Strong winds down tree limbs and power poles in parts of the region...COVID hospitalizations tick up a bit in IA...New criminal penalties for elder abuse in IA...Two longtime music companies merge...Nicer weather is on tap for the weekend...

Another HOT day...Makin' bacon in Davenport...A new school safety bureau in IA...Attracting film business to the QC...

Our excessive heat ADVISORY has been upgraded to a WARNING...Trump remains a powerful force among IL Republicans...IA pumps more money into non-profits...COVID issues in China may delay some diagnostic medial tests here...The Cubs lost...Cards and Sox win...

We're havin' a HEAT WAVE...Another Monkeypox case in IL...No new bird flu in IA...Newsweek says Von Maur is tops...

- the Justice Department will investigate the Thomson Prison,- a rally to "Save Our Historic Courthouse,"- and Muscatine sends ambulances to Ukraine.

-increasing numbers of positive COVID tests in Iowa,- post primary election audits begin,- and fire departments focus on fireworks safety ahead of July 4.

- Franken wins Iowa Democratic Senate primary,- Chhabria Harris pleads not guilty,- and Illinois gas prices continue to rise.

- Polls in Iowa willl be open from 7 am until 8 pm,- the Secretary of the Army visits Arsenal Island,- and the Iowa Fraud Fighters visit the Quad Cities today.

- Iowa primary preview,- free meals for children,- and today's expungement clinic.

Three dead after a shooting at a church in Ames...Members of congress from IL want Thomson prison investigated...Sparring at a GOP debate in Chicago...Be careful what you put in your recycling bin...The weekend will start out nice...but...