Isaiah Haywood
Digital Content Producer
Quincy, Illinois
Isaiah Haywood is a Digital Content Producer for WGEM News. He is a graduate of Southeastern University with a bachelor's degree in Communication.
Isaiah is originally from Syracuse, New York. He attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School and competed as a student athlete on the swimming and diving team. He then pursued higher education in Lakeland, Florida, and immediately fell in love with news.
As an undergraduate, Isaiah was a part of a plethora of productions and was always trying new things and new roles.
In his free time, he enjoys exploring different thrift shops, watching tons of movies, finding new music, dancing, or looking for an adventure—the Midwest being just that.
SparkNIGHT is an idea from Ignite, an entrepreneur program in Hannibal.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office welcomed their newest four legged recruit to the service.
The Hannibal Police Department is currently investigating a series of vehicle break-ins that occurred in the early morning hours
Funds from over 123 donors ranging around $75,000 were celebrated and given out tonight to JWCC students.
The Blessing Surgery Center in Quincy was evacuated this afternoon due to a carbon monoxide leak.
One man is in the hospital following a possible tornado in Brown County Friday evening.
Officials said it happened on Highway F, around 5 p.m., in Lewis County, Mo.
A Monroe County man is in custody for the murder of the woman who went missing in December 2021, Betty Hayes.
A house at the 300 block of N. 3rd Street in LaGrange caught on fire.
A Hannibal woman is arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a revoked license, and violation of classification.
There is a bunny burglar on the loose and Quincy Police is asking for community help in solving the unusual case.
Police said they responded to the scene around 10:15 p.m. and found a 47-year-old victim.
A multiple fatality crash is being reported on Highway 27.
The entire village of Baylis, Illinois is under a boil order.
State Street between 21st and 22nd Streets will be closed starting Thursday.
Quincy Republicans in Ward 6 nominated Jake Reed as their candidate for alderman of the ward.
The Quincy Police Department said they are still investigating the homicide of Rebecca Bliefnick.
The owner of a shuttered Quincy marketing firm faces up to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to recording people in a locker room or restroom without their knowledge.
Quincy Art Center staff delivered more than 1,000 art supply kits to kindergarten through third-grade teachers in Quincy, rural Adams County, Brown, and Pike (IL) County this week.
Kahoka residents voted and approved the proposed $8 million upgrade to their water system.
Echo Menges from the Edina Sentinel reported that a man was rescued from a Knox County lake on Monday.
Nicholas Ray Bell, 35, of Burlington was arrested by the Fort Madison Police Department Detective Bureau as a result of an ongoing investigation started in 2021.
Emergency workers responded Monday afternoon to a two-vehicle crash on Illinois 104, east of Quincy Regional Airport.
A Quincy company is celebrating 175 years of history in the community.
The City of Pittsfield issued a boil order until further notice for a certain area of the town.
The Riedel Foundation continued its tradition of strong support for the YMCA of Hannibal with more than $140,000 in donations in 2022.
Officials at the Quincy BBB Office said scammers have been posting about missing people and animals in several public Facebook groups in hopes of getting shares.
The west lane of North 4th Street from College Avenue to Elm Street will be closed on Wednesday.
With the extreme temperature swing this week comes the possibility of potholes.
A truck driving south on the 4400 block of McMasters Avenue crossed the center line, leading to a two vehicle head on collision.
A boil order has been issued effective immediately for certain residents and businesses.
Lewistown, Missouri is officially under a boil order.
The deep freeze has a lot of Tri-State ponds, lakes, and rivers starting to ice over, with some ponds already looking frozen solid.
Quincy Fire Department find the cause of a garage fire they responded to early Wednesday morning.
A new drive-thru coffee shop is scheduled open its doors for business in the spring.
Officers were called to a disturbance on the 3500 block of Stardust Drive to see a man attempting to get into someone’s car with a machete.
Judge Amy Lannerd was sworn in today as a justice of the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court.
Deputies responded to the scene and discovered that a 2006 Dodge Ram left the road and entered a ditch at the intersection.
Oak Street between Fourth and Fifth streets will be closed to repair a water service.
Chestnut Street between Fifth and Sixth streets will be closed to repair a water service.
This year’s honorees are Carl W. Richards of Richards Electric Co. and C. David Nuessen of Quincy Metal Fabricators Inc.
The Quincy Bed Bath and Beyond has store closing signs posted in the store.
A Quincy man was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for aggravated domestic battery, with 10 concurrent years on two separate counts of aggravated battery.
Quincy Grand Prix President Terry Traeder wrote that he wants to provide value to sponsors, and low attendance by drivers and spectators prevent that, resulting in the event’s cancellation.
The unknown “white powdery substance” that caused an employee to be transported to a local hospital has been identified, according to officials.
A homeless man faces a Class X felony charge after Quincy police alleged he was the organizer of a continuing financial crimes enterprise.
Each year, more than 800,000 people undergo knee replacement surgery in the United States.
