Bricklayers construct the walls of the downtown events center along the 1900 block of State Street. In the background at left is the Isle of Capri hotel, which will connect to the events center via a skyway.
Bettendorf's George Dexter shoots a freethrow in the Bulldog's Monday night (2/11) win over the North Scott Lancers. Bettendorf, 14-2 in the MAC and rated 7th in the most recent 4A boys basketball poll, will face another top-10 team, Linn-Mar, Saturday at home. For additional photos, click on the "Read More" link below.
The steel geese scupltures at Middle Park Lagoon sport a white coat of snow after the storm Wednesday (2/7) which left the area with more than seven inches of snow and led to the cancellation of school classes and most other local events and activities.
A thick layer of snow covers tree limbs along Duck Creek Parkway, Bettendorf. More than six inches of new snow blanketed the city Friday (12/28). The wet snow was transformed into snow forts and snowmen by area children, off from school for the holidays.
Sunlight reflects off the ice-coated berries and limbs of a tree. Recent freezing rain left trees, utility lines and cars coated with ice causing power outages and slippery streets.
Icicles form on the face and arms of the "Skipper" bronze sculpture along the Leach Park riverfront. The ice coating on city streets and highways canceled most activities and area school students were given a one-day vacation.
A federal judge has ruled federal animal-welfare inspectors can no longer conduct “courtesy visits” at dog-breeding operations while allowing violations to go unreported.
Lee Enterprises, Inc. – owner of the QC Times, the Dispatch-Argus and some 70 other newspapers and online new sites nationally – lost $37.5 million during its 2025 fiscal year ended Sept. 29.
For the fourth quarter, the media company headquartered in Davenport lost $6.4 million.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking feedback on its 25-year wildlife action plan, which must be reviewed every 10 years per federal law.
The Region 7 administrator for the EPA sent out a news release recently (11/18) patting the back of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and "local businesses" for reducing SO2 (sulfur dioxide) pollution, enabling Muscatine to achieve compliance with national air quality standards.... more