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Entrepreneur starts a travel agency and builds a planning app with AIJulie Day founded Gatherwell Travel, an agency with a niche of multigenerational family vacations. Also, she used AI to build ...

2 arrested, charged with murder in 2023 Rock Island shooting death

Investigators say the shooting happened on 12th Avenue in 2023; both suspects now face first-degree murder charges.

Rock Island public works director resigns

After nearly 13 years with the city, Public Works Director Mike Bartels has announced his resignation effective June 19. He ...

1 killed in two-vehicle crash in Rock Island County

One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Rock Island County. The Rock Island County Sheriff's Office responded to the ...

Rock Island-Milan School Board approves school resource officer for 2026-27 year

The Rock Island-Milan School Board on Tuesday at its regular meeting approved a school resource office agreement with the ...

Metra adding trains to Rock Island, Electric lines

The commuter rail agency is adding four late-day train trips on weekdays and 18 more train trips on weekends on the Rock ...

Rock Island Artists’ Market returns for 2026 season

The Rock Island Artists’ Market returns for its 2026 season from noon-5 p.m. Sunday, June 14, Skeleton Key Art and Antiques, ...

1 killed in Rock Island house fire

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - One person is dead after a fire that involved two homes in Rock Island. When Rock Island fire crews arrived at about 6:25 p.m. Thursday at 22nd Street, they saw two homes ...

Rock Island officials discuss how they're planning to address crime in 2025

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A total of $209 million is invested in current and proposed economic development projects in Rock Island, according to Mayor Mike Thoms' State of the City Address Tuesday. Despite ...

Rock Island cancels meetings after protesters gather outside of city hall

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Rock Island canceled its meetings Monday evening because of protesters blocking the road. The protesters are angry at the city after an officer fatally shot a driver on Jan.

Junior Board of Rock Island gives $33,000 in grants to QC non-profits

The Junior Board of Rock Island has given $33,000 to 28 Quad Cities non-profit organizations: Argrow’s House: Improving Supportive Housing for Kids Escaping Domestic Violence – $1,000 ...

Ride the Island bike event celebrates Fathers Day, nation’s 250 anniversary

The Ride the Island Bicycle Ride celebrating Fathers Day and the nation’s 250th anniversary, will be Father’s Day, Sunday, ...

Once a fierce Chicago Bears rival, what ever happened to the NFL’s Rock Island Independents?

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — At the intersection of 18th Avenue and 10th Street stand two brick ticket booths that serve as enduring markers to NFL history. For more than a century, those structures have stood ...