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A good Tuesday to all. The rain is scheduled to wrap up this morning and then things will begin to dry out. That's good news to all those who haven't been able to get their yards mowed in recent days…

The possibility of closing a school and a recent audit that revealed disparities in special education numbers involving minority students continue to be hot-button issues Monday night for community members and the Davenport Community School Board

An Illinois-based medical marijuana business owner eager to enter Iowa’s market made it clear Monday he has accepted the state’s plans to move forward without him.

So far this year, NorthPark Mall has been hit especially hard, with the closure of two chain retail stores and the liquidation of Younkers stores nationwide. But when a door closes, opportunity knocks.

The U.S. Supreme Court may have struck down a law that made sports gambling illegal in most states Monday. But don’t expect either Iowa or Illinois to legalize sports gambling right away.

Russell Fisk, formerly of Coal Valley, was fatally shot Friday in Kansas City, Missouri.

Here' the afternoon forecast from the National Weather Service.

On this date in 1958 (May 14, 1958) the first McDonald's Restaurant in Davenport opened at 3303 N. Brady St.

The Bettendorf Park Band will present a series of free concerts this summer. Concerts, which include an ice cream social, begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bill Bowe Bandshell, Veterans Memorial Park, 1645 23rd St., Bettendorf.

The Buffalo Bill Museum will hold a picnic on the levee noon-3 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the LeClaire Pavilion on the south end of the levee near the museum.