ROCK ISLAND, Ill — Firefighters are investigating the cause of a house fire in Rock Island early Thursday morning. The Rock ...

For the 18th year, a blessing will be given to the Blue Island Waterfall on the Cal Sag Channel, Chatham and Fulton streets in Blue Island. This year it’s at 3 p.m. June 22.

ROCK ISLAND — After relocating across the river from Iowa to Illinois, the Bartons are trying to get caught up on bills and get their car repaired. Thanks to their church and the Dispatch-Argus ...

A Rock Island woman whose false claim that her daughter was kidnapped sparked a statewide Amber Alert was arrested Thursday in Wisconsin and faces a felony charge of filing a false police report.

Rock Island Police Chief Tim McCloud addresses the media during a press conference, Thursday, January 30, 2025, on the report that lead to the investigation of a missing child, Blessing Aoci, on ...

An Illinois girl, Blessing Aoci, was reported missing by her mother after her car was stolen. But now the Rock Island woman is accused of lying to police. Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Blessing was found at 2:53 p.m. "nearby and in apparent good health," according to Rock Island police. She was reunited with her mother before being transported to Unity Point Trinity for evaluation.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 4-year-old Rock Island girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this month was never abducted, and was safe at home the entire time, police said.

At a news conference Thursday, McCloud said 4-year-old Blessing Aoci, who was reported to be missing in an SUV that was stolen on Jan. 16, was never in any danger. City council members, police ...

The Illinois State Police issued an Amber Alert for the missing girl. Six local law enforcement agencies, the FBI and U.S. Marshals, launched a massive search for Blessing.

A command post was established in the area of 15th Street and 15th Avenue using the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) Unified Command Post Vehicle. Officers canvassed the area for Blessing ...

While hundreds of people – including FBI agents and volunteers throughout the Quad Cities – searched for a missing 4-year-old girl, she was safely in her home, according to Rock Island Police ...