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North Scott Junior High student charged with attempted murder will remain in custody
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LONDON (AP) — Scottish singer Tom Walker praised the piano skills of the Duchess of Cambridge after the pair recorded a Christmas tune that was shown during a carol concert.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is releasing her first children’s book, one rooted in the relationship between Prince Harry and their son, Archie.
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After serving 30 years as an eastern Iowa Republican in Congress, former U.S. Rep Jim Leach has switched his party registration to Democrat.
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Deere blames Trump's trade war for lower earnings, plans to scale back production 20% at major plants
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DAVENPORT — With his campaign gaining momentum, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg stopped in Davenport on Tuesday, his final stop on a four-day bus tour of eastern Iowa.
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Charly Erpelding gave her own eulogy at her Bettendorf High School graduation, though nobody knew it at the time.
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Quad-City Times editorial board's #iacaucus endorsements: @JohnKasich @BernieSanders
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NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk's-eye view of New York City on Thursday with a visit to the rebuilt World Trade Center's signature tower.
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Mayor Pete Buttigieg aims to build campaign momentum during Iowa visit
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Branden Colvin Sr.'s family was notified Saturday that his remains had been found at the building which collapsed a week ago.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son walked out of jail on Saturday and was greeted with dancing and firecrackers, over three weeks after his arrest during a drug raid on a cruise ship party in Mumbai,…
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NONFICTION: The harrowing true story of the first Jew to escape from Auschwitz, and his driving need to warn the world about the Holocaust. "The Escape Artist" by Jonathan Freedland;
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IOWA CITY — Ready when needed, Sydney Affolter is working to make a difference for the University of Iowa women’s basketball team.
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Staying green: Minnesota farmer has purchased 500 combines from Deere Harvester
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Keith Bonnstetter, a 20-year Bettendorf High School Spanish teacher known to thousands as an extraordinary snowflake paper-cutter, died Sunday morning after he went out for a run.
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Marquan Quinn wasn't sure what his plans were for Christmas. Celebrating the holiday really wasn't on his mind.
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In the span of 10 days Pleasant Valley High School's School Resource Officer Jamey Fah helped one student during a time of emotional turmoil and played a key role in preventing the suicide of another student.
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Matthew Bailey had one last chance to impress the Illinois coaching staff in January. He took it and has been a pleasant surprise in fall camp.
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“Steve loved reporting sports and he did it exceedingly well,’’ Dan Hayes said. “He was the most prolific journalist I’ve ever known. We’re all poorer with his passing.’’
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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic strained his left calf and has been ruled out for the rest of the regular-season finale against San Antonio. Doncic had turned to run to the defensive end when he pulled up after the first…
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Deuce Hogan has not attempted a pass or even participated in a practice yet for the Iowa football team, but the Hawkeyes' incoming freshman quarterback is already showing signs of leadership.
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Justice Jacobs lost everything she owns when The Davenport apartments partially collapsed Sunday. Now she's telling her story.
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At 6-foot-7, 245 pounds, Bernard Buhake has the look of a dominating edge rusher and has the statistics to back that up.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Miranda Lambert readily admits that she doesn't really like Christmas music at all.
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Bret Bielema has truly changed the entire outlook of Illinois football.
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Just when you worry that young people are lost, they show you the way.
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After dealing with injuries throughout this career, Iowa senior Cole Moeller returns to set a personal record.
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'His personality filled the room': PV community mourns loss of Will Kohn
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Chase Moseley insists the only number he concerns himself with is the one on the left side of the win-loss ledger for the Kirkwood Community College baseball team.
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TIPTON, Iowa — Merriam-Webster's top definition for the word versatile is, "embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills."
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The Davenport Community School District board voted Monday night to offer the permanent superintendent's position to its interim superintendent.
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Kurt Kreiter remembers it as though it happened yesterday.
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St. Ambrose University junior defensive lineman DJ Oshin is a mover and shaker on and off the football field. The returning All-Mid-States Football Association Midwest League honorable mention selection also
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Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley campaigns with Congresswoman Miller-Meeks at the Dahl Old Car Home in Davenport.
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'You won’t find one person in this community that thinks ill of the chief'
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In her 18 years, Charly Jane Erpelding likely touched more lives in a positive way than most people do in a lifetime.
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St. Ambrose senior career sacks leader Bernard Buhake is named as the Fighting Bees' first all-American in football since 2017.
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Paul Glynn begins a new chapter in his life today, but the Iowa wrestler from Bettendorf isn’t closing the book on a sport that has been his lifelong passion.
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The St. Ambrose football team is brimming with confidence, returning more than a dozen starters from last spring's 5-3 season.
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In the middle of a dominating defensive effort by the St. Ambrose football team in its most recent game, there was an inside linebacker wearing jersey number 33 making plays whenever the opportunity presented itself.
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Once America's 'most fiscally conservative governor' Bill Weld: Trump should be removed from office
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The North Scott keeper has made 54 saves through four games, including 12 and a game-deciding stop in a penalty kick win over Bettendorf last week.
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Grae Kessinger grew up around baseball, but lately every day has been a new adventure for the Astros’ second selection in last month’s baseball draft.
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Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden's presidential candidacy on Monday as he made a joint online appearance with the former vice president.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Friday disqualified a private judge being used by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in their divorce case, handing Jolie a major victory.
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Matt Coss says goodbye to the Quad-City Times after 11 years. He reflects back on the last decade.
