Jayla Louis
Digital Content Producer
Quincy, Illinois
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Jayla, an Illinois native, joined the team after graduating from Murray State University with a bachelor's degree in TV Production.
Jayla is originally from Pinckneyville, IL. She attended Pinckneyville Community High School where she participated in the school’s Journalism Club. She also wrote for the school's newspaper: The Bleeding Blue. Jayla attended college in Murray, KY at Murray State University. She became the secretary of Murray State's TV Club.
Jayla moved to Quincy in 2022 to join WGEM News. She enjoys exploring the Tri-States.
In her free time, Jayla enjoys painting, thrifting, photography and videography.
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Governor JB Pritzker signed a law into effect on Monday that allows students that attend work-based learning events, like 4-H and FFA programs, to count as school attendance.
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A miner has died after the truck they were driving overturned while working at a surface mining site
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An 18-year-old girl was seriously injured in crash Saturday morning after being ejected from the vehicle, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that one person is dead after a train derailment on Sunday between Madison, Mo. and Holliday Mo.
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A man is facing charges for reportedly making sexual contact with an animal.
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Authorities say the 15-year-old driver drove off the right side of the road, struck a sign and an embankment and then overturned.
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One person is dead and ten are injured after a shooting at a house party in Macomb, according to the Macomb Police Department.
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A heavy police presence on 11th Street at the Laura Hawkins Apartments in Hannibal has the road blocked off to traffic.
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Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced on Friday that they are awarding $13 million to 30 recipients to expand the Illinois Works Pre-apprenticeship Program.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers that it is deer season, which means deer are more active and create hazards for drivers this time of year.
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