Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms has conceded the mayoral race to Ashley Harris. "Yesterday, I met with Ashley Harris and congratulated him on his victory to serve as Rock Island's next mayor," Thoms ...

The body of a 19-year-old woman was found Saturday in a motel room in Rock Island. The Rock Island Police said officers were dispatched at 11:11 a.m. Saturday to the American Motor Inn ...

Rock Island City Council wants to hear from A Hana Illowa LLC about the studies the company is planning for the site of a proposed cannabis dispensary and a gasoline station before allowing the ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - A high school student has been charged after police say he tried to take a loaded gun into school. Rock Island High School’s weapon-detection system flagged a student ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A handgun was recovered at Rock Island High School after being flagged by the school's weapon detection system, according to the Rock Island-Milan School District.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A Rock Island man has been arrested in connection to the death of a 19-year-old woman who was found in a motel room. Officers were called to the American Motor Inn ...

Scientists at Nasa have discovered an out-of-place rock formation that has left researchers baffled about its origins. Dubbed “Skull Hill,” the puzzling feature was picked up by the ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Crews respond to an early morning fire at a local Rock Island business. Crews worked to put out a trailer fire next to a building about 1:30 a.m. Friday at Valley ...

A video shows two men damaging an ancient rock formation at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada, rangers say. Screengrab from KVVU video A jury found two men guilty of destroying delicate ...

A jury found two men guilty of destroying delicate rock formations that took nature’s geologic forces millions of years to make in Nevada, federal officials said. The men were captured on video ...