Bettendorf High School's Student Council dreamed up a new assignment for it's student members - reach out to help various Quad City community organizations.
Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley players watch as the final shot of Friday night's game arcs toward the basket. The last second shot by the Spartans was off the mark and Bettendorf escaped with a 25-23 win. See story below for details.
Tough defense and patience offense enabled the Bettendorf boys basketball team to upset sixth ranked Pleasant Valley 25-23 in MAC action Friday night (Feb. 2).
The Bettendorf wrestlers have been struggling this year with only three seniors returning from last season. Their record is 7-5 in the Mississippi Athletic Conference.
With new coach Dave Terronez and the long-time assistant coach Gary Hirsch, the Bettendorf High School Girl's Basketball team has been competing with renewed spirit this season.
A West Des Moines woman from Venezuela is asking a federal judge to intervene and prevent the Trump administration from blocking her path to citizenship.
The attorney for an immigration detainee held in the Polk County Jail says federal officials maliciously staged a “sham” court hearing orchestrated to keep his client behind bars.... more
A report from the environmental group Food & Water Watch found that the majority of counties that are in the top 20% for glyphosate application have non-Hodgkin lymphoma rates above... more
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