Students at Eugene Field Elementary School were kept safe during a school tour of the Rock Island Police Department when a ...

Othea Stevenson plans to meet with Rock Island's newly elected mayor, Ashley Harris, to ask how he is going to address gun ...

The newly installed weapons detection system at Rock Island High School was put to the test Monday morning when a 17-year-old student arrived on campus with the loaded gun. The system immediately ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - A loaded handgun brought into Rock Island High School by a student Monday morning has students and school leaders reacting to a close call—and to the system that ...

Nothing big like a gun, but I think stuff like knives. I don't think they really see that," Hawotte said. We reached out to the Rock Island Police Department for an interview. Chief Tim McCloud ...

Police arrested a 17-year-old attempting to bring a loaded gun into Rock Island High School on Monday morning. Staff discovered a 17-year-old student in possession of a loaded firearm via the ...