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 in 2018 and made the jump to television.
Jim grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and later Urbandale, Iowa, where he graduated from Urbandale High School. 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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The Northeast Community Action Corp. is offering free children’s socks in Marion County.
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A Kinderhook, Illinois, man has been charged following an ATV crash.
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This is the 37th year WGEM has been holding the Bucket Blitz for The Salvation Army.
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The Illinois Commerce Commission on Monday announced the addition of the 861 area code for the region presently in the 309 area code, including McDonough County.
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IDOT announced Monday that the Quincy Memorial Bridge will open to traffic on Tuesday.
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36-year-old Zechariah Wigfall Sr. appeared Wednesday morning before Judge Scott Larson in Adams County Court.
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A state report shows Brent Fischer had improperly provided a Law Enforcement Officer certification to an individual who made substantial contributions to law enforcement.
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Many larger central Illinois Driver Services facilities, including Quincy's, will require appointments for behind-the-wheel road tests, REAL IDs, standard driver’s licenses and ID cards.
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A Hannibal woman was charged with abuse or neglect of a child after authorities were called to an educational facility.
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The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County announced Tuesday they will once again offer Christmas candlelight tours of the Gov. John Wood Mansion.
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A 22-year-old Hannibal man has been arrested following an apartment fire on Wednesday.
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The driver of a stolen Dodge truck tried to dislodge an ATM in Camp Point, Illinois, on Saturday resulting in a fire.
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A 23-year-old man has been taken into custody following a shots fired incident just before 10 a.m. on Friday in Hannibal, according to police.
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A Burlington, Iowa, man who pleaded guilty to going armed with intent on Sept. 9 was sentenced to prison on Friday, according to Lee County Attorney Ross Braden.
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A Quincy man arrested Thursday after allegedly recording two people at his business in a restroom or locker room made his first court appearance Friday morning.
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A male subject has been taken into custody following a shots fired incident just before 10 a.m. on Friday in Hannibal, according to police.
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A 17-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder following the shooting of a 15-year-old boy Wednesday night, according to Fort Madison Police.
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There's an investigation underway into the death of a teen in Fort Madison Wednesday.
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Keokuk voters elected Kathie Mahoney as the city’s next mayor on Tuesday.
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Fort Madison voters reelected incumbent Mayor Matt Mohrfeld on Tuesday for a second term as mayor.
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Illinois State Police said they are investigating a death in Rushville, Illinois.
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The Adams County Health Department is expanding access to booster shots.
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Adams County Circuit Judge Tad Brenner has once again extended a temporary restraining against Quincy Medical Group and Blessing Health System on behalf of 11 nurses, allowing them to continue employment despite refusing to get a vaccine or be tested weekly for COVID-19.
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A Quincy man charged with aggravated battery of a child resulting in permanent disfigurement, aggravated domestic battery, and aggravated battery of a child causing great bodily harm
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The Adams County Sheriff's office reported the arrest of a man for two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault on Tuesday.
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Members of the Great River Honor Flight Board attended the Veterans' Resource Fair at the Quincy Kroc Center on October 15.
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A Quincy man and woman have been arrested following an investigation into a report of child abuse and neglect, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Office.
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A Macomb man who police said stabbed a woman more than 30 times has been found unfit to stand trial,
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The man accused of kidnapping a Quincy woman in July was indicted by an Adams County grand jury Thursday.
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Four-wheeler and ATV enthusiasts held a ride in Ralls County, Missouri, Sunday to benefit the Great River Honor Flight.
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The former clerk in Center, Missouri, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison
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Johnny Ricks and Antone Hoskins have been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm
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A 15-year-old student at West Prairie Jr/ Senior High School has been charged with Criminal Damage to Property and Harassment by Electronic Communications after he allegedly hacked into the school's computer network.
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A Quincy man was sentenced to 6 years in prison for distribution of child pornography and a Sex Offender Registration Act Violation for failure to report his internet identity on Friday.
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A squabble over the sale of a pool table was at the center of a homicide Wednesday in Hannibal.
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As the wait continues amid the coronavirus pandemic for flights to resume to Washington D.C., local support for the Great River Honor Flight continues to be strong.
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Despite missions being put on hold, the Great River Honor Flight is still getting donations from the local community.
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The Great River Honor Flight, which flies veterans out to see the monuments in Washington, D.C., was awarded with six thousand dollars on Wednesday.
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A former DEA member of the Adams County Sheriff's Office seeks the Republican nomination for Adams County Sheriff.
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The Great River Honor Flight Board of Directors reported Wednesday that it will hold off scheduling future flights until Spring of 2022.
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Quincy voters elected Republican Parker Freiburg as Quincy’s Ward 3 alderman
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Voters in the Carthage Elementary School District went to the polls Tuesday and approved a $1.2 million bond for a new library.
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There’s a push by citizens to get Macomb police to wear body cameras and they’re not taking lack of money as an excuse not to wear them.