A weekly review of the major stories with the reporters who covered them, hosted by Herb Trix.
On Midwest Week, some of the numbers from the November election in Scott County still don't add up, but the counting is over.
On Midwest Week, the Davenport School Board has taken the first step in its long range facilities plan - closing three elementary schools.
On Midwest Week, Iowa may soon lose its key position in the presidential nominating process.
On Midwest Week, Republicans in the Illinois House have chosen a new leader, a member from the northwestern part of the state.
On Midwest Week, Democrats tighten their hold on state government in Illinois.
After months and months of campaigning, and incredible numbers of television and social media ads, it's finally time for Iowa voters to make their decisions.
On Midwest Week, long range planning now underway may result in some school closings, and a re-configuration of the grades, for the Davenport schools.
On Midwest Week, residents of northwest and central Illinois will help determine who controls the US House - with their votes for Esther Joy King or Eric Sorensen.
On Midwest Week, two years after her death, the man accused of killing Breasia Terrell may finally go to trial.
On Midwest Week, two of the most important decisions Illinois voters will make this fall are for the state supreme court.
On Midwest Week, a rough season for the River Bandits, but a successful tryout for a pitch clock.
On Midwest Week, help is now available to set up your own Quad Cities bucket list.
On Midwest Week, more than a month later, we still know very little about some brutal murders in an eastern Iowa campground this summer.
On Midwest Week, one result of the US pulling out of Afghanistan a year ago is the re-settlement of thousands of Afghans in this country, including several hundred in the Quad Cities.
On Midwest Week, it was another successful year for the John Deere Classic.
After years of discussion, Davenport may finally decide to convert some major, downtown streets from one-way to two-way traffic.
On Midwest Week, as if teacher shortages and financial problems aren't enough for schools, the pandemic has also caused a shortage of bus drivers in some districts.
On Midwest Week, a look at the results of the Iowa primary, and a look ahead to the fall campaign.
On Midwest Week, what can we learn from this week's Illinois primary.
On Midwest Week, Davenport agrees to continue the school resource officer program, and assign police officers to several schools.
Herb Trix discusses the GOP primary with Dave McKinney.
On Midwest Week, a long investigation by NPR and the Marshall Project details abuse of inmates, and seven deaths, at the federal prison in Thomson, Illinois.
On Midwest Week, the debate over public funds for private schools delays adjournment for the Iowa Legislature.
On Midwest Week, how volunteers have saved a historic landmark in the Quad Cities.
On Midwest Week, after adjusting for the pandemic, the Midwest League is back.
On Midwest Week, Davenport tries a program called Group Violence Intervention to reduce gun violence in the city.
On Midwest Week, after the abrupt end to one season just before it ended because of the pandemic, and then missing all of last season, the Quad City Storm returned and just completed one of their best seasons.
On Midwest Week, the Illinois General Assembly rushes to adjourn so members have time to campaign for re-election.
On Midwest Week, Viking River Cruises is putting the finishing touches on its first ship that will cruise the Mississippi River.
On Midwest Week, decades after it first opened, and after several ownership and name changes, a college campus in Clinton is now vacant.
On Midwest Week, as the political parties begin planning for 2024, a key decision will be the role of the Iowa Caucuses in helping to choose presidential candidates.
On Midwest Week, just as he's indicted by federal prosecutors, Mike Madigan is the subject of a new book.
On Midwest Week, after serving Galesburg and western Illinois for more than 120 years, why did Cottage Hospital close in January ?
On Midwest Week, the National Weather Service has issued its first flood outlook for this spring.
On Midwest Week, alumni and friends of a local high school try to save it.
On Midwest Week, Governor J.B. Pritzker presents his budget for next year, including some tax relief for motorists and homeowners.
On Midwest Week, five Republicans are competing to challenge Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in November.
On Midwest Week, the Iowa legislature opens its news session, with taxes and school spending likely to be the top issues this year.
On Midwest Week, a look back at the history of the I-74 bridge, first proposed in the early 1900's by one of the Bettendorf brothers.
On Midwest Week, the markets for recyclables such as paper and plastic, are improving and that helps pay the cost our curbside recycling programs.
On Midwest Week, the Quad City Storm are back on the ice after missing last season due to the pandemic.
On Midwest Week, local school districts try to recruit new teachers with programs called "grow your own."
On Midwest Week, another costly cyber attack against a local government in the Quad Cities.
On Midwest Week, Scott County probably needs a new juvenile detention center, the question is how big should it be.