Authorities allege a man wanted on several warrants escaped Rock Island police officers on Thursday by jumping into the Rock River and swimming away.

Authorities allege a man wanted on several warrants escaped Rock Island police officers on Thursday by jumping into the Rock River and swimming away. The incident caused police officers and ...

On Monday, July 28, Rock Island’s City Council faces a critical decision to designate over 500 acres of wetland in Rock Island as a land and water reserve through partnership ...

To help combat a dwindling fish population in the Aegean Sea, one Greek community is proposing a dramatic ban that could reshape the region's fishing industry. As Oceanographic reported, the Greek ...

ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. — Rock Island County is preparing to replace carbon‑copy traffic tickets with a digital e‑citation system, something Illinois has allowed since 2010, but the county ...

The Community Caring Conference (CCC) and The Rock Island Police Department invite Rock Island neighborhoods, businesses and organizations to join communities nationwide in hosting National Night ...

Tonight, the MIMX (Mercer Island Music eXperience) co-founder will hit the big stage and rip into a slew of rock, blues and funk covers at a Mostly Music in the Park concert from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at ...

Instead of staff hauling stacks of papers to the courthouse every few days, data will be uploaded daily, cutting down on typos and paperwork.

A 220-million-year-old sea dragon has been hiding in plain sight inside a Japanese museum rock for decades.

Historic Rock Island Swing Bridge gets new life thanks to light installation An historic rail bridge built in the late 1890s is getting new life in one Minnesota community.

A 32-year-old man was shot in the leg late Tuesday night in Rock Island. Police say no witnesses have come forward. Investigators are working to ID a suspect.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Police say one person was shot late Tuesday night in Rock Island. According to police just before midnight a person was shot in the 400 block of 13th Avenue.