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

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 ...

His murder remains unsolved. Since his death, Bester's mother, Othea Stevenson, has been a fierce advocate for reducing gun violence in Rock Island and getting justice for her son. "De'Mar loved ...

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 ...