City leaders announced Jeff VanderWiere was selected as the Davenport Fire Department’s next Chief on Wednesday, according to a media release.

Crews responded to a fire at a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh that caused a brief closure of West Locust Street. No injures were reported.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Davenport Fire Department safely rescued a person and his dog from a house fire. Tuesday around 11:30 p.m., crews with the Davenport Fire Department responded to the 5200 ...

Three people were rescued and multiple pets died in a west Davenport house fire early Thursday. Investigators are working to learn what caused the blaze.

Firefighters rescued three people from the burning house. All, at last report, were hospitalized in Iowa City. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries.

Davenport has chosen a new fire chief to succeed retiring Chief Mike Carlsten. He takes over on Nov. 3 after nearly three ...

Jeff VanderWiere has been with the city of Portage, Michigan, since 2020. Prior to Portage, he worked for Kalamazoo, Michigan, for 24 years.

Davenport firefighters fought a fire at a Hy-Vee gas station on Wednesday. Firefighters responded about 2 p.m. Wednesday to in investigate a report that a cooler had exploded at the Hy-Vee Fast & ...

Results from the spring Statewide Assessment of Student Progress show scores improving overall. The state also saw lower rates of chronic absenteeism, including at Davenport schools.

A Saturday boat fire remains under investigation in Clinton, according to a news release from the City of Clinton Fire Department. Shortly after 10:15 a.m. Saturday, the Clinton Fire Department was ...

A train on Thursday had a glancing collision with a Moline Fire Department ladder truck while the truck was deployed at a ...