Author: Nick Green

 DAVENPORT, IOWA – The Davenport Fire Department has released more information about the fire at the Simply Amish furniture store. According to the fire department, when crews first arrived they found heavy fire conditions from the loading dock area and heavy smoke from the roof. An additional truck company was called in when they realized the size of the fire. Fire fighters first attacked the fire from the outside of the building and cut holes in the roof for ventilation. Once the fire was reduced, they were able to enter the building to fully extinguish the fire. There was significant…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Genesis Health System has administered the first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to its frontline workers. This marks the first coronavirus vaccination given in the Quad Cities. A doctor and a registered nurse were the first to receive it Tuesday morning at Genesis Convenient Care in Davenport. “This gives us new hope as we administer the vaccine because it’s the vaccine that’s gonna help us reach herd immunity,” said Doug Cropper, the CEO of Genesis Health System. For 10 months and counting, health care workers have dealt with the tragic impacts of the coronavirus. For some, a…

DAVENPORT – The work of a Davenport-based graphic novelist has received national attention. For the second year in a row, Jason Platt has made the Texas Library Association’s 2021 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List. Platt’s second graphic novel follows the same middle school-aged protagonist from his first. He says the plot of “Middle School Misadventures – Operation: Hat Heist!” was inspired by both his son’s and his own middle school firsts. “I remember when I was in junior high, something got stolen from me, and I just remember that feeling of… ‘Why would someone steal something from me?’, that…

Iowa – The No. 4 ranked Iowa basketball team moved to 7-1 on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena after a convincing 70-55 win over the Purdue Boilermakers (6-3). After suffering their first loss of the season this past weekend, the Hawkeyes came to play. Points were hard to come by, but Fran McCaffery’s team was able to piece together their best defensive performance of the season in what amounted to just 55 points for the Boilermakers. Here are the biggest takeaways and observations from Iowa’s first Big Ten win: The Hawkeyes had their best defensive performance of the season, hands down.…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A man suspected to be involved in a shooting at a Quad City Convenient store is behind bars. Davenport Police arrested Caleb Heath, 22, of Davenport Friday evening. Heath is accused of taking part in a shooting outside of QC Mart back in October Officials said Health allegedly fired multiple shots at a Chevrolet Trailblazer and a person standing near the vehicle. He’s charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon and reckless use of a firearm with intent to injure. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 29th.

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Davenport clothing store partnered with local businesses to make sure kids had a Christmas to remember. D Jay’s Fashion hosted a drive-by toy give-away yesterday. They gave away over 1,000 toys to kids for christmas. Cars wrapped around the blocks of 3rd and 4th streets in Davenport waiting for gifts. Store owner Devin Jackson said it’s their way of helping out the community during a hard time. “[There’s] a lot of people that are going without right now. Some are struggling with not having a job, or the wages to even supply Christmas for their kids,”…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – The Davenport apartment complex was cleared of bed bugs, but the damage was done. When Bob Ross lost his bed, couch and recliner to the insect outbreak, his apartment floor was all that was left at bedtime. The 70-year-old, who served two tours in Vietnam, earned a Purple Heart and is on medical disability, was living in a furniture-bare apartment. “But I wake up in the morning, and I’m happy with that,” Ross said. “When I’m still able to wake up in the morning, I can’t complain.” His senior advocate at CASI, Center for Active Seniors Inc.,…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Quad-Cities health officials reported two more deaths Wednesday from COVID-19-related causes — one each in Rock Island and Scott counties. The days leading up to Christmas have not been kind for those sickened by the virus. Since Friday, Dec. 18, the Quad-Cities has lost 32 people to COVID-19 — 18 in Rock Island County and 14 in Scott County. The month of December has been cruel, too. Since Dec. 1, a combined 146 deaths in Rock Island and Scott counties are linked to the virus. That’s an average of 6.6 people per day through the first 22…