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LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) – The Scott County Sheriff’s Office identified the drivers involved in a crash that temporarily closed U.S. Highway 67 Monday.
The sheriff’s office on Wednesday said Grace Kelly, 20, of Moline, Illinois, was driving a 2020 Ford Fusion, and Bruce Jones, 67, of Preston, Iowa, was driving a 2018 Ford Escape.
Crews responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 67, between LeClaire and Princeton at 12:13 p.m. Monday. Great River Road from Territorial Road to 235th Street was shut down for about two-and-a-half hours while crews worked.
Both Kelly and Jones were seriously injured and were taken to a local hospital. Jones was later flown to Iowa City for further treatment.
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office’s crash team is investigating.
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PRINCETON, Ill. (KWQC/Gray News) — A 3-year-old boy died following a hostage situation that ended in an officer-involved shooting at a mobile home in Illinois.
Illinois State Police responded to a domestic disturbance at 2:42 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release.
Police said a man, later identified as 42-year-old Anthony Daniel Rodriguez, was armed with a knife and barricaded in a room, holding several people hostage, including children.
After failed attempts to get Rodriguez to leave the room, police said officers heard screaming, leading them to believe danger was imminent.
Officials said officers fired shots as they entered the home.
Police said Rodriguez and a child were hit by gunfire.
The child was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said Rodriguez was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
The child’s mother, Aurora Almanza, said she witnessed her son getting shot.
“He had a beautiful personality,” Almanza said. “He’s always running around in a diaper. He’s always saying hi and bye to everybody. He opens and closes the door. He says thank you. He was so polite.”
Almanza said she and Rodriguez have been in an on-and-off relationship for the past five years.
“He was around my kids. Never once in my life did I ever, ever think he was capable of doing anything like this — ever,” Almanza said.
She said she does not understand why Rodriguez did what he did.
“I know my baby didn’t die for nothing. I know God has his purpose,” Almanza said.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family offset funeral expenses.
Rodriguez is charged with aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated assault and domestic battery.
He was booked into the County Jail Bureau on Monday night.
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Zearing Park in Princeton (Tommy Rose for Shaw Media)
Princeton police have been handed surveillance from a vandalism incident Dec. 28 at Zearing Park.
Matt Wright, park superintendent, told the Park District board Monday there was vandalism at the south entrance by the pier. The new surveillance cameras at the park provided a picture of the car and two individuals being dropped off at the portable toilet. The car drove on the walking path, Wright said. The vandals painted graffiti on the walking path and also vandalized the portable toilet by the pier.
The Zearing Park south entrance has been closed for the season and the portable toilet removed. The park is accessible for the people who like to walk the path at the main entrance. There are about 40 parking spots available for parking at the main entrance.
Additionally, the Park District board learned Monday a crack was found in one of the sections in a boiler Dec. 10 at the Bureau County Metro Center. The Metro Center is operating on one boiler right now.
A crack was found in one of the sections about 10-11 years ago and the cost to repair it was about $8,000. The quote received to repair it now came in just less than $20,000. These boilers are 33 years old, repairing it might not be the best option. The board is in the process of getting some quotes on replacing, the first quote came in at $56,464. The companies still are writing the quotes.
Park District Director Tammy Lange said she is working together with several other community organizations for some potential partnerships for projects and events later this year.
Nick Davis, assistant director, noted with state mandated minimum wage increase the park district had 28 employees who all got a bump in their pay. This will continue to be a budgeting issue for many years ahead.
Davis said the Holiday Membership Drive brought in 42 new members.
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Illinois Valley fire departments are set to receive more than $160,000 in grants, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal announced Thursday, as part of the 2026 Small Equipment Grant Program.
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Two Illinois universities have been named among the best in the U.S. in a new ranking.
Finance website Wallethub released its list of the best colleges and universities for 2026, naming both Northwestern University and the University of Chicago in the top 30.
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Northwestern made the list at No. 10, while U of C came in at No. 17.
The ranking looked at 791 colleges and universities in the U.S. and evaluated each on what it considered to be seven “key dimensions,” including student selectivity, cost and financing, faculty resources, campus safety, campus experience, educational outcomes and career outcomes.
The top school on the list was Princeton, followed by Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The top Midwest schools, outside of Northwestern and University of Chicago, were University of Notre Dame, Washington University in St. Louis and Grinnell College in Iowa.
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Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low near 70F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph..
Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low near 70F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
Updated: June 4, 2026 @ 8:43 pm

The polls close at 7 p.m. on this election day. Which Republican candidate will earn the right to take on Democratic State Rep. Murri Briel in November? In a field of strong candidates, who will emerge as November opponents for the office of Bureau County Sheriff? Will local voters elect to deactivate a high school and raise taxes for emergency services? 
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Freedom House has announced that Pam Horwitz has been elected to a three-year term on its Board of Directors. (Photo provided by Trisha Schafer)
Freedom House has announced that Pam Horwitz has been elected to a three-year term on its Board of Directors.
“[Horwitz’s] business expertise ranges far and wide, including stints as executive director for the American Corn Growers Institute for Public Policy and a fellowship at the Mid-America Regional Public Health Leadership Institute,” Executive Director Michael Zerneck said.
Howitz is also a former restaurateur of the Four and Twenty Cafe.
“Freedom House Founder Nedda Simon is my friend and mentor,” Horwitz said. “From humble beginnings in 1983, she and the agency staff and board have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the communities and families they serve. I want to be part of that mission.”
Horwitz said that she hopes to help the agency by providing development support, strategic planning and policy and advocacy work.
Freedom House is the domestic and sexual violence agency for Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam and Stark counties in Illinois. Headquartered in Princeton they have satellite offices in Geneseo, Kewanee, Cambridge and Lacon,
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Child shot during response to hostage situation, police say  FOX 2
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The University of Illinois Extension will offer a free Tomato Troubles educational program from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Seneca Public Library, 210 N. Main St.
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Logan Junior High School in Princeton recently announced its high honor roll for the first quarter of the 2025-26 school year.
Fifth grade: Duilio Sebastian Alvarado, Jayden M. Anderson, Bayli Ryan Bice, William Thomas Blanford, Emmett William Blogg, Stormi Grey Calderon, Bennett Anthony Carter, Jessa Jo Cassidy, Bennett Burr Davis, Aidan Ryan Fetzer, Eva Claire Fredericks, Evan John Gabrys, Elias Garcia, June Claire Glover, Parker Gene Gustafson, Tyler Joseph Gustafson, Rayelynn Marie Hartmann, Samuel Shepherd Heaton, Liam Edward Hofmann, Madelyn Jo Holland, Jaymesen Auguste Hubbard, Liam Albert Hubbard, Mia Alisabeth Jacobs, Daniel Joseph Kitchens, Alice Athena Kay Klein, Ella Leeann Laethem, Ella Maeve Linsey, Hazel Magnolia Lyon, Kate Mya Mabry, Easton Miles Mangrich, Bennett David Mathesius, Carson Bridger May, Nora Joyce McNabb, Aiden Wade Menerey, Rosalie Lynn Nelson, Ruby Frances Ohlson, Gavin Dean Ozburn, Ada Ajay Patel, Asher Jonah Pattar, Trenton James Pierson, Keagan Michael Prokes, Rylee Jo Puckett, Mackson Tyler Sandrock, Hudson Charles Sayler, Tessa Alexis Sayler, Grayson Eugene Scruggs, Wyatt Matthew Stalter, Graham Thomas Strouss, Jacob Clark Taylor, Avery Renee Trotter, Maxwell David Turner, Emmett John Vowels, Tanner William Widmer, Jaxson Judd Brendan Winters, Rowan Hazel Young
