Bettendorf News

SHiIIP volunteer Darrell Lietz councils Pat Sterk about Medicare Part D at the Bettendorf Public Library.

Children who are battling cancer need friends. Girls from Bettendorf-based Girl Scout Troop 8797 are asking Quad-Citians to donate new Webkinz toys for pediatric cancer patients at University Hospitals in Iowa ...

It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that the cost of living in the Quad-Cities is lower than in the Chicago area, but it's also as low or lower than several neighboring communities such as Peoria, Ill., ...

It's expected to bring millions to the Quad Cities. And the new Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center is entering it's final phase of construction.

BARRY O'Brien says, "I think we've made a lot of survivors." Barry, Bettendorf, has been a driver for 17 years for Road to Recovery, the wheels of hope for those going through cancer treatment.

Vice President and General Manager Nancy Donovan of the Isle in Bettendorf, Iowa, gives a tour and update on construction at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center on Thursday, Nov.

Sylvia Branzei thanks Bart Simpson for her success. "He helped me break into the world so it's OK to belch or whatever," Branzei, the author of "Grossology," said this week from her home in Oregon.

THIS is a quick way to get depressed over your breakfast. We took a 1940 grocery ad and, item by item, compared those prices with what the same things would cost in 2008.

Bettendorf is embarking on an ambitious plan to replace its major arterial streets, many of which are a half-century old.

Nobody likes feeling played. No matter how many ways they explain it, the reason du jour for pulling the plug on Moline's downtown Carnegie library always sounds like an excuse.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9128 in Bettendorf will celebrate its reopening today after coming off a 30-day suspension of the chapter, including its bar.

A former Scott County judge has pleaded guilty to federal charges of bank fraud, forgery and two counts of aggravated identity theft.

It's a big party atmosphere at Jersey Grille in Davenport, where Scott County Democrats gathered tonight.

Voters in Iowa's 1st District are choosing between Democrat incumbent Rep. Bruce Braley of Waterloo and Republican state Sen.

Bettendorf Thomas Jefferson School teachers, left to right, Robin Olson, Lisa Webb, Mary Anne Kessler, and Sarah Hampton portray political characters during an assembly at the school.

A former Scott County judge facing federal fraud charges plans to change his plea during a hearing this week.

They waited, quietly. There was awe in the air, and then applause. "There he is," said Tara Barney, with eyes aglow when Tom Brokaw gave her a quick wink.

A Davenport man is guilty of hitting a girl and a man with his car after leaving a gathering in Bettendorf, a Scott County judge ruled Wednesday.

If you are looking for work, we know where you can find it, but you must be willing to put your life on the line to protect others.

A group that opposes the statewide public smoking ban has launched a Web site that lists the names of state lawmakers the group says voted in favor of the ban in the hope Iowans won't re-elect those legislators ...