Dylan Smith
Multimedia Journalist
Quincy, Illinois
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Dylan Smith is a Multimedia Journalist for WGEM News. Originally from Charleston, Ill., Dylan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Journalism from Western Illinois University.
While in college, Dylan was a reporter and executive producer for NEWS3, the WIU news station. It was at WIU that his passion turned from sports to news.
Before finding a home in news reporting, Dylan frequented the airwaves in East-Central Illinois at Cromwell Media Group by providing sports play-by-play commentary, producing commercials, and being a regular on-air talent.
When he's not at the station, Dylan enjoys working out, watching movies, and picking fights with his three younger siblings.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Dylan Smith
An Adams County jury returned the verdict of guilty on all counts in the Timothy Bliefnick trial Wednesday after over four hours of deliberations.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 3:21 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
The jury trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife continued Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
At Keokuk National Cemetery on Monday, over a hundred people gathered to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
For more than 50 years, Memorial Day has been a federally recognized holiday.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 12:48 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
The jury trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife continued Friday morning at 9 a.m.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 4:25 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
The jury trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife continued Thursday morning at 9 a.m.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
The jury trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife continued Wednesday morning at 9 a.m.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 8:50 AM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
The jury trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife began Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
It took almost a full 9 hours to select the 12 jurors and 4 alternates for the murder trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 8:29 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
With Memorial Day one week from Monday, five different Carry the Load Crews are making their way through 48 states, covering more than 20,000 miles in the month of May.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
More than 200 people could be seen in downtown Quincy rallying in support of long time local nurse Erica Schroeder.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 10:26 AM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
In the last two weeks, crews began construction on what will be Mahoney’s Coffee.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 1:58 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Bliefnick appeared in court for the final time on Friday ahead of a jury trial that’s expected to last around two weeks.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Around 30 volunteers are needed for four, 2-hour time slots to build beds for McDonough County families in need.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
As the end of the school year draws near, students at Carthage Middle School got hands on Thursday morning, taking what they learned in class and forming a live art display.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
A firefighter training facility is coming to Carthage, and it’s been in the planning stages for around six months.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 3:57 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Starting next school year Illini West High School will have a full-time social worker.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 4:23 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Ballard graduated from Western Illinois University this past Saturday, majoring in communication and minoring in marketing.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Middle schoolers and high schoolers currently share a building directly north of the construction site.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Since late January, several Hancock County stakeholders have met weekly as part of an initiative to bring rural broadband access to the community.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 10:59 AM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Adams County Sheriff Anthony Grootens released a notice to the public on Monday after a string of car burglaries and thefts.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 8:14 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Families from all over the Tri-States gathered in celebration for Mother’s Day at Pointe D’Vine Vineyards on Sunday.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 8:05 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Around 110 seniors walked the stage in the school’s gymnasium, receiving their diplomas.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 7:49 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Five actors from the hit show “Little House on the Prairie” spent the afternoon and better part of Sunday evening signing autographs for hundreds of Tri-State residents.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 12:50 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Both the defense and prosecutors say they’re ready to begin the murder trial for TImothy Bliefnick as scheduled on May 22.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
More mental health resources are coming to Western Illinois University next school year.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
A few weeks after being sworn in as Mayor of Hamilton, Bocephus Casey is outlining a few priorities while in office.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Crews are working around the clock to fully recover from a series of storms this past weekend that in some parts of McDonough County brought significant damage.
Updated: May. 7, 2023 at 9:11 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, mental health is a crisis among children in schools across the country.
Updated: May. 7, 2023 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Dozens of students and families took in the sights and sounds of QU’s final choir performance of the school year Sunday afternoon.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 7:46 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Macomb community rallies for peace following house party shooting
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
The deadline to apply for Western Illinois Regional Council’s energy bill assistance program is fast approaching.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 9:35 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
State of Illinois building Digital Equity Plan, holds Macomb townhall
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
A new apartment complex is beginning to take shape on 8th and Jersey Streets.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 3:13 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
One of the men arrested following a shooting at a house party in Macomb appeared in court for a motion hearing Wednesday.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
entral Lee School District is set to receive roughly $1.1 million in federal grant funding for their after-school program “Hawks Place.”
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
One Adams County farmer is turning to migrant workers to get the help he needs.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2023 at 8:19 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
With the spring months in full swing, that means more tractors in the fields, which also means more farm vehicles on roads.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:09 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Memorial Hospital is being recognized as the 2023 recipient of that award.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
WIU hosted police from across Illinois learned how to identify cyber threats and what do when a threat is made.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Five flood gates were put up just off Hannibal’s downtown in anticipation for elevated river levels.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Phase II of the Patton Park Project is underway.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 4:37 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Law enforcement agencies across the United States continue the fight to recruit more employees to the field.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
City officials gathered on the front lawn of Lincoln Elementary for an Arbor Day celebration where two of the school’s classes helped City Forester Skipper Bowles plant a bald cypress and black tulip tree.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:51 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Crews are in the process of fully renovating Bushnell-Prairie City High School’s auditorium that’s stood for nearly 60 years.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Ahead of Macomb’s prom on Saturday, April 29, Western Illinois University hosted their 33rd annual mock DUI crash.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2023 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
All 16 Adams County CEO students unveiled their own respective business that’s been in the works for a whole semester during the program’s tradeshow on Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2023 at 7:41 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
More than 50 Hannibal-area residents gathered outside Hannibal High School on Sunday afternoon for a prayer vigil.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
After Missouri legislators passed $50 million in grant funding for public school safety and security in the next fiscal year’s budget, school districts are looking to get a helping hand.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 7:08 PM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Hancock County voters turned down a proposed “penny tax” that would allocate extra funding to all Hancock County schools.
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