Author Archives: Caleb Kelch
Trump says Ukraine's Zelenskiy will have to approve US-backed peace plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will have to like a U.S.-backed peace plan to halt Russia's invasion and ultimately approve it, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters...
Nov 21, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 17, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Tyson Foods to close US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Tyson Foods will close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees after U.S. cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker sa...
Nov 21, 2025 Packets of Tyson Chicken Nuggets, a brand owned by Tyson Foods, Inc., are seen in a store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Oil prices settle down at lowest in a month as US seeks Russia-Ukraine peace deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices eased about 1% on Friday to settle at one-month lows as the U.S. pushed for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that could boost global oil supplies, while uncertainty over U.S....
Nov 21, 2025 A view of an oil pump jack on the prairies near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada January 18, 2025. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Roof Collapses During Fire at Canton Resale Store
UPDATE - 3:41 P.M. (Canton, Ill.) - A portion of a roof collapsed Friday afternoon during a fire at a Canton resale store. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly two hours at Odds and Ends Resale o...
Nov 21, 2025 Canton Fire Department tackle a fire that a collapsed a roof of a downtown Canton building.
Peoria County Coroner raises alarm over right-to-die bill
Illinois coroners are sounding the alarm about the right-to-die legislation sitting on Governor JB Pritzker's desk, saying they were completely shut out of the process and warning the bill could cause...
Nov 21, 2025 Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood speaks on the death of one-month-old Grayson Luncsford at a press conference on September 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man sentenced to 25 years for armed robbery of south Peoria Dollar General
A Peoria man will spend the next 25 years in prison for robbing a south Peoria Dollar General with a machete in 2023. Rufus Sanders, 61, pleaded guilty Wednesday to armed robbery and was sentenced to ...
Nov 20, 2025 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
ICC slashes Nicor, Ameren proposed gas rate hikes by over 40%
Article Summary The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a $168 million spending increase for Nicor Gas, 47% less than the $314 million it requested. The regulatory body also approved a $73 million i...
Nov 20, 2025 Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Dough Scott is pictured alongside commissioners Michael Carrigan (left) and Ann McCabe (right) at a November 2023 meeting in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abuses
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker filled two more seats on the Illinois Accountability Commission and announced key staffing hires as the panel ramps up its review of alleged abuses during "Operation M...
Nov 20, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker, lawmakers and immigration advocates discuss the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in his Springfield office on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria County Sheriff seeks reimbursement for security costs during Grayson trial
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is seeking reimbursement from Sangamon County for security expenses incurred during the high-profile Sean Grayson murder trial held in Peoria earlier this month. She...
Nov 20, 2025 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Illinois Supreme Court dismisses appeal in Grayson case as moot
The Illinois Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal in the Sean Grayson murder case, ruling the legal question became moot after his conviction. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the state's highest court...
Nov 20, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
