In 1995 he joined the team at WQAD-TV in the Quad Cities where he was an anchor, reporter, and public affairs host. Jim has covered the Iowa Caucuses, the floods of 1993 and 2008, and the derecho ...

“Missouri had a total of 78,421 register to vote in just ONE WEEK. Out of that number, 23,253 were DEAD PEOPLE!,” a post on X with over 2.8 million views claims. But elections officials in all ...

ATLANTA — Young Thug will be released after pleading guilty to six of eight charges in the long-running RICO trial against him and the alleged YSL street gang, marking the end of his involvement ...

MOLINE, Ill. — The Quad Cities has a thriving community of talented musicians and bands. You can find live music almost any day of the week around the QC metro. Multiple venues across the Cities ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — In a striking shift within American politics, former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, now a Republican, joined forces with Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller ...

MOLINE, Ill. — It's Week 9 of high school football in the greater Quad Cities region and WQAD News 8 Sports is bringing you all the big moments from Friday night lights. Catch Matt, Kory ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — University of Iowa Healthcare is expanding its services in the Quad Cities. Its fourth AirCare base will be opening in Davenport this fall. AirCare is UI Healthcare's air EMS ...

CHICAGO — By early 2019, Mike McClain had been a fixture around the Statehouse in Springfield for the better part of 50 years, first as a Democratic lawmaker in the 1970s and then for decades as ...

FLORIDA, USA — Grammy award-winning rapper Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, was arrested in South Florida on a murder-for-hire charge Thursday by U.S. Marshals, jail records show ...

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LOS ANGELES — Even 8-year-old Charlie Freeman is excited about a Dodgers-Yankees World Series. “He's at Universal (Studios) right now with a couple of his buddies, but he goes, 'Daddy, I can ...

Linda A. Purple (Havelevitch), 64, of Portland, CT passed away on Tuesday October 22nd, from Alzheimer’s disease. Linda was born September 2, 1960 in Plainville, CT and was the daughter of the ...