There’s so much bad news in the world, how about some good stuff? There’s always plenty of good news happening around the Quad-Cities, and here in What’s The Good News?, our cooperative effort with the good folks at KWQC-TV6’s “Paula Sands Live,” we highlight some of the awesome things happening around our area! Have something you want included next time around? Email Sean Leary at Sean@QuadCities.com. We’re happy to help! Now let’s get started in taking a look around the local spots for some positive and upbeat news…   A KISS for the USO, from the Q-C Storm! The Quad City... Read More

Over 4,000 rock and rolled all night as the Q-C Storm rewarded them with a big victory on KISS night! Fans got to celebrate with the rock hits of their favorite band and break the record for most people wearing KISS masks at an arena! They also bid on various KISS items and jerseys and to date the Storm have raised over $30,000 for the USO with their efforts in conjunction with the band. It was a great night to rock the TaxSlayer Center!    Read More

They’re ready to rock and roll all night and party every day, at least Saturday night, as KISS night rocks the TaxSlayer Center for the Q-C Storm! The Storm has partnered with KISS to raise money for the USO of Illinois! Special KISS jerseys will be worn at our March 9 game then auctioned off afterwards with all money going to the USO. One jersey will be raffled at the game and include two tickets to KISS on March 10 at the TaxSlayer Center. The Storm has a special offer to their March 9 game and it includes a Twister-level ticket, hot dog, soda, bag of chips, and a Storm drawstring bag for ONLY... Read More

The Quad City Storm, “the team that gives back,” hosted a Hockey Fights Cancer Weekwhich began with a Paint the Ice Event on February 6 and ended with a win over arch rival Peoria Rivermen on February 9. The game drew a crowd of over 5,000 and raised $21,700 for Gilda’s Club of the Quad Cities. The Storm’s Giving Back Campaign, #QCSTORMCARES, has now raised over $64,700 in only 16 games with hopes to raise $100,000 for local charities before the season ends in April. Watch for other updates and announcements on our website (www.quadcitystorm) and follow along with us on our social media... Read More

Join Ascentra Credit Union, Quad City Storm and Gilda’s Club Quad Cities as they decorate the ice with the names of those that have been affected by cancer! Paint the Ice Night – Cancer Night takes place this Wednesday Feb 6 at the TaxSlayer Center (1201 River Drive Moline). This event is free and open to the public. From 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. anyone can stop by to paint the names of those they want to honor directly on the ice. The names will remain on the ice for the Saturday Feb 9 game against the Peoria Rivermen. The Saturday Feb 9 (7:10 p.m.) game against the Peoria Rivermen will also serve... Read More

The Quad City Storm have traded the Fayetteville Marksmen for forward Michale Casale in exchange for future considerations. Casale, 25, is a native of Stoney Creek, Ontario and is playing his first year of professional hockey.  This season he has tallied 2 goals and 2 assists through 16 games and has recorded a +1 on-ice rating. The Storm are in action this weekend in Peoria for the tenth and eleventh battles in the #ColdWarOn74 versus the Rivermen!  Read More

There’s plenty going on with the Quad-Cities Storm this week! The hockey team has been active in roster changes and more. Here’s the rundown: Harrison Added To Bolster Blue Line   Patrick Harrison has been signed by the Quad City Storm. Harrison is a defenseman from Vernon, Ontario and is in his fourth year playing professional hockey. He has spent time in the FHL and SPHL and played in nine games this season with the Roanoke Railyard Dawgs.   Caligiuri Returns And Stewart Is Released   Vinny Caligiuri has been activated from the injured reserve. Caligiuri racked up a goal and... Read More

There’s always plenty of positive news in the Quad-Cities, and we here at QuadCities.com are always happy to put a spotlight on it! Every month I present this column, What’s The Good News?, in which I highlight some of the awesome things going on in and around the area. I also talk about these things on my regular spot the first Wednesday of each month on KWQC-TV6’s “Paula Sands Live.” So, what’s the good news for this month? Let’s find out…   Ballet Quad Cities Goes Nuts For Helping Students Ballet Quad Cities is helping out Davenport third grade students in their goal of... Read More

The Quad City Storm has reacquired forward Tim Perks. Perks was a member of the Storm’s training camp roster and released before the regular season roster was finalized.  He is a first-year pro and graduated from Northland College last year where he played for four years. The Storm are back in action tomorrow night versus Peoria for the second battle in the Cold War on 74.  Fans can still get tickets for the game at http://www.quadcitystorm.com./.  Read More

The Quad City Storm Hockey team has reminded members of the community to be wary of online ticketing offers and scams ahead of Saturday’s inaugural season opener.    There were several reports of online purchase scams involving the opening night game on October 20. In most cases, fans received the tickets but were charged excessive service and handling fees. Fans are advised to visit QuadCityStorm.com and purchases tickets directly through the linked Ticketmaster page to ensure quality and safety. From now until December 1st, the team is giving back to the community by waiving all... Read More