Rock Island County News

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a cop, and make an arrest? Our own Marissa Pendergrass steps behind the thin blue line to give us a first hand look at local law enforcement.

The Rockridge FFA chapter in Rock Island County, Illinois placed second in the state and earned $2,000 in the annual FFA Challenge.

The future is up in the air for two Rock Island County buildings in need of repair.

When some of the world's most powerful minds meet in Chicago this weekend, a part of the Quad Cities will be there.

The United States Postal Service held a bio-terrorism drill Thursday afternoon at its facility behind the Quad City International Airport.

The Rock Island County Coroner has given the cause of death for the young man who fell in the Mississippi off the Sylvan Slough last week.

Nearly all the 2012 corn crop is planted in Illinois after an early start. Iowa only has aA third of its fields to go.

According to a new study by the Partnership at Drugfree.org, one in 10 teens is smoking marijuana 20 or more times a month.

It took a Rock Island County jury about two hours to reach a guilty verdict in the case of former Cordova police officer Ray Goossens, convicting him on one count of felony intimidation Wednesday.

A candidate for state's attorney in Illinois does not have to live in Illinois. But an attempt to change that has fallen victim to political numbers.