Author: Nick Green

Davenport, IOWA – The city will receive a $9.9 million grant to build a flood wall and pumping system to protect the regional wastewater treatment facility near Credit Island from river and flash flooding. The project will be matched with $2.5 million in local funds. Officials say the project is expected to retain more than 9,000 jobs. The Water Pollution Control Plant is one of the largest Wastewater Treatment plants in the State of Iowa, serving the cities of Davenport, Bettendorf, Panorama Park and Riverdale. The project was identified as a critical priority after the record 2019 flood. This story…

Davenport, IOWA – According to the court documents, his name is Todd Ricky Jenkins and prosecutors say he has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2019 shooting death of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend. The 26-year-old defendant drove from Davenport to Cedar Rapids on Oct. 30, 2019, to confront his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, Reginald Ward. Prosecutors say the victim and the defendant began arguing outside a convenience story near the girlfriend’s apartment. The defendant told authorities that he shot Ward in self-defense. The defendant then fled the scene of the shooting and remained on the run for five months before being arrested at a hotel…

IOWA – According to the statement, the University of Iowa’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter is hosting the event. Officials say that the event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge. Ladies and gentlemen, it will be free and open to the public. Officials say that this event is part of the Young America’s Foundation’s campus lecture series that will also take him to Texas A&M University and several other unannounced campuses. Information about tickets is expected to be released in the coming days.

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, this unfortunate incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. early Friday morning. It happened near the intersection of South Lincoln and Redwood. Davenport Fire Department crews responded to a report of a structure fire. No other information is available at this moment. This incident is under investigation. This is a developing story and it will be updated as new information become available. 

According to the police officials, mother and father of 4-month-old baby are behind bars after authorities say the father brutally murdered child while the mother made no effort to intervene and protect the child from repeated and consistent abuse in their home. The 20-year-old father is facing charges of first-degree murder, child abuse or neglect resulting in substantial bodily harm, and allowing child abuse resulting in substantial bodily harm in connection with the death of his infant son Levi.  The 20-year-old mother was charged with two counts of allowing child abuse resulting in substantial bodily harm. According to the report, the couple from Nevada,…

The body of a 57-year-old man was found on a private beach along Saginaw Bay last week, and inside his wallet was a winning lottery ticket worth $45,000. The victim attempted to cash it, but was unable to because he needed a new social security card for identification purposes. The owner of the Blue Water Inn said the victim, Gregory Jarvis, was at the bar on September 13th and playing the Club Keno add-on game, The Jack when he won the jackpot. The 57-year-old man returned a few days later and bought everyone drinks, but at that point he still hadn’t cashed…

Davenport, IA – According to the Davenport Police Department, his name is Darron Mayo and he faces charges of controlled-substance violation, failure to affix a drug stamp and control of a firearm by a felon. Law enforcement authorities served a search warrant in an apartment on the 3500 block of Heatherton Drive right after 5 a.m. Wednesday. During the investigation, officers found: crack cocaine, marijuana, Xanax, cash and a handgun. Authorities say the 24-year-old man had an outstanding warrant out of Rock Island County for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Mayo was arrested and booked in the Scott County Jail. This is…

Iowa City, IOWA – According to the city officials, the order applies to all people above the age of 2 in public places, such as stores, restaurants, bars, school buildings, government buildings, churches, and movie theaters. The city officials also say that people should wear masks outdoors when unable to socially distance at least six feet apart. Ladies and gentlemen, masks will not be required for people who have limited ability to breathe or on a ventilator, who are incapacitated or unable to remove a mask without help, who have been told by a medical, legal, or behavioral health professional…