07/17/11 Davenport, IA - Cody Rogers had two extra-base hits and an RBI on Sunday afternoon, but the offense was too little for the Hot Rods in an 8-3 loss to the Quad Cities River Bandits (14-9, 54-38).
07/17/11 The loss is the sixth straight for the Hot Rods, leaving them with a 1-7 record heading into the finale of the nine-game road trip on Monday afternoon.
07/17/11 Davenport, Ia. - Members of the Iowa and Illinois congressional delegations say any attempt to close or relocate the Rock Island Arsenal's Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center will be met with strong resistance in Congress.
07/17/11 Davenport, IA - A perfectly executed safety squeeze in the top of the 11th inning gave the Hot Rods (9-13, 50-42) a 7-6 lead over the Quad Cities River Bandits (13-9, 53-38) on Saturday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Unfortunately, Quad Cities answered with a run in the bottom of the frame before grabbing another in the 12th for an 8-7 series-opening win over Bowling Green.
07/15/11 Cedar Rapids, IA - Julio Cedeno stroked three base hits and Steve Tinoco drove in three runs, but the Hot Rods couldn't overcome an early eight-run hole in a 9-6 loss to Cedar Rapids (10-11, 42-49).
07/15/11 Bowling Green falls for fourth time in five games, is swept away by Kernels.
07/15/11 The Iowa Department of Public Health is teaming up with the American Cancer Society on a project to find ways to improve breast cancer screenings in the state.
07/15/11 A day after setting the course record with a 9-under 63, Jason Cuthberston shot a 2-under 70 on Friday to maintain control of the NGA/Hooters Tour Cutter Creek Golf Classic heading into the weekend.
07/11/11 The presidential candidate from Minnesota said she will be more than just a new face from a different party. Complete coverage: 2012 Iowa Caucuses
07/11/11 As Republicans balk at a debt deal with President Obama, Speaker Boehner and his leadership have come under fresh scrutiny for walking away from the "grand bargain."
07/11/11 DAVENPORT, IA - The Quad Cities River Bandits returned the favor to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Wisconsin swept a three-game series from the River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park back in May. The Bandits defeated the Rattlers 4-1 on Monday night to complete a three-game sweep of Wisconsin.
07/09/11 DAVENPORT, IA - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers had faced Quad Cities River Bandits starting pitcher Zach Russell three times during the 2011 season before taking him on again on Saturday night at Modern Woodmen Park. In the previous three matchups, the Rattlers had hit five homers, scored 12 runs, and handed Russell two losses in 12-2/3 innings of work.
07/08/11 President Obama's visit to Alcoa in Davenport, IA highlights the importance of aerospace and high-technology manufacturing to the nation. President acknowledged importance of Alcoa to the industry, ranging from early flights of the Wright Brothers to missions in space and protecting troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. As president said, competitiveness is dependent on the best workers having the ...
07/05/11 For the 11th consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville student-athletes had a higher grade-point average than the student body as a whole. The Pioneer student-athletes compiled an 2.98 grade-point average for the 2010-11 academic year, above the general student body overall grade-point average of 2.862. 185 student-athletes made the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ...
07/05/11 Beginning Thursday and continuing to into September , Deertrail Road in Bettendorf will be closed half-width on the south side of the street for pavement and sewer reconstruction from Devils Glen Road to Deerbrook Drive.
07/04/11 Ten people in eastern Iowa face federal drug charges for allegedly growing and selling 2,000 pounds of marijuana over the last nine years. Moline television station WQAD-TV reports that three of the defendants were arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court in Davenport.
06/29/11 Bettendorf, Ia. - Alcoa officials and business leaders dismissed an assertion from GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney earlier this week that a federal labor board's actions could threaten jobs at the Alcoa plant in Iowa.
06/29/11 Bettendorf, Ia. - President Barack Obama on Tuesday held up Alcoa's aerospace aluminum plant in the Quad Cities as a bright spot in the U.S. economy.
06/29/11 Bettendorf, Ia. - With Republican presidential hopefuls bashing him almost daily on the campaign trail in Iowa, President Barack Obama stopped in the leadoff voting state Tuesday to make a dent in that negative narrative, to push a manufacturing initiative he kicked off last week - and to do a speedy photo op at a popular diner.
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