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Strong roots and continued growth are helping Quad-City area athletes thrive on the unbeaten men’s basketball team at the University of Dubuque.
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Ripslinger beats the elite to cap stellar year
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"Joe has what it takes to win next November, and I hope folks will join me supporting Joe in this campaign," Matson said.
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WWE wrestler Seth Rollins to meet, greet fans at Utica Ridge Hy-Vee
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Deere aids hurricane recovery with $1M Habitat donation
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Among the top 10 Q-C sports stories of the year is Pleasant Valley winning state championships in three different sports for the first time -- boys soccer, baseball and volleyball.
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The Pleasant Valley keeper made four key saves and also stopped one penalty kick as the Spartans edged Waukee Northwest 1-0, 4-3 in penalty kicks, to successfully defend their state title.
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Lori Duncan is a highly-decorated softball player and coach and she brings her considerable talents to now lead the Augustana College program.
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Klobuchar brings her message back to Davenport
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Rick Larson is retiring after 46 years at Pleasant Valley Community School District, leaving with thousands of connections made.
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First-year St. Ambrose University head football coach Vince Fillipp is trying to get his players to forget about the past — or at least be able to put it in
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Sarah Fetter remembers being in Wharton Field House as a Moline Maroon volleyball standout. She remembers the practices, the time and effort to get better and the success she got out of it.
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St. Ambrose sophomore Tejan Jah, a men's soccer player from Moline, is the third profile in an eight-part series featuring Quad-City area college students' perspectives on the fall 2022 semester.
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Moline’s Jasper Ogburn committed to play football for Pittsburg State last week. Read why Ogburn wanted to join one of the best D-II football teams in the country.
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Luke Bohonek did not lead the Mississippi Athletic Conference in any statistical category this summer, but his all-around game sure was impressive.
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Clinton shortstop Max Holy and outfielder Joe Simpson combined for nine hits in Wednesday night's Mississippi Athletic Conference doubleheader as the River Kings swept Davenport North 12-2 and 8-4 at the Durgin Complex in Clinton.
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It took a long time for Will Carius to arrive at his first game as an NCAA Division I basketball player.
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For the second straight year, North Scott pitcher Maddy McDermott threw a complete game shutout to send the Lancers to state in Class 4A.
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CAMANCHE, Iowa — Listed at 5-foot-8 and weighing 170 pounds, Eric Kinkaid doesn't pop out as a feared linebacker.
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John Argo hit .429 and stole 20 bases this year to help Assumption reach the state title game, but now heads to Grand View to play football.
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If the rest of his collegiate career is as memorable as its beginning, Max Murphy has a lot to look forward to at Iowa.
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Pleasant Valley social studies teacher Sara Russell was named the Iowa Department of Education's 2022 Teacher of the Year at an assembly Friday at Pleasant Valley High School.
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Joe Biden's campaign said Thursday that vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for coronavirus.
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When 80 upperclassmen on the St. Ambrose football team report to campus Wednesday for the start of preseason work, things will be different.
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CAMANCHE, Iowa — Strange but true: Junior Mike Delzell was Camanche’s starting center last season and he’s now playing quarterback.
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Led by sophomore Vincenzo Gianforte, Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Bettendorf 27-0 on Friday night at TouVelle Stadium.
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Bettendorf High School students gathered outside the school's main entrance to show support of Iowa's LGBTQ+ students and youth in response to pending legislation, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Bettendorf.
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Quad Cities River Bandits lefthander Anthony Veneziano has never really considered himself a strikeout pitcher - until now. The QC Royals prospect leads all of High-A baseball in strikeouts.
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With his campaign gaining momentum, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg stopped in Davenport on Tuesday, his final stop on a four-day bus tour of eastern Iowa.
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PVHS launches fundraiser for Kohn family, cancer research on 'Will Wednesday'
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Illinois Pacesetter: Moline quarterback Alec Ponder is known for his arm talent, but his personality and willingness to win are huge reasons why Moline is 9-1. Read more about the Maroon QB here:
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Nearly five months after Marquan Quinn's mother died, track and field has allowed the North Scott senior to remain connected with her.
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The Pleasant Valley High School baseball team was named the Quad-City Times Salute to Sports boys team of the year Wednesday night.
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Pleasant Valley senior Ryan Saddler threw the shot put a career-best 54 feet, 8 inches Thursday to win the event at the state qualifier. The Spartans won six events and had seven second-place finishes.
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Less than a year after having open heart surgery, Landon Peterson is making an impact on Central DeWitt's defense and kicking game heading into the playoffs.
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Pleasant Valley's Reagan Pagniano made four big free throws in the final 30.9 seconds Friday night to help the Spartans win a Class 5A state championship.
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Bettendorf junior Caden Wilkins was voted as the boys' basketball player of the year by Mississippi Athletic Conference coaches.
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Students walk out, adults stumble
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Bob Reade, the man who put Geneseo High School football on the state map in Illinois and turned the Augustana College program into a national power, passed away over the weekend.
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ELDRIDGE — David Borchers had plenty of recruiting buzz during his junior football season.
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St. Ambrose University cross country coach Beth Jansen has sensed commitment from the men’s and women’s teams she coaches all summer and throughout the team’s first weeks of practice.
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For now and for the future, Yemi Ward needed what transpired on the field for the St. Ambrose football team last weekend.
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Sometimes, being in the right place at the right time can make all the difference in the world.
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