Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

March 29 marks the anniversary of the last American troops leaving Vietnam, and many veterans waited years to be truly welcomed home after serving their country. Our Quad Cities News reporter ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Ashley Harris won the race for Rock Island mayor, according to unofficial results. Harris leads with all precincts reporting with 2,811 votes, about 51% of the vote ...

See what’s changed. Rock Island Australia swung back into action last Saturday following changes in ownership and management, renovations and upgrades to the kitchen and bar area, the ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - The Rock Island Arsenal will have its annual severe weather drill on Tuesday. Officials said at 10 a.m. the drill will begin to familiarize Arsenal workers with storm ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — As anticipation for the completion of the Rock Island Bridge project grows, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, is adding to the landscape of ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Local veterans and other military personnel of both past and present gathered at Rock Island National Cemetery Saturday, March 29, to recognize the end of the Vietnam War, which ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Another delay in an opening date for the Rock Island Bridge. The bridge that would serve as an entertainment district, connecting Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City ...

Firefighters were on the scene quickly, they said. Rock Island Deputy Fire Chief Greg Marty said the fire was reported at 3:27 p.m. Fire Marshal Jon Briggs geared up to go inside the two-story ...

Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged discrimination. According to the New York State Division of Human Rights ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Long Island fire departments accused of displaying Confederate flags and enforcing discriminatory membership policies agreed to settlements with the New York State ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — More than 100 environmental advocates attended a public hearing urging Rock Island not to expand a tax-increment finance (TIF) district to include a wetland area. The hearing ...