Author: Nick Green

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Multiple squad cars were in the area of the 2000 block of Gaines Street, Davenport, after a report of shots fired about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Several squad cars arrived at the scene and watched or blocked off locations in the surrounding area. Local 4 News journalists, representing the only station at the scene, were asked to stay a safe distance from the home where the police presence was focused. Police used a megaphone at one point. About 12:30 a.m. Monday, officers left the scene, and said no one was injured during the incident. No shell casings were found…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A COVID-19 vaccine could be available in both the Illinois and Iowa Quad Cities as early as a week, according to QCA health officials. “We are asked to prepare for a possible vaccine to come to us within the next week, week and a half,” Nita Ludwig, Public Health Administrator for the Rock Island County Health Dept. said in Tuesday’s QC COVID-19 Coalition update. “The state of Iowa has been told to expect its first allocation on or about the 13th and the counties will be receiving it after that date,” Ed Rivers, Director of Scoot County…

DAVENPORT – There is no shortage of firepower in the gym for Davenport Assumption High School’s boys basketball team this winter. It has a long and athletic combo guard headed to play basketball in the Big 12 Conference next fall. It has a 6-foot-7 and 260-pound nimble post who has attracted nearly 40 Division I football offers. It has athleticism and multiple shooters on the perimeter. It has depth off the bench. “This is the most talented team I’ve had here, but time will tell if this will be the best team we’ve had,” said coach Matt Fitzpatrick, entering his…

Iowa – Overall deaths in Iowa are on pace to increase this year by more than 10% over the previous year, an indicator of COVID-19’s deadly impact. And at the worst moment of the virus’ recent surge here, deaths during Thanksgiving week in Iowa spiked by nearly 62% over the same week a year ago, federal data shows. The first deaths of the global COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa were recorded in March. Over the roughly 10 months since, nearly 3,700 Iowans have died of COVID-19 or virus-related causes. Public health and infectious disease experts use excess deaths — the number…

DAVENPORT, IOWA — Gunfire rang out near LeClaire Heights Park damaging parked cars and a home northeast of downtown Davenport. The gunshots happened at about 7:15 p.m. Sunday, December 13, about a block away from the park. A witness tells News 8 his car was damaged by the bullets. “We were just about to eat dinner and then all of a sudden I hear pop pop pop pop pop pop pop,” recalled James Champion, “and everybody like, my neighbor, she threw her and her kid to the floor and she’s like ‘get down get down’ and I’m like, that’s fireworks. She’s…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Temple Emanuel in Davenport was vandalized on the day of Hanukkah. Vandals spray painted the Bible verse, John 8:44 near one of the entrances. This isn’t the first time the temple has been vandalized, but this time it was more concerning to the congregation because of the location of it.

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The FBI is pleading with the public for any information on a missing Iowa girl on what is her 11th birthday. The FBI field office in Omaha, Nebraska, posted a plea on its Twitter page Friday asking for any information of Breasia Terrell, who has been missing since July 9. Authorities say she was last seen at a Davenport apartment complex with her half-brother and his 47-year-old father. Police have not made any arrests in the girl’s disappearance but have labeled the father of Breasia’s half-brother a person of interest.

DAVENPORT, IOWA – More Hy-Vee stores in and around the Quad Cities are now able to offer COVID-19 testing to customers who want one and at no charge. On Friday, December 4, Hy-Vee announced that it is offering free, contactless COVID-19 lab testing outside of more select Hy-Vee pharmacy locations using a drive-thru testing process, This free COVID-19 testing is in partnership with eTrueNorth. Back in August, officials from Hy-Vee announced that it was offering free COVID-19 testing at 11 select Hy-Vee pharmacy locations. At that time, the only Hy-Vee pharmacy in the Quad Cities offering that service was at the Utica Ridge…