Author: Nick Green

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Davenport’s Main Street Library will close for a $1.6 million renovation from Dec. 28 into March 2021. Built in 1968, the Main Library needs an update to meet the research and media needs of today’s patrons, library director Amy Groskopf previously said. FRIENDS of the Davenport Public Library raised a little more than $830,000 through private donations and a 2½-year capital campaign for the project, which includes: creation of individual study rooms, a new first-floor public meeting room, a more defined children’s area, a new teen space, improved public computer area and a new flex space that…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – The trial for the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been delayed again because of COVID-19. Christian Bahena Rivera is accused of stabbing Tibbetts to death in June 2018. The trial date has been rescheduled to May 17 in Davenport, with a pretrial conference set for April 15. This is the third time the trial has been delayed. Originally set for Feb. 4, the trial was rescheduled in April to Sept. 29 after Bahena Rivera’s lawyers appealed regarding an evidence-suppression motion, claiming Rivera was given an incomplete reading of his Miranda rights.

DAVENPORT, IOWA – With the increase of waste during the holiday season, the Scott County Waste Commission wants to make sure you’re recycling right by knowing what can and cannot be recycled. Holiday related items, along with everyday items, that can be recycled by Scott County residents through either the curbside or drop-off recycling programs include: boxes wrapping paper tubes gift/shopping bags made of paper tissue paper greeting cards and envelopes photo cards aluminum pie plates clean foil cookie/popcorn tins newspapers advertisements magazines and catalogs plastic bottles and jugs glass bottles and jars aluminum and steel cans Any item that…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Shy of two years after Canadian Pacific Railroad raised its tracks as much as 3 feet in some areas of downtown Davenport due to record, prolonged flooding, work is wrapping up to restore access to the riverfront. “We wanted to assure that the riverfront was as accessible, if not more so, than before,” said Steve Ahrens, executive director of the Riverfront Improvement Commission. “In the end … residents and visitors will see in many cases these crossings … provide an improvement, albeit different, to Davenport’s riverfront.” As the Mississippi River was on a swift rise in the spring…

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Moline man was injured in a shooting in Davenport Sunday night. The Davenport Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 1500 block of Mound Street Dec. 20, 2020 just after 7 p.m., according to a statement from the department. Shots were fired from one vehicle into another vehicle, the statement said. A 29-year-old man was a passenger in the vehicle being shot at and suffered “serious, possible life-threatening injuries.” Officers are investigating the incident. Those with information about this incident are asked to call the Davenport Police Department at 563-326-6125 or submit a tip…

DAVENPORT, Iowa — After 153 years, Davenport’s historic St. Mary’s Catholic Church will take on a new purpose, after the campus was purchased by the local nonprofit Humility Homes & Services. The church celebrated its final mass earlier this October, before its merger with St. Anthony’s in Davenport, citing dwindling finances, parish numbers, and available priests. “We were sad to see it close, but then also excited about what this means for us too,” said Ashley Velez, Executive Director of Humility Homes. The nonprofit works to end homelessness in the Quad Cities by providing supportive services and creating affordable housing,…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A cooking fire was the apparent cause of an apartment fire Friday in the 2300 block of Emerald Drive, Davenport. The fire began shortly after 1:30 a.m., a news release says. When crews arrived, they saw smoke in the northwest corner of a three-story apartment complex. Crews entered the apartment and quickly extinguished the fire. Firefighters evacuated the uppers floors of the complex because of light smoke. The occupant, who was displaced, was checked by Medic responders and refused further medical attention. All other occupants were able to return to their apartments. No injuries were reported.

DAVENPORT, IOWA – One man was injured after being shot in the area of 1500 block of Mound Street in Davenport. Police say the 29-year-old from Moline was a passenger in a vehicle being shot at by people in another vehicle. He was “a walk-in patient” at Genesis Medical Center, but “is being treated for serious and possible life-threatening injuries,” according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call the Davenport Police Department at 563-326-6125 or submit a tip online at qccrimestoppers.com.