Good morning, Davenport.

Modern Woodmen employees embraced their fraternal mission by packing 600 backpacks with hygiene products & essentials during Fraternal Week, Oct.

5-9, to support people experiencing homelessness across the Quad Cities. They also donated funds and volunteered with local nonprofits, wrapping up the week with a celebration at the Rock Island headquarters.

The Davenport Fire Department will host its annual open houses (9-11 a.m. Saturday) at several fire stations, giving residents a chance to tour facilities and learn fire safety measures.

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train will pull into Davenport and Muscatine on Tuesday, Nov.

24, offering a festive ride that brings holiday cheer to local communities.

Four manufacturers in the Quad Cities region — including Davenport’s McCarthy-Bush Corp and MMS Thermal Processing — received part of a $1,391,547 AMP’D Iowa grant to create training programs that support 631 workers and fill key skill gaps.

The grant process remains open until all funds are awarded.

St. Ambrose University honored six alumni with its 2026 Alumni Awards during its Celebration of Generosity on Thursday, Oct.

1 at the Rogalski Center on campus. The awards recognized leadership, service and professional achievements in three academic colleges (Emerging Leader and Distinguished Alumni honors).

Officials unveiled the final design for the new I-80 Mississippi River bridge at a public meeting in LeClaire today, featuring wider emergency shoulders and modern commuter lanes; construction will begin in 2028 with an eastbound structure built first and a new multi-use path linking local trails added to the plan.

Candidates gathered at the MLK Center in Rock Island to share views on education, data centers, immigration and elections as voters prepare for a contest set to end in three weeks.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and local health experts stress that mammograms can catch about 160 new breast cancer cases in Scott County each year.

Radiologic technologist Heather Cole at UnityPoint Health Trinity Muscatine explains that early screening dispels common myths about the procedure.

NFL Hall of Famer Roger Craig returned to Davenport Thursday night for the renaming of Brady Street Stadium to honor his legacy; he and his wife (Vernessia) cut the ribbon during the ceremony, and West 12th Street was renamed Roger Craig Way.

St. Ambrose baseball will get a new $6M field added to the St. Vincent Athletic Complex (scheduled for Fall 2027), giving the team a dedicated home.