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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Tri-Township firefighters responded to reports of a fully engulfed home, at 524 Turtle Lake Trail, just south of Quincy around 10 p.m.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Almost half the levee has been sandbagged. The river isn't expected to crest until Friday.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The man arrested in a January 28 Hannibal shooting will spend the next 15 years in state prison.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Accident sends one woman to the hospital and closes Gardner Expressway in Quincy for about an hour.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  25-year-old Martez Peete was charged with first degree assault.

Monday, March 25, 2013  The City of Quincy has spent about $200,000 on snow removal so far this year and local rural townships are also feeling the pinch for snow removal.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  25-year-old Martez Peete faces charges of felony assault in connection with a drug deal gone wrong.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Snow from the recent storm lasted a little longer on one road in Melrose Township. That's because no one knew who was supposed to plow it.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The entire village lost water as a result of a Sunday water main break.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Martez Peete was wanted in recent Hannibal shooting.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The village will remain under a boil order until Tuesday evening at the earliest, pending the results of a water treatment lab's results, confirming the water is safe to consume.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Update: Martez Peete, 25, is wanted in the shooting of the 38-year-old man who was hospitalized after the shooting in the 400 block of North Arch Street.

Monday, January 28, 2013  President Barack Obama will meet with police chiefs from three communities that have experienced mass shootings, part of his administration's push to address gun violence.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Cause of fire undetermined at this time.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Tri-township fire crews made quick work of putting out a garage fire Monday night.