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Payton Cozzens

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Payton Cozzens

    Construction worker hurt after gravel shoulder roller goes into ditch (opens the original)

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    ELDRIDGE, Iowa (KWQC) - A construction worker was seriously injured after a gravel shoulder roller went into a ditch Tuesday afternoon. Eldridge and Long Gove firefighters went to a construction accident on East LeClaire Road, according to a Facebook post. When they arrived, officials said crews found that the roller had tipped over and rolled into a ditch. According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, part of the construction worker’s body was pinned under the roller. A KWQC crew could see mu

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Payton Cozzens

    Galena and U.S. Grant Museum relocates fragile historic artifacts to new home (opens the original)

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    GALENA, Ill. (KWQC) - The Galena and U.S. Grant Museum is moving more than 160 of its most fragile and largest artifacts to its new location Monday. The museum has been at its old location, the Barrows Mansion, for 88 years. It is a historic home. The new location promises more parking, ADA accessibility and temperature control. The most famous piece in Monday’s move is the painting by Thomas Nast called “Peace in Union.” Tessa Flak, executive director of the Galena and Jo Daviess County Histori

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Payton Cozzens

    Scott County processing hundreds of voter registration challenges (opens the original)

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    DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Hundreds of voter registrations are being challenged in Scott County as local election officials prepare for an upcoming public hearing. Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins says her office works with the state throughout the year to keep voter rolls up to date. In 2024, a challenge was filed against 779 voters. Of those, 3 voters proved their residency and remained active, while the rest were removed from the state system. Officials are currently working through another

  4. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Payton Cozzens

    JFK Catholic School holds Little League watch party (opens the original)

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    DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Davenport’s Northwest baseball team had a big game Wednesday, and their peers and mentors came out to cheer them on. John F. Kennedy Catholic School, where five of the players attend school, hosted a watch party for the little league game. “Seeing them now on this huge stage is, is, just awesome,” P.E. teacher Sara Tilkens said. “I couldn’t be more proud of them.” While the game had its ups and downs, Tilkens said sports are about more than just winning and loosing. Tilk

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Payton Cozzens

    MercyOne Genesis emergency workers practice life-saving skills during mock pediatric trauma event (opens the original)

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    DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Emergency department workers practiced assessing and treating injured children in scenarios including seizures, intubation, blood transfusions and other emergencies during a mock pediatric trauma event. Morgan Joseph, trauma coordinator at MercyOne Genesis, said making the practice difficult makes handling real emergencies easier. “It’s so important to have those simulated experiences, so when the real thing comes, we know exactly what to do,” Joseph said. Child actors,

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