Sixth grade: Chloe Elizabeth Anderson, Brooke Elizabeth Beaber, Koby David Berlinski, Ettalynn Marjorie Blair, Olive Evangeline Boggs, Emmitt Wade Bohm, Peter Anthony Bonucci, Ashton David Cain, Brooklin Grace Cain, Kambelle Jean Cook, Isabelle Rose Cullum, Croix Nicholas Cumpton, Cole Matthew Dall, Charlotte Grace DeRose, Adyn Joesyph Dickey, Jayce Michael Ellberg, Karlee Janette Elliott, Oliver James Falkenhayn, Adelina Marie Gibson, Karter Alexander Gill, Harmony Elizabeth Gurley, Aubrey Marie Harris, Estella Faith Hattan, Brysan W. Hayden, Rori Jean Hayes, Jaxson Vincent Hofmann, Juniper Rose Hopkins, William Timothy Howard, Greyson Jeffrey Hubbard Gugerty, Elijah D. Johnson, Karissa Nicole Johnston, Kaylee Ann Johnston, Sophia E. Kautz Ayala, Nathan Austin Knaak, Edith Marie Krabill, Kota Alexander Kuhlmann, Olivia Jeanine Kunkel, Reagan Sharon Loiseau, Emmalyn Paige Love, Barrett Arthur Lyon, Rhylan Kael Maloy, Nolan Steven Matlick, Axel Blade Aries Maynard, Emerson Lynn McCauley, Brayden Andrew Mecum, Apollo Anthony Mencos, Jordan Azra Mendez, Aiden LJ Michalek, Lydia Francis Moore, Jeremy Mason Morales, Max Dano Morris, Jonah Thomas Nesbitt, Ariella Marie Nowatka, Sawyer Anthony Nyman, Anna June Ohlson, Chase Michael Wayne Oliver, Harper Addison Ori, Emmalynne Aurora Pinter, Serenity Ezmae Rodriguez, Anastasia Danielle Rucinski, Dawn Marie Schafer, Sophia Penelope Schirmer, Georgia Raye Schlender, Rilee Lynn Searle, Harper Grace Shaw, Avery Renee Sims, Addison Charlene Slutz, Eli Samuel Smith, Oakley Adelia Sprague, Abigail Faith Stewart, Elijah Robert Strickler, Ava Marie Taylor, Micah Angel Tegg, Reign Havoc Thomas, Chandler D. Thompson, Gunnar Clark Todd, Wyatt Anthony Vladika, Peyton Thomas Ward, Paxton Oliver Warren, Echo Aura Weime, Amelia Grace Whitfield, James Sampson Wiggin, William Ralph Williams, Carter Lee Wright, Myles Matthew Wright, Charlotte Rose Yepsen
Seventh grade: Allison Ann Anderson, Evelyn True Brown, Elyssa Grace Carlson, Eli Jacob Cochran, Joclyn Avery Cooney, Briinuh Nicole Mae DePauw, Ryker Alan Robert Drinkwine, Lauren Paige Driscoll, Hunter Anthony Droysen, Aubrey Lynn Dunn, James Louis Foley, Eli Christopher Gabrys, Jada Quinn Gartin, Kaitlin Nicole Gill, Gabriel Gage Glover, Kipton Seth Gutshall, Leena Grace Gutshall, Harper Marie Hodge, Kaden Ryker Jaques, Charlotte Ann Junis, Avery Marie May, Ashlyn Brooke McConnell, Abigail Jean Michlig, Lucy Anne Moats, Jaxson Reed Munson, Maycie Lorrayne Munson, Charlotte Grace Newton, Kara Leigh Otley, Avery Raine Pease, Matthew Granville Quick, Dezirae Aaliyah Rivas, Colin Jacob Schultz, McKenna Ann Strack, Jayden Sherman Taylor, Elizabeth Jane Trotter, Kiera Rose VandeVenter, Brecken Michael Waca, Kendall Murphy Walters, Alyxis Dorthea Watson, Evie Dawn Weyer
Eighth grade: Jameah D. Anderson, Theodore Louis Bonucci, Bryce Duggan Brandt, Ailyn Shantel CanoConsileon, Collin Joseph Dever, Breanna Grace Fetzer, Izaiah David Fox, Kalliope LittleFeather Gasperecz, Jeffrey Alexander Greenwell, Delilah Joy Gyurkovics, Grant Edward Hardy, Sophie Noelle Harp, Emma May Hensley, Emily Faith Jaeger, Liam Jay Johnson, Michael David Jones, Elizabeth Marie Keutzer, Kendall Renee Keutzer, William George Keutzer, Taleya Presley Kinsley, David Andrew Kirkpatrick, Lydia Jane Kyle, Harper Vaughan Linsey, William David Lyon, Ethan James Meyer, Layla Jo Monier, Gabriella Anna Mucha, Sadie Avery Ori, Sadie Evelyn Rutledge, Telly Summit Sanders, Harper Genevieve Sayler, Tucker Paul Schafer, Annabelle Elizabeth Schlender, Adleigh Francis Seitz, Elloise Rose Stocker, Tessa Jean Thornton, Ethan Lee Turpen, Fern Aline Unzicker, Sophia Rose Arlene Vest, Charley Angel Wade, Harper Claire Ward, Garrett Lee Widmer, Westyn Porter Widmer, Grant Michael Zimmerman

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