Gun owners in Illinois must take new steps in 2026 to secure their firearms in their homes, particularly when children are ...

PIKE COUNTY, Ill. (WGEM) - The Pittsfield Police Department is warning residents about counterfeit bills being used at local businesses. Police said there were several attempts to pay with these bills ...

(AP) - Trump admitted Tuesday what he earlier denied: He used the slur “shithole countries” to disparage Haiti and African nations during a 2018 meeting with lawmakers. Now he’s bragging about a ...

Carol Ann Fountain, 86, of Hannibal, died on Dec. 8 at Oak Tree Villa in Jefferson City, MO. Charlotte L. Johnson, age 93, of Quincy, died on Dec. 8 in Bickford Cottages. Donald Eugene Hall, 78 of ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - The 41st annual WGEM Salvation Army Bucket Blitz is underway. The Salvation Army is collecting donations at the Quincy Town Center and the Prairie Crossing Center. However, there is ...

A Michigan teacher is out of a job after making what school officials call a “bad joke” involving students just before Thanksgiving.

QUINCY (WGEM) - Mountain lion sightings have been on the rise in Missouri since the Missouri Department of Conservation started the Large Carnivore Response Team (formally the Mountain Lion Response ...

MACOMB (WGEM) - The new Beef-A-Roo location in Macomb officially opens on Wednesday. The sandwich restaurant will open in the former Hardee’s at 1015 West Jackson. Beef-A-Roo is a fast-casual style ...

(CNN) - People in the northern United States could get a treat Tuesday night. Scientists said some solar activity might make the northern lights visible, but that’s just a prediction and not a ...

PITTSFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - The Pike County Sheriff’s Department is urging parents, guardians and educators to be proactive and help protect children from a recent wave of online sextortion. The sheriff ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - Quincy Police reported Monday that a 22-year-old Quincy man was arrested Sunday after police responded to a report of gun shots. According to police, Timothy Cunningham was charged ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - A fast moving low pressure ‘clipper system’ passed south of the area overnight. Some lingering drizzle or light precipitation is possible on the back side of this as it exits to our ...