Author: Nick Green

Cedar Rapids, IOWA – According to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, this unfortunate incident occurred around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. It happened in the 300 block of 30th St SE. Cedar Rapids Fire Department crews responded to a report of a residential house fire. The responding crews discovered that the single occupant of the home at the time had safely escaped. The fire was coming primarily from the basement, so the responding crews used attack lines with water supplied by nearby hydrants to extinguish the flames. Heavy smoke was present in all areas, including the second story where two cats were discovered…

The high school coach claims she was fired after she reportedly sent an email to the school district administrators about gender bullying and harassment of students in high school athletics. The volleyball coach, who also taught physical education, claims she was fired for speaking up about coaches harassing female students. Now, she has filed a lawsuit against the school district and is asking to be reinstated. Stacy Fulgenzi, Robertson High School head volleyball coach, told KRQE News that in April 2019, she was approached by the female athletes on the tennis team who told her they were being verbally harassed and treated…

Muscatine County, IOWA – According to the Iowa State Patrol, this unfortunate accident occurred right after 5 p.m. Friday afternoon. It happened at U.S. 6 and Bancroft Avenue. Iowa State Patrol troopers and Muscatine County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a crash. The responding officers discovered that two vehicles crashed at the location. One person suffered serious injuries and two others suffered minor injuries, ISP officials said. All three victims were taken to a hospital for treatment. Their identities have not yet been released. This incident remains under investigation. This is a developing story and it will be updated…

Davenport, IOWA – According to the Davenport Police Department, the shooting occurred right after 2 a.m. early Sunday morning. It happened at Déjà Vu located at 5220 Grand Ave. Davenport Police Department officers responded in reference to the report of a possible gunshot victim. The responding officers found one adult male victim. Police said the 33-year-old victim suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital for treatment. The unidentified individual was later transferred to University of Iowa Hospitals. No other injuries or damage was reported, police said. This incident remains under investigation. This is a developing story and it…

Muscatine, IOWA – According to the city officials, the full closure will last approximately six weeks depending on the weather. Officials have announced that limited access will be permitted on Lucas Street from Main Street on the east side of the intersection and from Busch Street on the west side. According to the statement, limited access will also be permitted on West 8th Street from Broadway to the Lucas Street intersection and from Main Street to the Lucas Street intersection. The Whicher intersection will remain open, officials said.  General contractor, Haggerty Earthworks, plans to close Climer Street from West 8th…

Mother says that COVID-19 completely destroyed both of her daughter’s kidneys. She is now preparing to donate one of her own organs so she could give her young daughter another chance at life. The 9-year-old girl was rushed to the children’s hospital by ambulance on the same day she tested positive for COVID-19. The mother said that her daughter’s kidneys failed two days later. She believes that COVID-19 destroyed both of her daughter’s kidneys and made the severeness of her condition escalate. The unfortunate mother, Amanda Conway, says that her daughter, Beth, lives with a condition called C3. According to the health officials,…

The two men, who are also brothers, were doing their job – delivering beer to gas stations. And all of a sudden, a mother nearly threw her toddler in front of their truck, they said. Thankfully, they reacted quick enough to stop their truck and then got out and intervened. “Thank god that it was a happy ending instead of a sad ending you know,” Lavell Penson, the driver of the truck said. Lavell and his brother Anthony Brown were driving in their delivery truck Thursday in Ohio when they came across a mother and her young son in the middle…

Davenport, IOWA – Davenport Fire Department officials said this incident occurred right after 8 p.m. Thursday night.  It happened on W. 17th Street. Davenport Fire Department crews responded to a report of a structure fire. DFD officials said that 5 fire apparatus and one command vehicle responded to the scene. Scott Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls advising of a house that had an abundance of smoke coming from the attic, one of the calls were noted to be from the affected resident as well. When the responding crews arrived on scene, they saw heavy smoke coming from the attic…