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06/03/2026

WQPT's Ice Cream Social & Pie Raffle is soon approaching! Donate a fruit pie to the raffle by visiting wqpt.org/events or calling (309) 764-2400. All pie donations need to be signed up by the June 5th.

05/30/2026

Patience returns to help tackle crimes in York. When new detective Frankie Monroe bursts on the scene, there’s initially tension but soon they learn to work as a team. Meanwhile, Patience faces challenges in love and loss.

Starting May 31st, binge all eight episodes of this series on Passport!

05/29/2026

Join WQPT PBS as we volunteer at The Ark of the Quad Cities Area on Saturday, June 6th at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Sign up at to.wqpt.org/3HdlNTx
For any questions about the Volunteer with WQPT initiative, email Melissa Gravert at [email protected]

05/28/2026

Join us as we visit Rock Island Public Library's Kickoff at the Quad City Botanical Center next Thursday, June 4th at 4:00 PM.

05/28/2026

Donate to WQPT PBS through Birdies for Charities by visiting bit.ly/wqpt-birdies

05/27/2026

WQPT's Summer of Adventure is here! Join us as we visit the Scott County Library next Wednesday, June 3rd at 10:00 AM.
Scott County Library System

05/27/2026

05/25/2026

The son of Edward Steelandt, , local veteran, remembers a story of his service.

To view more local veteran's stories, watch Stories of Service at to.wqpt.org/stories-of-service.

05/25/2026

Our office is closed today in observance of Memorial Day.

05/23/2026

Marathon Fourth Wall Films' Hero Street Documentaries TOMORROW, Sunday May 24th, starting at 7 pm!

7:00 PM | The Last to Fall From Hero Street:
An unforgettable story of American courage, character and perseverance. Meet John S. Muños who grew up in a boxcar home on 2nd Street (now named Hero Street) in Silvis, Illinois. At age 23, shortly after marrying his sweetheart Mary Beserra, John was killed in the Battle of Bloody Ridge.

7:30 PM | Riding the Rails to Hero Street:
The story of the immigrants’ early 1900s journey from Mexico, during the revolution, to the Quad Cities region. The families of Hero Street lost six young men in World War II and two in the Korean War, more than any other street in America. Hero Street, as it is now known, has provided over 100 service members since World War II.

8:00 PM | Letters Home to Hero Street:
Frank Sandoval was just beginning a new job at the Rock Island Arsenal when he was drafted in 1942. He sent hundreds of letters to family and friends during the two years he was in the service and the 130 letters that remain tell the story of one man's dramatic and epic journey from Illinois to India.

8:30 | A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street:
The story of William Sandoval, who was born in a boxcar into an impoverished family of twelve and was killed at age 21 following his involvement in what is still the largest air assault in history.