Author Archives: Caleb Kelch
Peoria man sentenced to 13 years for sexual assault of teen relative
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage relative. Twenty-one-year-old Jordan Gibson received a 13-year sen...
Apr 24, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
South Georgia wildfires destroy homes, force evacuations
By Rich McKay ATLANTA, April 23 (Reuters) - More than 50 homes and structures were destroyed this week and at least 1,000 others were threatened on Thursday by wildfires in southeast Georgia that sent...
Apr 23, 2026 Smoke rises over U.S. Route 82, as a wildfire continues to burn across Brantley County, in Lulaton, Georgia, U.S., April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Suspect pleads not guilty in death of Robert Bee Jr.
By: 25 News' Angeles Ponpa and Jason Howell PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Keith Brackett, 48, charged in the death and concealment of a 13-year-old Pekin boy, entered a not guilty plea Thursday. Brackett ap...
Apr 23, 2026 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump says US will not use nuclear weapon in Iran war
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We've totally, in a ver...
Apr 23, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Man sentenced to 18 years for abusing child in Peoria Heights Case
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for abusing a five-year-old boy left in his care in 2024. Carl Rogers Jr., 31, was sentenced for causing a traumatic brain inj...
Apr 08, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
License suspension or speed control? Lawmakers explore alternative for reckless drivers
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow drivers with suspended licenses to continue driving with a speed control device in the...
Apr 08, 2026 A LifeSafer intelligence speed assistance device installed in a vehicle. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran, dropping threat to destroy 'whole civilization'
By Parisa Hafezi, Maayan Lubell and Steve Holland DUBAI/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours b...
Apr 07, 2026 An Iranian flag lies amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Oil dives, stocks surge as Trump agrees two-week ceasefire
SINGAPORE, April 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices dived, bonds rallied and stocks surged on Wednesday after a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East spurred a relief rally as investors cheered the possible res...
Apr 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D printed oil pipeline are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump says he agrees to suspend bombing of Iran for two weeks
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks while accepting a 14-day truce proposal from me...
Apr 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
DHS says US could stop processing international travelers at some airports in 'sanctuary cities'
By David Shepardson and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Tuesday that customs officials could stop processing international travelers at ...
Apr 07, 2026 Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin talks with Attorney General Pam Bondi before President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
