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01/08/2026

Just one day before impeachment proceedings were scheduled to begin, the city posted on its page that the special hearing was postponed. The post offered no explanation or new date.

Council member Heather Wernowsky faces impeachment after Police Chief Josh Baker said she violated municipal code Louisiana, Mo. –Just one day before impeachment proceedings were scheduled to begin, the city posted on its page that the special hearing was postponed. The post offered no ex...

01/08/2026

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois (GSCI) has received a generous $35,000 grant from the Marion Gardner Jackson Charitable Trust.

GSCI supports more than 600 girls in Adams County each year through the delivery of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE). The GSLE program model encourages

01/08/2026

The Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office secured a conviction on domestic battery without the victim testifying.

A jury convicted Damon E. Hudson, 48, of Quincy, on of one count of Domestic Battery on Wednesday.

QUINCY–The Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office secured a conviction on domestic battery without the victim testifying. A jury convicted Damon E. Hudson, 48, of Quincy, on of one count of Domestic Battery on Wednesday. Evidence presented at trial showed Damon threw an object at a woman, whic...

01/08/2026

Hannibal Regional was awarded a generous donation from Northeast Power through their Power for Progress Grant program to assist in purchasing new vital sign monitoring systems.

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional was awarded a generous donation from Northeast Power through their Power for Progress Grant program to assist in purchasing new vital sign monitoring systems. These monitoring systems will assist in the growth and expanded capacities of the emergency department. T...

01/08/2026

UPDATE: Four counts were filed against him right before his Thursday court hearing.

Benjamin Inman is scheduled to be back in court Thursday afternoon.

Benjamin Inman is scheduled to be back in court Thursday afternoon QUINCY – It was a short taste of freedom for Benjamin Inman, who entered a guilty plea yesterday to making a phone threat against Quincy Alderman Jack Holtschlag (D-7th Ward). Muddy River News can confirm that Inman is back in cust...

01/08/2026

HPD Blotter for Jan. 6, 2026

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01/08/2026

QPD Blotter for Jan. 6, 2026

Rhonda Miller of Quincy reports the theft of a package from her porch on 12-30-25 between 1:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. 107Gabriella Kreps, 24, of Macomb for Improper Turn at 28th and Broadway. 181Jaevon M. Renfroe, 23, of St Louis, Mo., for a MO DOC warrant for a St. Charles County Obstructing Police and...

01/08/2026

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01/08/2026

Muddy River Gems is back in Jacksonville where an old theater is getting a major facelift & a promising future. Dot Foods brings you Muddy River Gems.

01/08/2026

Today on The Daily Muddy: A difficult conversation - but an important one.

Lisa Griffith of Hannibal, the mother of murder victim Emily Traynor, is joined by Della Meyers, a domestic violence survivor and advocate, to talk about a proposed Domestic Violence Registry in Missouri - modeled after a similar registry that officially went into effect in Tennessee on January 1.

This conversation is not about an active court case. Instead, it focuses on prevention, accountability, and what families and survivors wish existed before tragedy changed their lives forever.

It’s heavy - but it’s honest, purposeful, and rooted in advocacy, with a focus on how a registry like this could work, why it matters, and how it could help protect others.
https://muddyriver.tv/daily-muddy/surviving-domestic-violence/20260108090615/

01/08/2026

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01/08/2026

QND, QCES lease former GameMasters building to serve as practice facility
The schools announced Wednesday they have entered a three-year lease to use the former GameMasters facility at 5100 Broadway in Quincy as an athletic and activity space. It will be known as the “Catholic Activities Center” and serve as a hub for practices and training.

The schools announced Wednesday they have entered a three-year lease to use the former GameMasters facility at 5100 Broadway in Quincy as an athletic and activity space. It will be known as the “Catholic Activities Center” and serve as a hub for practices and training.