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Published in AZPreps365 on Oct. 16, 2020 The Paradise Valley High School volleyball team had the visiting McClintock Chargers on low-power mode during their Thursday night victory. The Chargers, entering the game 0-6 against the 5A, were resilient in the opening sets, but ultimately saw their short bursts outmatched by the Trojans’ consistent attack. The
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Published in the Quad-City Times on Aug. 22, 2024 (co-byline with Anthony Watt) A Davenport Police Department officer shot and killed a dog Wednesday evening. Footage of the event, from two separate angles, was shared on social media on Thursday by the dog’s owner, Don Hesseltine. The police acknowledged the video and referenced the narrative
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Published in the Quad-City Times on Sep. 18, 2024 Davenport Police Chief Jeff Bladel announced in a press conference on Wednesday that police are aware of an increase in “vague, non-specific” threats of violence in schools circulating on social media. After investigating several of them, police have determined that the threats are “non-credible,” Bladel said.
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Published in the Minnesota Star Tribune on June 24, 2023 (co-byline with Hannah Pinski) Metro Transit’s extended light-rail service went all too well after night one of The Eras Tour in Minneapolis. About 60,000 Swifties attended the very first night of Swift’s sold-out shows at U.S. Bank Stadium, that featured 44 songs spanning 17 years
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Published in the Minnesota Star Tribune on June 28, 2023 Minneapolis’ “Red, White and Boom” celebration will once again be back on the riverbank — just without the boom. In lieu of the traditional Independence Day fireworks there will be a 25-minute laser show on July 3, projected against a screen at Boom Island Park.
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Published in the Quad-City Times on Mar. 22, 2024 There was a sense of optimism in the West End neighborhood of Rock Island on Friday. West End Revitalization, a movement led by the Martin Luther King Center in Rock Island, wants to make the neighborhood a “preferred place to live and thrive.” Towards that end,
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Published in the Quad-City Times on May 8, 2024 I could see what was coming in a rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. I expected it to consume social media discourse, and it has. I figured Kendrick Lamar, the savvier lyricist with more vigorous verses, would come out on top, and he has. But
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Published in the Quad-City Times on Feb. 14, 2024 As I write this, I’ve been in love for 1,121 days, 14 hours and some change. Her name is Mia, and I can hear her everywhere. In the hum of a car engine on a city street. In the dull crumpling sound a lush lawn makes
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Published in the Quad-City Times on Sep. 5, 2024 The NFL season starts Thursday night, and I’m absolutely amped. I’ve missed that Sunday feeling. The tired remote fingers from switching between games in the fourth quarter. The NFL on FOX theme song. The hope before my favorite team’s early Sunday afternoon kickoff. The devastation after
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Published in the Quad-City Times on Apr. 10, 2024 Sometimes I see my dad when I see my own shadow. Maybe it’s the curly hair. Maybe it’s my broadening shoulders, or the fact that I’m practical and methodical in the way I approach problems. For example: Once, on our gravel backyard court, I watched him
Gannon Hanevold 