West Central Illinois Region

QUINCY — Ben Van Ness, vice president and general manager at WGEM in Quincy, confirmed Friday morning that Makenzi Henderson is no longer employed by the Gray Television-owned station. Van...

QUINCY -- The following has been reported by the Quincy Police Department for the period of November 3-7, 2023 and are as follows: William R. Carter, 26, of Quincy for...

PITTSFIELD — On Monday, law enforcement officials from the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, Pittsfield Police Department, Illinois State Police, Illinois Conservation Police, and the Attorney General’s Office executed a court-authorized...

QUINCY -- The following blotter items were reported by the Quincy Police Department from October 29, 2023 to November 2, 2023: Patrick Lambert, 27, 637 Spruce St., Quincy, for improper...

MT. STERLING -- The Brown County Sheriff’s Department reports the following activities between October 2 and October 14, 2023: Traffic accidents No injuries were reported and damage to the vehicles...

ROODHOUSE — Four people, three of them North Greene students, were injured Tuesday in a head-on collision on U.S. 67 between Roodhouse and White Hall. The extent of their injuries was...

JACKSONVILLE -- Iowa-based grocery chain Hy-Vee is coming to Jacksonville as the County Market store on West Morton Ave. was sold Thursday. It was confirmed via multiple sources, including WLDS,...

SHELBYVILLE -- The National Weather Service in St. Louis and Lincoln issued air quality warnings earlier this week for most of Central Illinois. The air quality issues are in relation...

CARLINVILLE — Top-quality reading materials will be available at low prices during a sidewalk book sale at the Carlinville Public Library on Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 12:30...

QUINCY -- Jury selection will begin in Adams County Court Monday in the murder trial of Timothy W. Bliefnick. Bliefnick, 39, is facing charges of two counts first-degree murder and...