Masks are now optional on Metro and in the QC Airport...IL's governor signs the budget...Black Hawk College considers a budget...Iowa lawmakers give mobile home residents some help...55 with some rain today...70 with some sun tomorrow...

COVID is ticking back up in Illinois...STIs were up in Iowa last year...A second Cedar Rapids shooting suspect is arrested in Illinois...Illinois unveils a new tourism advertising campaign...Sunny today...a chance of rain tomorrow...warmer toward week's end...

COVID cases are UP in the QC...Abby Finkenauer's candidacy is up to the IA Supreme Court...Bettendorf's school board will vote on a slightly reduced budget...Humility Homes and Gilda's Club expand...The Bandits were rained out...the Storm lost...It's going to be a windy day!

President Biden talks ethanol in Iowa...Illinois moves to ban "ghost guns"...Davenport schools adopt a budget...The River Bandits lose their home opener...Expect showers and thunderstorms today...

Former Augustana College President Thomas Tredway has died...Democrat Abby Finkenauer is off the Senate Primary Ballot...The COVID pandemic isn't over, says the Scott County Health Dept.'s director...Heat Islands in the QC and what they mean...The River Bandits' home opener is tonight...We might see some strong storms tomorrow...

The Mississippi River is slowly rising...Two are dead and ten wounded in a Cedar Rapids bar shooting...Illinois lawmakers finish their session...The Storm hosts Fayetteville in the playoffs Wednesday...More rain is in this week's forecast...

IL lawmakers vote on a budget that includes tax relief...It's not clear when IA lawmakers will end their session...Niabi Zoo works to protect its birds from flu...The Cubs and Cards win their openers...the Sox and Bandits open today...A little more precipitation today...then a fairly decent weekend...

COVID cases are up in the QC...IL lawmakers call for an audit of DCFS...A judge is considering objections to an IA Senate candidate's nominating petitions...Augustana College gets its biggest gift ever...It's OPENING DAY! Some more rain and maybe snow...then a really nice weekend!

More bird flu in Iowa...Vaxxed Illinois teachers get paid sick leave...The Iowa Senate OK's money for anti-abortion pregnancy centers...And now...the QC Coffee Trail...More rain is in the forecast but the weekend should be sunny...

Illinois Democrats forward crime fighting legislation...Iowa Republicans forward an education bill...Birdies for Charity kicks off another season...Kansas wins the NCAA men's championship...More rain is in our forecast...