Author: Nick Green

Muscatine, IOWA – According to the city officials, the Tee-Ball program is designed to teach the fundamentals of baseball and softball through coached practices and non-competitive games that are incorporated into the program. Players all hit from an adjustable batting tee.  Ladies and gentlemen, the 2022 Tee-Ball program will be held at Kent Stein Park this summer. Participants must be age five or six during the 2022 calendar year. All participants will receive a Tee-Ball t-shirt with practices and games conducted at Kent Stein Park. Registration is available online through the City of Muscatine website, in person at the Parks…

Davenport, IOWA – According to the state officials, the Glenwood Resource Center reportedly provides residential care and other services for Iowans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.   Officials said that over the next 2 years, the the Glenwood Resource Center will continue to provide care for its residents while working with their guardians and families to transition them to community placements or the Woodward Resource Center. Existing staff members will be critical in supporting a smooth transition for residents and, as such, will be offered retention incentives to continue working at GRC during this time. The state will also assist staff in…

Public school teacher lost his job after he reportedly wrote message encouraging LGBTQ students on his classroom board. Per reports, the message read “You are free to be yourself with me.” The educator, who was a music teacher at the intermediate school, posted a photo of the message on his Facebook page. His message included a rainbow flag, a transgender flag and rainbow colors. Many parents believe the educator’s message was inappropriate. The music teacher resigned from the school on his own recognizance. The superintendent said the main issue stemmed from a conversation that took place during class. The reacher from Kentucky,…

The 41-year-old mother strangled her 8-year-old son to death with her bare hands and then tried to drown her 11-year-old son in a bathtub because she thought that the Russian government was going to take her children and abuse them. After she killed her younger son and tried to drown his older brother, the mother tried to take her own life by stabbing herself in the chest. The mom told prosecutors that she killed her child because she thought her children would be taken away and abused by Vladimir Putin’s regime. The 41-year-old mother from Wisconsin, Natalia Hitchcock, made her initial…

Davenport, IOWA – Davenport Police Department officials said the shots fired incident occurred around 8:41 p.m. Monday night.  It happened on Bridge Avenue. Davenport Police Department officers responded to a shots-fired call. When the officers arrived on scene, they discovered that several vehicles were struck by gunfire. No one was injured in this incident, officials said. No suspects have been arrested. No other information is available at the moment. This incident remains under investigation. This is a developing story and it will be updated as new information become available. 

Bettendorf, IOWA – According to the city officials, the free weeks are offered for 2 weeks in the spring from April 4-15, 2022, and 6 weeks in the fall from October 24-December 2, 2022. Yard waste must still be placed for collection at your pickup point on your normal pickup date in a Kraft two-ply bag. All material must be set out by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day. Yard waste must be placed in two-ply Kraft type paper bag with a yard waste sticker and not weigh more than fifty (50) pounds when placed for collection. No loose…

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…