Author: Nick Green

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Davenport police were in the area of LeClaire and 11th and 12th streets, where a multi-vehicle accident happened about 4 p.m. Saturday. Police talked with neighbors, one of whom was visibly upset. Three vehicles apparently sustained damage in the crash, where Local 4 News was the only station at the scene. A car parked on the street sustained major damage to its back portion. We do not know whether anyone was injured or ticketed.

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Each day from sun up to sundown, you’ll find mail carriers like Mark Johnson delivering truckloads of packages. Johnson has been delivering for almost 27 years. With so many people ordering presents online this year, he says he’s been extremely busy. “I’d say it’s almost triple the packages,” says Johnson. “Every time you go out and pull up, plenty of packages.” Johnson has been working from six o’clock in the morning to eight-thirty at night seven days a week during what the United States Postal Service says is “a historic record of mail and package volume this…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Police say a man has died after a crash involving a car and motorized bicycle in Davenport. At approximately 10:09 p.m. on Monday, Davenport police, Davenport Fire and Medic EMS responded to the 600 block of East 15th Street in reference to the head on crash. Preliminary information determined the car was traveling west bound on 15th Street when it was struck by a motorized bicycle traveling against traffic, the wrong way on the one way street. The bicyclist was identified as a 46-year-old man from Davenport. Police say he was transported to Genesis East Medical Center,…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Beverly Benmoussa, MSN, FNP-BC (Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner) of The Weekend Clinic in the Village of East Davenport joins PSL to inform viewers about the symptoms of COVID. The majority of the discussion parses out the differences between COVID, the Common Cold, Allergies, and Influenza. But there is some cross over which can be confusing. Watch the segment to learn true signs of COVID and actions to take if you suspect you have the virus. Benmoussa also talks briefly about the vaccine.

DAVENPORT – Evelyn Cook is an excellent quilter, but when it comes to conjuring up clever names for her creations, she usually defers to others. Not so, though, with her “50 Shades of Tickle Me Pink” quilt now on display at the Quad-City Botanical Center, Rock Island. The quilt consists of 25 blocks of different, primarily pink floral designs accented with green. Pink is Cook’s favorite color, so “tickle me pink” came to her easily, then she added “50 shades” for extra punch because she used at least that many different pink fabrics, all from her existing “stash.” While it is…

Iowa – Bank Iowa announced seven of its regional team members are set to retire at the end of this year. Together, the seven employees contributed a combined total of more than 200 years to serving the Essex, Shenandoah and Red Oak communities. This month, Bank Iowa is celebrating the accomplishments of the following individuals for their service to the bank: •Susan Blane, Shenandoah, Assistant Retail Banking Supervisor, 39 years served •Paulette Marsh, Shenandoah, Lead Teller, 45 years served •Diann Anderson, Shenandoah, Deposit Operations Representative, 30 years served

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Local 4 News is on the scene of a shots fired incident in Davenport, where at least 10 shell casings have been located by police. A report of gunfire first came in around 4:45 p.m. in the area of Farnam and East 10th streets. Local 4 News was the first media outlet to arrive on the scene. Upon arrival, our crew saw the area was blocked off to traffic all the way to Sylvan Avenue as police conducted an investigation. Local 4’s Ryan Risky went live via Facebook, where he reported at least a half-dozen squad cars were…

DAVENPORT, Iowa — For nearly six months, Randy Burke battled COVID-19, but the Iowa man has finally prevailed. “This is the greatest Christmas that we will ever have. That’s for sure,” Randy Burke told KWQC as friends and family streamed past his Davenport home in an emotional drive-by homecoming celebration. All told, Randy Burke spent 163 days in medical treatment after contracting the novel coronavirus, including 15 weeks in the intensive care unit, five weeks at a rehabilitation center and another four weeks at Genesis Medical Center West. His wife, Kathy Burke, told the TV station that his extended battle with severe COVID-19 began with body aches and fatigue and quickly…