David Adam, MRN Editor
Bliefnick story to air Monday as first episode in limited series by ABC's 20/20 called 'Bad Romance'
QUINCY — Now it’s ABC’s turn. The show 20/20, the network’s newsmagazine that investigates intriguing crime and justice cases, is introducing a new true crime series called “Bad Romance.” The eight-episode limited series takes viewers inside relationships that turned bad. It starts Monday, Jan. 22 with the story of Tim Bliefnick, who was convicted in May…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council concurred during its Tuesday night meeting with the Plan Commission’s denial of a special permit to allow Nancy and Keith Callaway to operate a nightclub at 428 Maine. That decision won’t stop the Callaways from their plans to open an upscale Latin dance bar and restaurant in the Granite…
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QUINCY — Owners of a Quincy hotel that has been closed for nearly two years hope to reopen the facility this summer. Balwant Aulck and Sukhchain Sandhu are listed as the managers of Hotel in Quincy LLC, according to records filed with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office. Their LLC is registered in Springfield. Aulck…
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QUINCY — Members of the Quincy youth soccer community chomping at the bit to play games — for both recreational and club teams — at the Paul Dennis Soccer Complex need to be patient. The Quincy Park Board voted unanimously in October to approve the transfer of the 22-acre site at 4201 State from the…
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QUINCY — When Chuck Makins first heard of the efforts to create the first Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) chapter in Illinois, he didn’t have to think long to come up with someone who would have been a perfect candidate. Himself. Makins, the facilities and maintenance manager at the Knapheide Manufacturing Company in Quincy,…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department has confirmed one of its officers was shot and suffered “non-life-threatening injuries” Thursday morning during an incident at Third and Elm. Mike Tyler, deputy chief for the Quincy Police Department, did not identify the injured officer but did say the officer was taken from the scene by an Adams…
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La GRANGE, Mo. — Moments after leaving Town & Country Bank Monday afternoon with his pockets stuffed with cash, a La Grange man walked into the La Grange Police Department and turned himself in. Details about the attempted robbery and subsequent arrest of Jason Edward Day, 49, became available Tuesday after a probable cause statement…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — A second-degree murder trial for a New London man was scheduled to begin Monday, but the closure of the Ralls County Courthouse complicated travel plans for witnesses and forced Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Luke Bryant to dismiss the case — for now. John M.R. Kurth, 24, was released from the Marion…
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QUINCY — Roberto Leon said he has been looking for two years to find the right place for one of his Mexican restaurants. He finally found it on one of Quincy’s busiest streets. Leon, 40, took possession two weeks ago of the building at 3311 Broadway that most recently was the site of IHOP. He…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man facing between one and three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, if found guilty of a Class 4 felony grooming charge, was allowed Friday to return to classes at the University of Illinois. First, however, the state’s flagship school at Urbana-Champaign must be willing to take him back. Giorgio…
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QUINCY — The West Central Illinois Task Force stays out of the public’s attention for most of the year. Members are assigned to the task force by their respective law enforcement agencies. When on the job, they typically wear regular clothes instead of a uniform, and they typically drive an unmarked vehicle. (They don’t even…
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QUINCY — Rather than pay success fees to NextSite LLC for the next two years, the Quincy City Council voted Monday night to pay a one-time contract termination fee. Aldermen on Dec. 5 tabled for one week a vote to pay a $15,000 success fee to NextSite, a commercial development advisory firm, for its role…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved for the city to enter a three-year contract with MasTrack of Danbury, Conn., for $82,190 on GPS tracking equipment on city vehicles. Marty Stegeman, director of transit for the city, said after Monday night’s meeting he expects to present to aldermen on Jan. 8 a proposal to “considerably…
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The first full year of The Daily Muddy showed a large increase in viewership. Ashley Conrad, Brittany Boll and the rest of the Muddy Buddies get to talk to lots of people from the community and have a little fun themselves. Here are the most watched Daily Muddy episodes from 2023. 1. Ashley Conrad, Brittany…
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The former Quincy alderman is heading up the new Adams County Veterans Commission. The Army veteran talks with MRN’s David Adam about what this program means to local veterans.
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Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, drove around Quincy to give away gift cards to unsuspecting people as part of the department’s annual Operation Christmas Cheer promotion on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The cards were donated by Stifel and Niemann’s.
