A Rock Island man awaiting trial on arson charges for allegedly setting fire to a Moline apartment building in 2023 was ...

Rock Island has a new Deputy Fire Chief. Fire Marshal Greg C. Marty has been promoted to Deputy Fire Chief effective July 17. He was hired by the Rock Island Fire Department on August 20 ...

A home was left charred after a fire overnight in Rock Island. According to Battalion Chief Brian Farner the fire started ...

ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. — Another man has pleaded guilty to his role in a fire at the Rock Island Livestock Auction Barn. On Friday, Oct. 18, 21-year-old Matthew E. Wooddell pled guilty to ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A Rock Island home caught fire on Thursday, Oct. 24. The home was located on Partridge Circle, just south of I-280. The Rock Island Fire Chief told our reporter on the scene ...

UPDATE: One person has been confirmed dead after a fire that involved two homes on 22nd Street, Rock Island, on Thursday night. According to a news release from the City of Rock Island ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Another man involved in the Rock Island auction barn fire has pleaded guilty. 22-year-old Matthew Wooddell pleaded guilty Friday to one count of arson, a Class 2 felony.

The Rock Island Fire Department was dispatched at 6:21 p.m. to a fire involving two homes in the 900 block of 22nd Street. According to a city press release, crews arrived within three minutes and ...

Unattended candles outside a prayer and Torah study center in Saddle Rock sparked a fire early Saturday and forced one person inside to escape, police and fire officials said. The fast-moving ...

Rock Island Fire Chief Bob Graff issued a total burn ban in the city due to drought conditions, effective immediately on Oct. 23, 2024. The ban prohibits all forms of open burning, including ...

Beth Johnson used her right hand to shade her eyes Friday morning as she looked at the charred and boarded-up home at 925 22nd St. in Rock Island. That home burned Thursday and ignited a fire in ...