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Yesterday at 10:32 AM  A Palmyra man wanted for questioning decides to fight with a Hannibal police officer and ends up in the Marion County jail.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  Update: Illinois Fire Marshal to visit explosion site Thursday afternoon

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  The Quincy Park District wants your input on future projects in the city.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  IDOT has announced one lane will be closed for two to three days beginning Wednesday.

Monday, September 06, 2010  It was a packed house for the Trades, Labor and Machinists Union 25th Annual Labor Day Picnic in Quincy Monday. Around a thousand people including union members, current and retired, and their families celebrated the holiday at the Machinists Lodge 822 on North 5th Street.

Monday, September 06, 2010  One of the biggest Labor Day parades in the Tri-States rolled through Keokuk's Main Street this afternoon. This year's parade drew in 100 entries including floats, bands and dignitaries.

Friday, September 03, 2010  A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries.

Friday, September 03, 2010  The U.S. Coast Guard says the Mississippi River south of Hannibal is now back open to all commercial traffic.

Friday, September 03, 2010  UPDATED with video. Residents and officials of North Carolina's barrier islands were waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm's winds and waves had left behind.

Friday, September 03, 2010  MoDOT has been chip-sealing 55 miles of  US 136 between Alexandria and Schuyler County MO.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT. The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.