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QUINCY — Each of them was frustrated they didn’t get a chance to tell their sides of the story. But when they read the 283-page report on the investigation into complaints made against them, former Quincy Police Department Chief Rob Copley, current Chief Adam Yates and Barry Cheyne, chairman of the Board of Fire and…
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QUINCY — A 283-page report on the investigation into complaints made against former Quincy Police Department Chief Rob Copley, current Chief Adam Yates and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners concludes no wrongdoing was discovered. The report, dated Dec. 15 and compiled by Rick Stewart of the Stewart Law Firm in Springfield, was released…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man facing six felony charges, including attempted murder, pled not guilty to all of them during his arraignment Tuesday morning. Jeremy J. Coleman, 29, appeared with Public Defender Christopher Pratt before Judge Tad Brenner. He was wearing a jail-issued shirt on which he had written “Free Jay Innocent” on the back.…
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Plainville man with more than 80,000 pornographic images, videos on cellphone given 12-year sentence
QUINCY — Judge Tad Brenner called Joshua Cress, who had more than 80,000 pornographic images and videos on his cellphone, a “very, very predatory and dangerous individual” when handing down a 12-year sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections Monday morning. Cress, 43, of Plainville appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Monday morning with…
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QUINCY — The construction of a two-story residential building at 1736 Adams, for which the debate got a little heated during last week’s Quincy City Council meeting, is expected to finally be voted on during Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. Aldermen were scheduled to vote Dec. 4 on three recommendations by the Plan Commission from…
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QUINCY — Linda Moore will retire as the city’s treasurer on Dec. 31, and she says her immediate plans are to travel with her 89-year-old mother. “The first place will be Elizabethtown, Pa. I have great nieces who are 7 months old,” Moore said. “We’ve only seen them once, so we’re anxious to go and…
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QUINCY — Makenzi Henderson has found a new home one month after leaving WGEM-TV. Henderson has taken a position at WDAY, the ABC affiliate in Fargo, N.D. She will be an anchor and producer of the station’s 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. newscasts. Her first day in Fargo, 3½ hours from her hometown in Minneapolis,…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board approved a Fiscal Year 2024 budget during its monthly meeting on Wednesday night that reflects a $3.3 million deficit — but taxpayers shouldn’t be alarmed. In fact, they should be impressed. Before a vote was taken on the budget, Commissioner John Frankenhoff pointed out to the board and to…
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Quincy man facing sex offense charges switches from bench trial to accepting 14-year prison sentence
QUINCY — A Quincy man indicted in October 2022 on multiple sex offense charges changed his mind again on Friday and accepted a plea agreement that will send him to prison for 14 years. Aaron Washington, 47, appeared with Chief Public Defender Todd Nelson before Judge Robert Adrian in Adams County Circuit Court. He was…
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QUINCY — Votes on a report and a resolution that have attracted great interest during recent meetings of the Quincy City Council both were tabled for a second time Monday night. A report from Springfield attorney Rick Stewart about an internal complaint filed during the hiring process for the chief of the Quincy Police Department…
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QUINCY — Public Works Director Jeffrey Conte told the Quincy City Council during its Monday meeting that the city may be forced to double water rates within 10 years unless it gets help paying for an unfunded mandate the Environmental Protection Agency recently announced. The EPA announced on Dec. 1 a proposed update to the lead…
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QUINCY — Quincy is one of four U.S. cities with a chance to win an indoor pickleball facility from The Picklr, which expects to have more than 100 locations across the country by the end of 2024. The original field of 32 cities entered in the Picklr Your City contest was narrowed to four early Friday morning…
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QUINCY — Two members of the Great Plains Action Society will be visiting Quincy and talking about their work at the Human Rights Commission meeting on Thursday night. The non-profit society has been throughout the United States to advocate and fight for Native American (or indigenous) land, rights and sovereignty. It is focused on the Great Plains…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man indicted in October 2022 on multiple sex offense charges chose not to accept a plea agreement and tried to get a new lawyer before agreeing to have a bench trial in December. Aaron Washington, 47, appeared with Chief Public Defender Todd Nelson before Judge Robert Adrian on Wednesday afternoon in…
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