who had been incarcerated for almost a year after a judge ruled in his favor on an asylum request... more