Author: Nick Green

Davenport, IA – According to the police officials, Mercer County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on Illinois 17 just west of Aledo. A police dog was used to sniff the vehicle, and the dog picked up a scent of methamphetamine. Her name is Rebecca M. Anders and she is charged in Mercer County Circuit Court with one count of possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony under Illinois law that carries a prison sentence of 2-5 years. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 30 in Mercer County Circuit Court.

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the Department of Public Health reported 6 more COVID-19 related deaths and 592 more cases of the virus in Iowa. The state is reporting a total of 344,909 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 5,672 people have died with the virus since the pandemic began. There are 44 COVID-19 patients in the ICU and 21 on ventilators. The state reported 3,237 individuals were tested for COVID-19. A total of 1,608,290 individuals have been tested in Iowa since the pandemic began.

Davenport, IA – According to the police report, this unfortunate incident occurred around 6:10 p.m. on Thursday night. It happened at the 3500 block of North Brady Street, near East 35th Street. Davenport police officers said that the driver lost control and hit a utility pole. According to the officials, the pole was split and will need to be replaced. This story will be updated when new information is available.

Davenport, IOWA – According to the court documents, a Lake County judge sentenced the 25-year-old Dontrall Jer’i Phillips of Davenport. The judge accepted the guilty plea to a murder charge under a plea agreement that calls for prosecutors to drop a robbery charge. Phillips was one of four people charged in the April 2015 shooting death of 21-year-old Donald Fuzzell of Calumet Park, Illinois, during a botched robbery in the parking lot of a Gary gas station.

About three months after the bodies of a mother and her 2-year-old son were found inside their New Hampshire condo, officials have now confirmed that they both died in a tragic murder-suicide. Reports indicate that the mother had locked her child up in a closet before committing suicide by shooting herself. Before she took her own life, Mercedes had put her son inside a bedroom closet and made sure he had no way of pushing his way out by stacking up furniture against the closet’s door. Mercedes then reportedly put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger, causing her own…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the state’s Workforce Development department reported the rate was down from a revised 3.7% rate for December. Compared to a 2.8% rate a year ago, before the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a severe economic slowdown. The state added 8,200 workers in January. There were 57,400 unemployed residents. The national unemployment rate for January was 6.3%.

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the state now has a total of 408,914 people that have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. A total of 1,105,700 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa. A total of 161 people in Iowa are in the hospital with the virus, with 26 people having been admitted in the last 24 hours. There are currently 42 patients in the ICU and 21 on ventilators. 1,221 individuals were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. A total of 1,597,535 individuals have been tested since the pandemic began.

Davenport, IA – Her name is Unique Thomas and she faces a felony charge of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and a misdemeanor charge of interference with official acts. This unfortunate incident happened at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at McDonald’s, 3102 W. Kimberly Road. Officers responded to a report of an incident in which a gun was shown. She pointed a handgun at a victim and threatened to kill him, saying it would be legal because she has a weapons permit. She was found later at a residence, and refused to leave there after more than two hours at the scene. She was…