QUINCY (WGEM) - The assistant fire chief for Golden, Illinois, issued a burn ban on Friday afternoon. The burn ban is until further notice. Other local burn bans include Payson and Camp Point.

HANNIBAL (WGEM) - If you’re dreaming about summer sun and poolside shifts, now is the time to make a splash and apply to be a lifeguard. Hannibal Parks and Recreation is officially diving into its ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - A 21-year-old Quincy man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on five separate felony counts, ranging from threatening a public official to ...

(CNN) - Savannah Guthrie intends to return to work at NBC’s “Today” show at some point. That’s according to sources close to the network who spoke with CNN and other media outlets. When a return might ...

Barbara Jean “Punkin” Saxbury, 61, of Hannibal, died on Feb. 23 in her home. Vicki Debra Brown, 76, of Arnold, MO, died on Feb. 25 at Woodlands of Arnold. Joanne B. Spake, age 97, of Quincy, died on ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - Quincy’s Memorial Bridge continues to be closed for repairs. Crews could be seen working along the bridge Wednesday. According to IDOT representatives, crews are working on a portion ...

Local teams survive and advance in postseason play ...

MACOMB (WGEM) - A Macomb woman pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with the use of a dangerous weapon in McDonough County Circuit Court on Monday. Keianna Miller, 39, was sentenced to 30 months in ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - Blessing Health System Board of Trustees named Mike Trachta as their next president and chief executive officer on Wednesday. Trachta will start his role on May 1. Blessing said that ...