Author Archives: Caleb Kelch
Rivermen begin playoff run this week as top seed
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen are set to begin their postseason run this week as they open the President's Cup Playoffs against the Macon Mayhem. The first-round matchup will be a best-of-three s...
Apr 07, 2026 (Peoria Rivermen)
Peoria man charged in beating of 72-year-old mother at motel
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been charged with beating his 72-year-old mother at a local motel, causing serious injuries including a brain bleed. Matthew J. Howarter, 49, was charged Tuesday with t...
Apr 07, 2026 Midwest Communications
Pakistan seeks two-week extension to Trump's deadline on Iran
April 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan, a mediator between the U.S. and Iran, on Wednesday requested that U.S. President Donald Trump grant a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to end its block...
Apr 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on during a business and investment conference, during his official visit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/File Photo
Pope Leo calls Trump's threat against Iran 'truly unacceptable'
By Yesim Dikmen CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, April 7 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Tuesday that threats against the population of Iran are "unacceptable," in an unusual appeal hours after U.S. President Don...
Apr 07, 2026 Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media on the U.S.–Israeli conflict with Iran, as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Trump says Tuesday deadline to make a deal with Iran is final
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final and unlikely to be extended, calling Iran's ...
Apr 06, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo
Peoria man dies after being struck by vehicle in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria crash has claimed a Peoria man's life. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 42-year-old Ryan Smith died Friday after being hospitalized in critical condition. In...
Apr 06, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Native named Illinois Army National Guard's 2026 Best Warrior
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria native in the Illinois Army National Guard has earned top honors after taking on a demanding, multi-day competition designed to test both physical endurance and menta...
Apr 06, 2026 Illinois National Guard Facebook page
Trump says Iran could be 'taken out' on Tuesday, Hegseth says major strikes to come
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, "and that night might be tomorrow nigh...
Apr 06, 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
Trump tells wary public in prime-time address that Iran war goals nearly accomplished
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Gram Slattery and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told the nation in a televised speech on Wednesday night that the U.S. military had nea...
Apr 01, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
US Congress to pass bills to fully fund Homeland Security, Republican leaders say
By Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday said they will take a two-pronged approach to ending the legislative deadlo...
Apr 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol at Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
