Author: Nick Green

Iowa – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is trying to calm fears over a reduction in the first round of COVID-19 vaccine allocated to the state. Last week, the federal government notified several states, including Iowa, that vaccine allocations would be reduced by 30% from the original projections. Despite widespread concern that Iowa would not meet immediate needs for health care workers, Reynolds says the state attempted to find a way to vaccinate priority groups. The governor says Iowa Department of Public Health officials were in close contact with the feds to determine how the state’s allocations would change, and the…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – After police found meth, heroin and cocaine in her car, a Davenport woman was in custody Wednesday to face felony charges. Chelsey Lira, 30, was in Scott County Jail to face felony charges that include control of a firearm by a domestic-abuse offender, failure to have a drug-tax stamp, four counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of unlawful possession of a prescription drug and possession with intent to deliver. The Davenport Police Department’s Narcotics Unit conducted a drug investigation Tuesday involving Lira, and made contact with her in the 1400 block of West Locust…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – The Salvation Army QCA is reporting the donations its received so far in its 2020 red kettle campaign. The Moline kettle has raised $49,228 of its $145,000 goal, and the Davenport kettle has brought in $77,771 of its $171,000 goal. These numbers make for a total of $126,999, which is right around 40% of the total donation goal of $316,000 between the two locations. These amount are combined figures from in-person and online donations.

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Davenport woman was arrested Monday and charged with multiple acts of child endangerment after investigators determined her 2-year-old child suffered a perforated bowel and several rib fractures earlier this year. Taylor Rae Moss, 25, was booked into the Scott County Jail on a count of child endangerment-multiple acts. The Class B felony is punishable by up to 25 years in prison. Bond was set Monday morning at $50,000, and Moss is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Dec. 17. The case unfolded July 12 after the Davenport Police Department started an investigation involving an unresponsive 2-year-old child…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – More than one third of registered voters have already voted, by mail or early, in the 2020 General Election. According to information from the Iowa Secretary of State’s office, over 685,000 ballots have already been returned to county auditors in the state. In Illinois, records are being broke as well with over 2.6 million ballots returned. “That’s almost evenly split between 1.3 million votes cast by mail and 1.3 million cast at early voting locations,” Matt Dietrich, Public Information Officer for the Illinois State Board of Elections, said. In 2016, official numbers in the state of Illinois…

Iowa – Just because the weather is getting colder doesn’t mean you have to be stuck indoors! The Hawkeye State’s largest park offers a stunning scenic winter hike in Iowa. Visit Lake Macbride to enjoy some peace, quiet and brisk fresh air. We’re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life. While we continue to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, please take proper precautions or add them to your bucket list to see at a later date. If you know of a local business that could use some extra support during these times, please nominate…

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Davenport man is facing charges for a shooting at Kimberly Mart last week. Carlos Maxfield, 25, allegedly shot two bullets out of a car parked at Kimberly Mart, 1714 East Kimberly Road, just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, according to a Davenport Police Department affidavit. Gunfire hit a victim’s driver’s door and rear driver’s door, the affidavit said. Maxfield is being held without bond and is facing assault with a deadly weapon charges, control of a firearm by a domestic abuse offender, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and escape/absence of custody.

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Now that winter has started, additional beds are available for the homeless in the Quad Cities. Each year about December first, local agencies expect more people to need a warm place to sleep. Christie Adamson, Assistant Director of Humility Homes and Services, says in past winters they’ve hosted an additional 60 to 70 people per night, in addition to the regular residents of the shelter. But with the pandemic, they’re expecting as many as 100 more people each night. “So for a lot of people that maybe have lower incomes, lower wage jobs, that were eliminated  because…