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Friday, February 9, 2018

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix
Published February 9, 2018 at 3:58 AM CST

today's headlines:

  • the winter storm is bringing heavy snow to eastern Iowa and northern Illinois,
  • following a fatal fire in December, free smoke alarms will be installed in Davenport this weekend,
  • and the Iowa legislature considers banning nearly all abortions.

More snow today with a high around 24.
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Herb Trix
A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.
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