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We're following a story from OurQuadCities.com news partners that part of a crane working on the new Interstate 74 bridge has fallen into the Mississippi River. You can see it here.

Hot and humid; Two more pairs of tickets to win to Tractor Pull; River Bandits break losing streak; Film on 1st bridge to cross Mississippi screens at the Putnam tonight.

By now we should be used to construction detours and delays associated with the construction of the new I-74 bridge. The next one is gonna be a little messy.

Drivers will have to continue the 36-mile detour that helps connect eastern Iowa with northwestern Illinois. Officials say work is taking longer than expected on a new bridge. The U.S. 52 Mississippi overflow bridge at the north end of Sabula Island will remain closed a bit longer...

Construction on the new I-74 bridge has been getting all the press, but the roadway itself will undergo dramatic changes as part of the bridge construction.

The Interstate 280 bridge over the Mississippi and the Centennial Bridge that ranked worst on the list.

The Government bridge is closed today through Friday. There's free tax prep help in the QC's for those earning less than $57k per year. One person has been killed in East Moline after a more than four-hour stand-off yesterday morning. Five people are in custody. More details during our news updates during the 6, 7 and 8 o'clock hours.

Short term pain for long term gain. That's a mantra I keep repeating anytime I have to go to downtown Bettendorf or Moline lately. Road closures, lane shifts, detours. They are all symptoms of construction that will result in a shiny, new I-74 bridge in three years time...

Since November we've had the good fortune of not having to wait for barges to pass through Lock & Dam 15 in Davenport to use the Government Bridge. A construction barge has been in the lock all winter as work has been performed to install equipment to allow the lock to be drained for inspection. ...