Jason Lewton
Digital Content Editor
Quincy, Illinois
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Jason Lewton is the Digital Content Editor for WGEM News. He joined the team after spending 8 years with our newsgathering partners at The Herald-Whig, the last three of which were spent as Executive Editor.
Jason, a Tri-State native, has more than two decades of local news experience. Previously, he was the Art Director for Missouri Lawyers Media and also worked as a news designer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He began his career at the Pike Press in Pittsfield, and also has made stops in Jacksonville, Alton and Munster, Ind.
In his free time, Jason enjoys reading, cooking and theater, and he follows the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Chiefs.
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A 2019 study released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed that rebuilding NESP locks would inject $72 billion additional dollars into the nation’s GDP.
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More than 70 staff members were out sick on Wednesday, with there being no substitute available for almost half of those absences.
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Bradley Yohn appeared Tuesday afternoon before Judge Amy Lannerd, who set another hearing for next Tuesday to check the status of the case.
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The alert described a vehicle from the 1989 movie “Batman” and said it was from Gotham City.
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Keynote speaker the Rev. Lindell Robbins of Helping Hands Baptist Church in Hannibal compared King’s struggle with the story of David and Goliath.
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Van Susteren says judges will sometimes overturn a case for evidentiary reasons. However, in this case, that is not what happened.
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This comes after several days of controversy following judge's reversal of his own conviction of an 18-year-old man who had been charged with criminal sexual assault.
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With a $1 million gift to Culver-Stockton College, Thomas A. Oakley hopes a coalition based on advancing tri-state interests will continue long into the future.
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Adams County Judge Robert Adrian finds 18-year-old man not guilty after originally convicting him of criminal sexual assault of 16-year-old girl.
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Durbin said hundreds more people involved in the riot stand to be charged in addition to the more than 700 who now face criminal indictment.
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Illinois Broadcasters Association awards top honors during annual ceremony.
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As cases across the nation reach all-time highs, Missouri governor says conditions that would necessitate the state of emergency "are no longer present."
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The group packs about 1,000 bags for students every Thursday at Baldwin Elementary School. Those bags are then delivered to schools throughout the district for distribution Friday morning.
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John Michael Dean, 42, was found guilty of killing Rebecca Niewohner, 44, with a .45-caliber handgun on June 14, 2019.
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Judge Robert Adrian approved a prosecution motion Tuesday to move the trial of Karen Blackledge to the February jury trial docket.
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Prosecutors said Dean committed the offense of first-degree murder with the intent to kill Niewohner by shooting her with a .45-caliber handgun.
Assistant State’s Attorney Joshua Jones made the motion after telling the court that the woman at the center of the case had died.
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Pike and Ralls counties in Missouri, and Pike and Scott counties in Illinois were raked by the storms, which had radar-indicated tornadoes.
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Isabelle Hanson is used to being in the public eye. The 25-year-old from Glen Ellen, Illinois, has been a reporter and weekend anchor at WGEM’s sister station KFVS in Cape Girardeau, Mo., for more than three years.
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The illness was identified in a Chicago resident and known contact of a confirmed Omicron case from another state who visited Chicago.
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Adam Terstriep was arrested on charges of home invasion with intent to cause injury, aggravated domestic battery strangulation, and unlawful restraint.
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R, IL-13) is no stranger to the Tri-States. The Taylorville Republican spent many years working for former U.S. Rep. John Shimkus when he represented parts of the area.
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Quincy Regional Airport will soon receive $5.9 million for upgrades and repairs.
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IDOT stated it was aware drivers might face a rough ride across the river but determined getting the bridge open for winter was top priority.
Karen Blackledge sobbed through the hearing as she told judge she understood the charges and their potential punishments
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A truck caught fire and exploded Wednesday in the Culver’s parking lot, closing part of Broadway.
Judge Amy C. Lannerd set the case for the jury trial docket on Jan. 10, with a pretrial hearing on Jan. 3 and a status hearing set for Dec. 14.
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A Hull, Illinois, man accused of lighting houses and a car on fire also is facing charges for aggravated assault and reckless discharge of a firearm.
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Curtis Williams of Chambersburg, Ill., has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery and unlawful use of a weapon following a reported stabbing Saturday night.
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Bradley Yohn and Karen Blackledge will have to submit to a cheek swab for DNA testing, Adams County Judge Tad Brenner ruled Monday morning.
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The Mid-America Port Commission is the largest of the three Top 50 Principal Ports in the Tri-State area above St. Louis, and together the Corn Belt Ports are the equivalent of the largest inland port in the nation.
The two people charged in the reported carjacking, robbery and sexual assault made their first court appearance Tuesday.
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The suspects in a string of reported Adams County crimes are back in Quincy.
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A group dedicated to building tiny homes for homeless veterans has severed ties with its founders amid an Illinois State Police investigation.
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The trial date for McBride has been pushed back despite objections from the defense.
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A judge in Lee County, Iowa, approved trial information filed by Lee County Attorney Ross Braden in a case involving the shooting death of 15-year-old Deeunta “Dee” Q. Ceaser.
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Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has identified the victim of a homicide whose body was found Wednesday in a car.
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The Adams County Sheriffs Office confirmed Thursday that officers are working with Illinois State Police and Springfield Police on a homicide investigation.
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A man and woman are in custody after a string of reported crimes that include vehicular hijacking, burglary and sexual assault.
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An overturned piece of farm equipment temporarily closed Broadway at Fifth Street late Tuesday morning.
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Kent Rubey was declared the winner of the third open seat in the Montrose City Council race following a drawing to break an Election Day tie.
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The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announced Monday the Illinois Rental Payment Program will accept applications again beginning Monday, Dec. 6.
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olice in Fort Madison have confirmed the identity of the 15-year-old boy they said was shot and killed Wednesday.