The Rock Island Swing Bridge in Inver Grove Heights will celebrate its latest $560K update on June 17.

Establishing Rock Island as a port district could be a game-changer for a city the governor’s office describes as “economically distressed.” When some people think of ports, they imagine ...

Take a tour of a little-known barge terminal in Rock Island.

Despite her failing condition, Rock Island Engine 32 had one last, very important mission -- provide firefighters with a unique training opportunity.

Rock Island Trail breaks new ground, with plans for 450-mile loop across Missouri Backers of the 144-mile railroad corridor hope it will become a destination for cyclists and hikers.

Sheriff Hart said after careful consideration he is choosing not to seek re-election as he plans to retire after serving with the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office for 33 years.

Incumbent Mike Thoms and Ashley Harris are running for mayor of Rock Island in the April 1 consolidated election.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court by Dytanya Robinson, the first Black woman police officer in Rock Island history who was hired in 1998.

BISSEL was rearrested last night for a conspiracy to burn that part of the bridge belonging to the Rock Island Railroad Company, and was held to bail, which he refused to give, and went to jail.

Rock Island Cafe was one of the only restaurants in what is now Old Town when it opened in the old Rock Island baggage depot in downtown Wichita.

That first train on July 27, 1844, and the subsequent growth of the railroad, helped transform Long Island and spur the development of communities that thrive today, officials said.