Updated: May 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff, Chandler Brindley and Gray News staff
A 3-year-old boy died following a hostage situation that ended in an officer-involved shooting at a mobile home in Illinois.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Dorothy Sedovic
A man has been indicted in the 28-year-old disappearance of Trudy Appleby.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Gray News staff
A front desk clerk is charged after police say she stole and sold thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from an 87-year-old tenant.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Amanda Alvarado
A man is accused of beating his grandfather with golf clubs and then spraying wasp killer into his wounds.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff, Matt Christensen, Joushua Blount, Kate Kopatich and Emily Van de Riet
After authorities removed 88 children from a church camp in Iowa and placed them in protective custody, a church employee said the situation all started with a call to police from a 15-year-old.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Emily Van de Riet
Dozens of children are now in protective custody after deputies rescued them from a church camp in Iowa, according to officials.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
The crash has now left five dead, including an 18-year-old, another 8-year-old and two 7-year-olds.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Amanda Alvarado
Seventeen officers were exposed to an "unknown substance" at a federal prison.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM CST
|By KWQC Staff and Emily Van de Riet
An Illinois mom has been arrested for filing a false report after investigators say she faked the abduction of her 4-year-old daughter.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM CST
|By KWQC Staff, Matt Christensen and Emily Van de Riet
The abduction of a 4-year-old girl in Illinois was all a hoax orchestrated by her mother, according to police.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM CST
|By KWQC Staff, Debra Worley and Jordan Gartner
An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 4-year-old girl who authorities said was inside a vehicle that was stolen early Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2024 at 1:04 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Andrew McMunn
Iowa officials have identified three children who were killed in a crash earlier this month.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2024 at 7:37 PM CDT
|By Amanda Alvarado and KWQC Staff
Frank Fritz has died.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2024 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff, Wafaa Ezzat and Debra Worley
A 16-year-old was killed Friday night when he was thrown from a truck bed in Iowa.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 1:39 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Debra Worley
A 58-year-old woman died Saturday night after a side-by-side utility task vehicle hit a deer.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2024 at 1:14 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Gray News staff
The homeowner told police she did not know the woman.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 4:37 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff
John Deere Harvester Works has announced indefinite layoffs at its Illinois location coming in October.
Updated: May 29, 2023 at 1:01 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Gray News staff
No deaths from the collapse have been confirmed.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Emily Van de Riet
Hundreds of people showed up to the burial for an unaccompanied veteran on Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A man is dead after deputies say he became trapped in a grain bin Wednesday in Iowa.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 11:19 AM CST
|By KWQC Staff and Debra Worley
Mildred Linder, who enjoys being involved in the community, is known as a “super sweet lady” who loves a good cup of black coffee.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 5:41 PM CST
|By KWQC Staff and Andrew McMunn
Police said 19-year-old Madison Russo was charged with theft by means of deception.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Emily Van de Riet
Two people in Iowa are now facing charges in connection with the overdose death of a 22-month-old boy last October.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:06 AM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Debra Worley
A 16-year-old died Tuesday night after being hit by a semi-truck on a portion of Interstate 80, according to Iowa State Patrol.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 4:52 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Andrew McMunn
The 59-year-old was arrested Friday on three counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:39 PM CDT
|By KWQC Staff and Gray News staff
The Illinois State Police reported the death of the Knox County Sheriff’s deputy on Friday.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 7:24 PM CST
|By KWQC Staff and Andrew McMunn
A 24-year-old Iowa man faces charges after police say he ran over and killed his girlfriend during an argument Tuesday night.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 3:39 PM CST
|By KWQC Staff and Gray News Staff
An Illinois school district has released a statement in defense of an an after school "Satan Club" after flyers promoting the club surfaced.




































