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00 1 A.M. SHOWER 63 43 FORECAST, A12 THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 qctimes.com COMICS B11 ECONOMY A7 LOCAL A3 A8 OBITUARIES A7 PUZZLES B10 $2 Volume 165, Issue 205 A Lee Enterprises Newspaper Copyright 2021 Follow us online: facebook.com/qctimes twitter.com/qctimes instagram.com/qctimes Browse our digital replica whenever, wherever AT QCTIMES.COM Buhake named All-American St. Ambrose senior receives NAIA recognition SPORTS, B1 Q-C Craft Beer Week is back Make plans to try new beers and support local breweries WEEKEND, A9 TOM LOEWY Frank and Martha Galusha al- most beat the ducks and geese to Leach Park early Wednesday morning. Married for 63 years, Martha and Frank wanted the best seats along the Mississippi River to witness the placement of the keystone piece of the arch over the Illinois-bound side of the new Interstate 74 bridge. By 6 a.m.

they had breakfast sandwiches, cups of co ee and a bag of old bread for the aforementioned fowl to kick the occasion. The process of putting the keystone in place started just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and was completed at 9:01 a.m. It was almost one year ago the arch over the Io- wa-bound side of the bridge was completed. That keystone weighed 215,000 pounds.

The Galushas said they had to be early for n- ishing touch on the twin bas- ket-handle structures that serve as the visual signature for the $1.2 billion project. might not sound like much to people, but spent a lot of time over the last year or THOMAS GEYER and ANTHONY WATT Henry Dinkins has been ac- cused of killing Breasia Terrell. Breasia, who was 10, was last seen either late July 9 or during the early morning hours of July 10 of 2020. She spent the night with her brother at home during the time period she disap- peared. Dinkins, 48, is the father.

remains were dis- covered on March 22 near DeWitt, and her identity was rmed on March 31. Dinkins has been charged with rst-degree murder and kid- napping, Scott County Attorney Mike Walton said during a Wednes- day morning news conference at the Davenport Police Department. announcing charges is a cant step in this case, it is important to understand that bringing forth charges is not the end of the legal process but just the Walton said. case will now proceed to A court date for the murder and kidnapping charges was not yet available Wednesday afternoon, but court documents provided some more details of what au- thorities believe occurred. or about July 10, 2020, Henry Dinkins did remove a child, B.T., from 2744 East 53rd Street, Davenport, Iowa without consent or authority, or by deception, to secretly ne and ict serious injury and as a result of the kid- napping B.T.

was ac- cording to the complaint and af- davit for the kidnapping charge. Dinkins shot her to death, Wal- ton said. Walton said Dinkins was the only person being charged as of Wednesday. According to a search warrant led by Davenport Police Detec- tive AJ Poirier on April 22 in Scott County District Court, on July 10, 2020, cers were sent to 2744 E. 53rd Apt.

8, to investigate the disappearance of a child. cers spoke to Dinkins, who told police that Breasia, his step- daughter, was missing when he woke up. Dinkins also told police that Breasia had never run away before. Dinkins girlfriend, Andrea Cul- berson, told police she had fallen asleep the night of July 9 at 11 p.m. or midnight.

Culberson said that when she went to sleep, Dinkins was on the couch in the living room. Culberson was asleep in the living room and Breasia and her half-brother were asleep in the bedroom. Dinkins charged with killing child GARY L. KRAMBECK Construction crews install the nal piece of the Illinois-bound arch of the new Interstate 74 bridge Wednesday. Spectators I-74 milestone TOM BARTON Davenport aldermen on Wednesday heralded the pros- pect of 1,000 new warehouse and distribution jobs under a proposed development agree- ment, but remain tight-lipped about the company looking to bring those jobs.

City cials hope to forge an agreement with Seefried Indus- trial Properties, a rm with deep ties to e-commerce giant Ama- zon, to develop a 2.9 million- square-foot distribution center to the burgeoning indus- trial park in north Davenport. Seefried Industrial Properties describes itself on its website as longtime Amazon develop- ment and project management City cials, Greater Daven- port Redevelopment Corpora- tion and Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, however, have de- clined to name the company be- hind the deal, citing a non-dis- closure agreement. this point, they have not committed to the project so still in that process said Bruce Berger, director of com- munity and economic develop- ment for the city of Davenport. The project would be on 160 acres directly west of the Dav- enport Municipal Airport on North Division Street. The four 40-acre parcels are owned by The Shriners Hospitals for Chil- dren and are just to the east of the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center.

The Greater Davenport Re- development Corporation in December announced it suc- cessfully executed an option agreement with The Shriners Hospitals to market the land Aldermen remain mum on company behind development EMILY ANDERSEN Dr. Rachel Savage, superinten- dent of the Moline-Coal Valley School District, has released a statement regarding the death of Charles W. Hubbard, 13, of Mo- line, who was struck and killed by a Moline police car Tuesday. behalf of the entire Mo- line-Coal Valley School District, I would like to extend our deep- est condolences to the family of the young man who passed away yesterday following a tra ac- Savage said in the state- ment. Savage said Hubbard was a former student at Wilson Mid- dle School.

loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns and ques- tions for our students and sta The Moline-Coal Valley district has responded with our crisis team consisting of counselors and social workers to provide support to any student and sta Two cyclists killed Tuesday BREASIA TERRELL Terrell I-74 BRIDGE UPDATE Keystone placed in arch over eastbound side of new bridge TOM LOEWY Martha and Frank Galusha nd the perfect seats Wednesday morning to watch the placement of the keystone in the arch over the eastbound portion of the new Interstate 74 bridge. DAVENPORT CITY COUNCIL Distribution center could bring 1,000 jobs to Quad-Cities ROCK ISLAND COUNTY Former Wilson student struck by police car Please see KILLING, Page A2 Please see BRIDGE, Page A2 Please see DAVENPORT, Page A2 Please see BIKES, Page A2 Storm Damage? TOP IN THE ROOFING INDUSTRY IL 309-373-9920 IA 563-349-4420 $500 OFF Expires Not valid with insurance claims. FULL ROOF OR SIDING REPLACEMENT Spring Time Savings!.