Deere 1Q results beat Wall Street forecasts...The rural economy in IL and IA continues to grow...An IA book ban effort advances...The investigation into Illinois's former House Speaker expands...We could reach 50 degrees Sunday!

COVID cases drop in the IA Quad Cities...Confusion over the Illinois mask mandate for schools...The Iowa House OK's a flat income tax...The owner of the River Bandits is concerned about a proposed railroad merger...The QCA dodges a weather threat...

The River Bend Food Bank celebrates 40-years with a major expansion...Davenport School District will award pandemic incentive pay...Some IA lawmakers want to more time for mailing absentee ballots...Lee Enterprise's efforts to repel a hostile takeover bid get a boost from a judge...A Winter Weather Advisory for up to 4 inches of snow goes into effect tonight...

COVID hospitalizations are down in the QCA...An IA school funding plan is on its way to the governor...Legislation to bar transgender girls from playing girls' sports in IA advances...An IL gubernatorial hopeful gets a $20 million donation...Warm temps will be followed by rain then snow...

Masks are no longer the rule in Iowa courtrooms...A survey of police officers indicates most are vaccinated but don't like mandates...Illinois is set to get one of the largest sustainable aviation fuel plants in the world...The Rams won the Super Bowl...the Hawkeyes, Illinois, Vikings and Storm all won...It'll be a chilly day...

Covid numbers are down again in RICO...Spring flooding is forecast to be near to below normal...Illinois' governor talks tax relief...One of Niabi Zoo's best-known residents has passed away...Some sprinkles then colder temperatures are in the forecast...

Mile temps continue with some rain...then it'll turn colder again...A lot of Illinois' mask mandate will be lifted by the end of the month...COVID numbers are falling, but it's still here and killing people...A recreation trail through Princeton, IA to Davenport and Clinton...The U.S. up to three golds at the Olympics...

Local businessman and philanthropist Bob Ontiveros has died...Governor Pritzker is expected to east Illinois mask mandates...Iowa lawmakers propose increased funding for schools...In college basketball Illinois and Iowa State lose...Cloudy and 40 today...rain and snow before the weekend...

We could reach 50 degrees today!COVID hospitalizations are down...Illinois' attorney general appeals a court ruling against school mask mandates...The QC Chamber's CEO is leaving for a new job...Illinois moves up and Iowa State drops out of the AP top 25...

COVID cases are down in RICO...Lopsided fundraising totals in the race for IA Gov...Moline advances toward broadband...Bustos, Durbin and Duckworth ask...where's Amtrak?...Nahant Marsh exceeds its fundraising goal...