Category Archives: World
Wade’s cousin’s death part of uptick in Chicago gun violence
CHICAGO (AP) — The fatal shooting of NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin in Chicago is part of a sharp uptick in gun violence in the nation’s third-largest city this year. Among the other innocent people caught in crossfire have been young children playing outside and a father paying bills at his kitchen table. Read more » »
Man accused of shooting wall to end qarrel
A Davenport man is accused of firing a pistol in his apartment to get quarreling people to leave.Phillip Ray Byers Jr., 27, of 1000 Blythwood Place, is charged with felony intimidation with a dangerous weapon and reckless use of firearm, a misdemeanor, according to Davenport police and Scott County Jail records.Mr. Read more » »
Train crashes into ATV with stuck tire, killing passenger
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi authorities say a train hit an all-terrain vehicle as the driver attempted to wrest a stuck tire from the tracks, killing a female passenger. Read more » »
Rauner vetoes bills aimed to help state’s most vulnerable
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed measures that would increase wages for workers who care for those with developmental disabilities and expand a child care program for low-income families.The Republican governor said there isn’t enough money to support the proposals. Read more » »
Celebrity birthdays, Aug. 30, 2016
Actor Bill Daily is 89. Actress Elizabeth Ashley is 77. Actor Ben Jones is 75. Cartoonist R. Crumb is 73. Olympic gold medal skier Jean-Claude Killy is 73. Actress Peggy Lipton is 70. Comedian Lewis Black is 68. Actor Timothy Bottoms is 65. Actor David Paymer is 62. Jazz musician Gerald Albright is 59. Actor Michael Chiklis is 53. Read more » »
RI County Health Department reports increase in West Nile virus
Submitted press releaseAugust 29, 2016 — Recent testing of mosquito batches collected from traps in Moline and Rock Island have shown a significant increase in positive test results for West Nile virus. In addition, a dead blue jay recently collected in Rock Island also tested positive. Read more » »
Traffic deaths rose a whopping 7.2 percent in 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government officials say traffic fatalities rose 7.2 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year. That’s the largest single-year increase in a half century.The final tally of 35,092 deaths released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is 0.5 percent lower than the 7. Read more » »
Juvenile injured in Silvis Moonlight fight
SILVIS — A juvenile was injured in a fight during the Silvis Moonlight Parade Saturday.Silvis police were called around 8: 30 p.m. to the area of 8th Street and 1st Avenure were a group of juveniles were said to be fighting, Police Chief Mark VanKlaveren said Monday. Read more » »
RI main branch to be closed Sept. 3 due to Grand Prix
Submitted press releaseThe Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th St., will be closed Saturday, Sept. 3, due to the Rock Island Grand Prix cart races. The library’s 30/31 and Southwest Branches will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patrons may also take full advantage of digital services via the library’s online branch, rockislandlibrary. Read more » »
Pokemon, just go: France doesn’t want creatures in schools
PARIS (AP) — Attention, legendary Pokemon creatures: You may soon be expelled from the schools of France.The education minister, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, said Monday that the makers of the popular „Pokemon Go” smartphone game should stop beaming their most avidly hunted Pokemon figures into real-life schools. Read more » »
