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Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Hannibal Board of Public Works said that crews have worked non-stop since Monday to return power to more than 8,500 customers who lost power.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Aerial Video Added: County emergency director says it could be weeks before things in the city return to normal.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Hannibal residents continue to haul mounds of storm debris away from their homes and into a city-wide dump pile.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  School hit hard by Tuesday storm damage.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  The National Weather Service amended its report that a tornado struck Hannibal Thursday night. Meteorologists from the St. Louis office determined that straight-line winds between 80 and 100 mph struck Hannibal Tuesday.

Monday, January 07, 2013  The public comment period for the proposed Ameren high voltage electric transmission line is open and the City of Quincy is going on record opposing the primary path of the line and instead would like to see an alternate path used for the line location.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  City officials, including Mayor John Spring, said that the city water is safe to drink.

Monday, September 17, 2012  Due to deer overpopulation in the city of Keokuk, city officials legalized bow hunting on private property. Residents as well as city council members proposed the idea of alowing the hunting to take place in certain public areas as well as their own back yard.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  The Macomb city council could decide to let officials in several other city departments write tickets for ordinance violations.

Friday, July 16, 2010  City officials have issued a boil order for parts of New Canton, Illinois.

Friday, July 02, 2010  Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States with the city's handgun ban certain to be overturned.