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Today at 7:56 PM  Officers arrested 18-year-old Alex Frieden on arson charges.

Today at 5:14 PM  Rob Dwyer, the Executive Director of the Quincy Society of Fine Arts, has announced is retirement after 30 years.

Today at 3:15 PM  The Quincy Park District has more than two dozen parks. Now its adding another to the list and it's housing more than a playground. Take a look inside Lincoln Park.

Today at 11:03 AM  Quincy Public Schools will finish out the fiscal school year in positive numbers.

Today at 9:07 AM  Firefighters and police were called to an apartment building in the 400 block of North 4th Street around 5:30 p.m. Monday night for a trash fire on the sidewalk.

Yesterday at 9:16 PM  Quincy Township officially has a new budget.

Yesterday at 4:34 PM  After being without a full time airport director since 2009, the City of Quincy is in the process of hiring one from a pool of 20 applicants.

Yesterday at 3:33 PM  Former Kutters owner sold Kutter's Bar & Grill to the owners of the popular Macomb restaurant Chick's on the Square.

Yesterday at 3:00 PM  Take a look behind the smoke at Quincy's bravest.

Yesterday at 7:48 AM  Megan Ervin is preparing to give up her title to the next Miss Illinois, but first, she's looking back on what a life changing experience her pageant days have meant to her.

Yesterday at 7:32 AM  People on Quincy's west side say gunshots woke them up overnight Monday.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  The journey to end cancer starts with a single step. That was the theme behind Friday night's Relay for Life event at Flinn Stadium in Quincy.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Construction was halted a few times due to a second fire on the property and other setbacks along the way, but owner Jennifer Wiemelt hopes to be opened by mid-summer.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Donald "Rick" Pruett's trial is scheduled for September 24 before Adams County Judge William Mays.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A call for help went out at 11:33 a.m. from a medical life flight being rerouted to Quincy Regional Airport because of engine problems.