Articles Tagged: Davenport

Members of the community came together for a candlelight vigil to mark one week since the partial collapse of a Davenport apartment building

Branden Colvin Sr.’s body was recovered Saturday. The body of Ryan Hitchcock was recovered Sunday and Daniel Prien early Monday.

Branden Colvin Sr.’s death marks the first confirmed death; 2 others missing a week after apartment building crumbled.

3 people remain missing and are feared dead after the six-story apartment building crumbled Sunday

Police say three residents still missing, but two others have been found safe.

Sunday evening’s collapse may have claimed two tenants who were caught inside and forced another tenant’s leg to be amputated in order to rescue her from the debris.

Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley told reporters he is still on the fence over a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling to avoid a destructive default.

A crack in the wall quickly turned to devastation as the building crumbled beneath her.

Mayor Mike Matson confirmed the numbers at a news conference following criticism that the city was moving too quickly toward demolishing the building.

Construction work on the 6-story apartment building was underway at the time.

Visitors can walk through paintings projected on walls and ceilings to experience the famous painter’s works in a new way.

Republican presidential candidate and South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is releasing his first TV ad, part of a more than $6 million ad buy that will air statewide in Iowa and New Hampshire beginning Wednesday.

Davenport and Iowa CIty hired first women in Iowa in 1977, with Cedar Rapids following in 1986

The Iowa Senate has started the process of confirming Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointees to state boards and commissions. And for the first time in a long time, Republicans hold a super majority in the Senate, which means they’ll be able to prevent Democrats from blocking gubernatorial appointees that require a two-thirds majority.

The promise of a "robust rail network" led to federal approval of a train merger that is expected to deliver considerably more train traffic to several cities in Eastern Iowa.