Author Archives: Caleb Kelch
Coach Popovec-Goss leaving Bradley for Boston College
PEORIA, Ill. - Boston College has announced the hiring of Kate Popovec-Goss as its new head women's basketball coach. Popovec-Goss had just led the Bradley women's basketball program to its first 20 w...
Mar 27, 2026 Bradley Athletics
Great Harvest Bread Co. in Morton closes permanently after 14 years
MORTON, Ill. - Great Harvest Bread Co. in Morton has permanently closed its doors after 14 years in business. The bakery announced the closure on its Facebook page, thanking customers and the Morton c...
Mar 10, 2026 Great Harvest Bread Co.
Peoria looks to bring back food carts, advance industrial park development
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria is working to bring food carts back to downtown and move forward with a new industrial business park, according to City Manager Patrick Urich. Urich discussed both in...
Mar 10, 2026 (City of Peoria)
Thousands of flights cancelled as Iran conflict upends global air travel
DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Global air travel remained heavily disrupted on Sunday as war in Iran kept major Middle Eastern airports including Dubai, the world's busiest international hub, closed for a...
Mar 01, 2026 Stranded passengers wait near Emirates Airways customer service office at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport after flights to Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi were cancelled following strikes on Iran launched by the United States and Israel, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Johannes Christo
Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran, in Fox News interview
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that 48 leaders have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. "It's moving along. It's moving along rapidly....
Mar 01, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during military operations in Iran, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2026. The White House/Social Media/Handout via REUTERS
Trump cheers death of Iranian leader, says strikes will continue
By Bo Erickson, Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk and Jasper Ward PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that he said killed Iran...
Feb 28, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Whataburger in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Illinois lawmakers react to U.S. Military strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Illinois political leaders from both parties are responding after President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Iran, a move that has sparked debate in Washington over exe...
Feb 28, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iranian leader Khamenei killed in strikes, Israel says
By Phil Stewart, Parisa Hafezi, Andrew Mills and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI/DOHA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on...
Feb 28, 2026 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Two hospitalized after I-74 crash in Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Two people were injured after a two-vehicle crash Thursday night involving a semi-truck on Interstate 74. Illinois State Police says the crash involving the semi and a Chrysler 2...
Feb 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Olympics-Milano Cortina Games prepare to serve up co-hosted opening ceremony
By Keith Weir, Elvira Pollina and Julien Pretot MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will kick off on Friday evening with a ceremony combining elements ...
Feb 06, 2026 Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Previews - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - January 25, 2026 General view of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron in Cortina d'Ampezzo REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
