Jim Roberts
Digital Content Manager
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Jim Roberts is the Digital Content Manager at WGEM. Jim has spent most of his career in the radio industry, but joined WGEM and made the jump to television.
Jim grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and later Urbandale, Iowa. Jim attended Ozark Christian College and Missouri Southern College in Joplin, Missouri. There he majored in Communications with an emphasis in Radio & Television.
Jim has lived the last 15 years in Quincy with his wife and son and enjoys collecting vintage computers, gaming, technology and flying drones.
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Police reported Monday the arrest of Amanda L. Stuart, 40 of Hannibal on multiple warrants.
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The Hannibal City Council will vote on the appointment of Lt. Jacob Nacke as Chief of Police at its June 7 meeting.
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The shutdown will place 171 workers in Fort Madison and 92 in Hutchinson out of work.
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Quincy Police reported Friday that a male juvenile was determined to be responsible for a fire at 430 S. 7th St. on Wednesday.
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Jonathan Graff, 31, an assistant girls basketball coach at Quincy Notre Dame, has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to Quincy Police.
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The Hannibal Police Chief Lyndell Davis has retired, according to Hannibal Mayor James Hark.
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Target will take over the former Kmart property at 3701 Broadway in Quincy
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An 18-year-old Pittsfield, Illinois, man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a family member under the age of 13 and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
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Cape Air has filed notice with the U.S. Department of Transportation that it intends to stop air service at Quincy Regional Airport and the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington.
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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Wednesday the findings of an investigation done by his office relating to claims of misconduct involving the Monroe County clerk.
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A man accused of shooting the Chapin Police Chief in rural Brown County in March was denied a reduced bond on Wednesday.
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The new CDC guidelines emphasize the case rate and hospitalizations in order to better track the prevalence of COVID-19 in communities.
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Riverfest organizers announced on Friday they were moving the festival from Fort Madison to Quincy for 2022.
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A Hannibal man who police say attempted to rob a business in the Huck Finn Shopping Center on Monday has been charged
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A retailer interested in the former Kmart property at 3701 Broadway in Quincy has asked the city to make changes to their agreement.
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Multiple Ameren Illinois customers were without power Friday afternoon possibly due to high winds
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Quincy attorney Roni VanAusdall has been suspended for one year by the Illinois Supreme Court, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
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Quincy Police reported Thursday the arrest of three Quincy residents following multiple investigations into reports of possible sexual abuse against minors.
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Someone has been stealing copper from powerlines in rural McDonough County and risking their lives to do so, according to McDonough Power Cooperative.
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Spectrum announced on Wednesday that it had doubled the starting download speed of Spectrum Internet from 100 to 200 Mbps in Marion, Monroe, Ralls and Shelby counties.
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Jim Dain of Pittsfield, Illinois, now holds the record for catching the largest paddlefish in Missouri.
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Hannibal Police reported Wednesday the arrest of 23-year-old Jerome Gaston, after he allegedly shot a gun from a vehicle with a toddler inside.
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Quincy Police reported Wednesday that Samuel Kenwick, 40 of Quincy, had been sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for his role in the Aug. 31, 2021, robbery of the Mercantile Bank at 440 Maine St. in Quincy.
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Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood reported Monday that a preliminary autopsy has revealed no signs of assault or altercation in the death of a 30-year-old Austin Shaw.
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A 73-year-old Colchester, Illinois, man has been arrested after the McDonough County Sheriff’s Office says he ran down an individual with his vehicle who was in the process of repossessing a riding lawnmower.
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A Payson, Illinois, man has been indicted after being charged with attempted trafficking of a minor and attempted enticement of a minor, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Tristian L. Johnson, 39, of Quincy, was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Correction after pleading guilty to a 2020 home invasion where a woman was shot in the chest.
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WGEM will broadcast the Liberty Eagles boys’ final four state basketball games.
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A federal administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered a Hannibal cement company to pay a worker the company penalized for assisting federal safety investigators during a site visit.
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Due to the continued decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and increase in available ICU beds, the Illinois indoor mask requirement will end Monday at 12:01 a.m
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It has been proven that making and eating dinners together lowers the risk of eating disorders, obesity, depression, and substance abuse, promotes higher self-esteem and can lead to better grades. Plus, many more benefits!
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Quincy’s St. Patrick’s parade has ended after 35 years, according to organizer Jeff Dorsey.
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An agreement signed by a potential developer and the city of Quincy provides some clues who might be looking at moving into the old Kmart property.
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A 15-year-old boy who was arrested last week killed his grandfather by hitting him in the head with his gun.
A 15-year-old male was arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged homicide in Quincy.
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With the anticipation of Wednesday’s winter storm, Macomb’s Mayor Michael Inman declared a snow emergency from 8 a.m. Thursday until 6 p.m. Friday.
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Emergency personnel responded to a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon around 5:20 p.m. in Quincy.
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Keokuk Police reported Wednesday that discarded smoking material was the cause of a fire at the Westport Terrace Apartments in December.
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The application waiting list for a rent-assistance program that covers 11 Missouri counties is closing.
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The attorney who represented a man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at a graduation party said he was never contacted by the Dr. Phil show.
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Verde Resources, Inc. announced it will establish a processing and packaging facility in La Belle investing more than $5.6 million and creating 32 new jobs.
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Quincy University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Josh Rabe announced Friday that Ryan Hellenthal, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, has been relieved of his coaching duties.
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Quincy Firefighters responded to a house fire at 936 South 8th St. just before 9 a.m. on Friday.
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul is urging the Illinois Supreme Court to order Judge Robert K. Adrian to "impose a lawful sentence" in an Adams County sexual assault case.
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Macomb School District Superintendent Patrick Twomey announced Thursday masks will be optional within the district beginning on Friday.
Siemens officials point to recent challenges in the United States wind energy market as the reason for the layoffs.
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The Quincy Children’s Museum has secured a site to restore as a permanent location with hopes to open its doors in just a few years, according to the organization’s director, Amy Peters.
Macomb Police announced on Monday they would increase their presence within the Macomb School District after the district choose to keep its masking requirement.
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A fire that gutted a Palmyra cabinet company on Thursday was caused by the heating system according to a preliminary investigation.