Environment

Are Black Squirrels Native to the Quad Cities?

By • Oct 24, 2014
WVIK

What do the founder of Palmer College of Chiropractic, the Rock Island Arsenal, and your backyard have in common? Black squirrels.

Quad Cities Becomes Home to a "Food Forest"

By • Oct 23, 2014
Quad City Food Forest

Soon, local residents will be able to gather their own food straight from a forest. On Saturday, the City of Davenport will break ground on the first "food forest" in the Quad Cities. 

Galesburg Couple Wants Permission for Prairie

By • Oct 20, 2014
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A Galesburg couple wants to plant a prairie in their back yard. Tonight, the city council will consider an application from Fred and Yvonne Apsey. And the project must comply with all the requirements of an eight-year-old ordinance.

Meteorologists Predict Mild Winter in the Quad Cities

By • Oct 20, 2014
National Weather Service

Meteorologists are predicting a mild winter in the Quad Cities. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures between December and February will be warmer than normal. 

Finding the Mississippi

By Michael Goodyear • Oct 18, 2014

Finding the Mississippi: European Expeditions in the Age of Discovery.


Preparing for Ebola in the QC

By • Oct 17, 2014
WVIK Staff

It hasn't shown up here yet, but health officials in the Quad Cities say they're ready to treat patients with Ebola. At a news conference today, representatives of Genesis and Trinity hospitals, the Rock Island and Scott county health departments, and the two ambulance services all said they have the right equipment, they've been practicing, and they know what to do. Doctor Louis Katz, medical director for the Scott County Health Department, says in west Africa where even routine health care is not available, thousands of people have been  infected so far.

State Loans for Moline & Rock Island

By • Oct 16, 2014
WVIK

Christmas has come early to the Quad Cities. Today Illinois Governor Pat Quinn came to town to announce the state will provide low interest loans to both Moline and Rock Island for major upgrades to their water and sewer systems.

Constantinople, A City of Water

By Michael Goodyear • Oct 11, 2014


Moline Hires Firm to Design New Sylvan Island Bridge

By • Oct 8, 2014
WVIK

Engineers will soon start designing the replacement for a historic bridge in the Quad Cities. Last night, members of the Moline city council agreed to hire a consulting firm to oversee the first steps in building a new Sylvan Island Bridge.

The Importance of the Mississippi

By Bill Handel • Oct 4, 2014


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