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PARIS, Mo. – The jury in the first-degree murder case of Lyle Miller now has the case for deliberation after about two hours of closing arguments Thursday morning. Miller is accused of the murder of Betty Hayes, whose body was found on a pond on Miller’s property in December 2021. Miranda Loesch with the Missouri…
Read Full Article PARIS, Mo. — Closing arguments in the Lyle Miller first-degree murder trial in Monroe County Circuit Court are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday. The prosecution rested its case early Wednesday afternoon, and the defense only called one witness before resting. Miller testified before Judge Rick Tucker that he was waiving his right to…
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HANNIBAL — Hannibal City Manager Lisa Peck has been chosen as the new city manager of Salem, Ill., according to a news release published by the City of Salem Wednesday afternoon. The release stated Peck had been chosen from a “diverse pool of candidates” after a “nationwide recruitment process that included professional background evaluations, leadership…
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QUINCY — A crowd of roughly 75 people gathered in front of U.S. Congresswoman Mary Miller’s (R-Ill. 15th District) office at the corner of 30th and Broadway Tuesday afternoon to ask, “Where’s Mary?” in response to Miller’s presence — or lack thereof — in the community as of late. Those who gathered had a variety…
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PARIS, Mo. — Miranda Loesch with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office told the seven-woman, five-man jury for the Lyle Miller first-degree murder trial that Miller, a hired hand at Betty Hayes’ cattle farm, admitted he wrapped her body in 9-gauge wire, attached it to a cement block and threw her body in a pond on…
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This article was written in partnership with Heming Sexual Wellness Clinic. QUINCY — If we received the same level of education for everything else as what we receive in regards to sex, we’d have writers who couldn’t spell, bankers who couldn’t count and lawyers with no concept of the justice system. We’re not necessarily here…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night against the rezoning of a nearly 18-acre piece of land northeast of Rooney Elementary School on Columbus Road for a proposed multi-phase, multi-family residential development. The vote was unanimous among the 12 aldermen who were present. There is a vacancy on the council following Mike Farha’s…
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This story is the first installment of a new series from Muddy River News entitled Seeking Shelter which focuses on Quincy’s housing crisis. Click here to learn more. QUINCY — Radiance Oliver gave birth to her fourth child in December. It was a high-risk pregnancy that concluded with an emergency Cesarean section and a baby…
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PARIS, Mo. — The first-degree murder trial for a Madison man accused of killing an 88-year-old woman in 2021 will begin Monday morning in the Monroe County Circuit Courthouse in Paris. Lyle Miller, 66, allegedly admitted to a witness he struck 88-year-old Betty L. Hayes of Holliday, Mo., in the head and placed her body in…
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Quincy’s airport director talks about the challenges of getting consistent passenger airline service out of Baldwin Field.
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BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — Bowling Green Police Chief Ty Bounds said Friday that Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte and his department have blocked and interfered with the investigation of the death of a Hannibal man last year. The car of Nathaniel Mueller, 23, was found near Frankford on Dec. 22 and Mueller was reported missing.…
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QUINCY — Two of three adults charged with arson in connection to a Tuesday fire that destroyed the main lobby building at the Welcome Inn, 200 Maine, were denied pretrial release when they made their first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court on Friday afternoon. K’Lyn Muldrow, 19, of Liberty, Chase Jones, 19, of Quincy and Noah…
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QUINCY — When John Frankenhoff resigned as a commissioner on the Quincy Park Board on Dec. 20, keeping his name on the ballot for the April 1 municipal election was still on his mind. “Stepping down wasn’t necessarily the final end all,” he said. Frankenhoff learned from Adams County Clerk Ryan Niekamp that he had…
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QUINCY — Circuit Judge Roger Thomson denied a new trial for Bradley Yohn in an order filed last week in Adams County Circuit Court, and a hearing to reconsider or reduce Yohn’s sentence is set for later this month. Thomson ruled Jan. 3 that he was allowing defense attorney Mark Wykoff to file an amended…
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QUINCY — Jeff DeLonjay is confident that all the hard work and expense will soon start paying dividends. DeLonjay, 43, the first-year owner of Quincy Raceways, has had a busy fall, winter and early spring. Along with managing his own personal business, Be Dry Roofing, DeLonjay has overseen a number of major improvements to the…
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QUINCY — Four adults and one juvenile were arrested Thursday in connection to a fire that destroyed the main lobby building at the Welcome Inn, 200 Maine. The Quincy Fire and Police Departments responded to a fire at the Welcome Inn at 2:18 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11. After an investigation, the fire was determined…
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QUINCY — Approximately 300 people attended a neighborhood meeting in Quincy’s 3rd Ward at the Ambiance Wednesday night to voice concerns about a proposed 270-unit apartment complex near Rooney School. Near the end of the meeting, those in attendance spoke loudest by simply standing. Joe Churchill, who developed the nearby Lake Ridge subdivision, asked anyone to…
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QUINCY — Republican incumbent Mike Troup and independent challenger Linda Moore had similar thoughts on some issues during Tuesday night’s mayoral debate at First Christian Church, but one topic they certainly disagreed on was the city insurance mess that began in January 2023 and wasn’t resolved until July 2024. WTAD Radio’s Mary Griffith, one of…
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QUINCY — Pete Wells of The New York Times, Ruth Reichl of The Los Angeles Times and late chef-turned-writer-slash-world-traveler extraordinaire Anthony Bourdain are among the top food critics of the 21st century. This week, however, the critiques of students throughout the Quincy Catholic elementary schools and Quincy Notre Dame reign supreme. “You guys, the broccoli’s…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation after an early Tuesday morning fire decimated the main lobby building of the Welcome Inn, 200 Maine. Officials with Ameren Gas and Electric were on scene to confirm the building did not have utilities at the time of the fire — which led Steve…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded to a call at the vacant Welcome Inn at 200 Maine early Tuesday morning. At 2:20 a.m., the first crews arrived and saw fire coming from the roof of the main lobby building. A third alarm was called, bringing all on-duty crews to the fire scene and calling…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted during its meeting Monday night to indefinitely shelve a proposed 1 percent municipal grocery tax that would replace a state tax that has been collected since 1981. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the state no longer will collect a 1 percent tax on groceries. However, each taxing authority statewide…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved during its Monday meeting a bid of $2.727 million from Hood Construction of Rushville to replace as many as 340 lead service lines on the city’s northwest side. A resolution to award a $4.038 million contract to Wiemelt Plumbing to replace the lines, between Cherry and Locust and between…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Three people recently were arrested in connection to a series of recent fires in Hannibal. The Hannibal Police Department has been investigating fires which were deemed suspicious in nature in the 1600 block of Grace, the 400 block of Jefferson (a shed and a home), the 1700 block of Martin and the 400 block…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has sent a letter to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk, calling for an immediate investigation into the nearly $5 billion in federal loan guarantee to be awarded to the Grain Belt Express (GBE) project. The Grain Belt Express project proposes constructing transmission…
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