Author Archives: Caleb Kelch
Luigi Mangione faces June 8 trial in state case over CEO killing
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting a health insurance executive outside a hotel in New York City, will face trial for murder on June 8 in sta...
Feb 06, 2026 Luigi Mangione attends an evidentiary hearing in the murder case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York, U.S., December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Pool/File Photo
Peoria woman sentenced to 45 years for fatal stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison for the stabbing death of a 26-year-old woman in 2023. Cathy A. Logan, 55, was sentenced for the August 2023 stabbing death of ...
Feb 06, 2026 Cathy Logan (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy shot during traffic stop, suspect charged with attempted murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County Sheriff's deputy is recovering after being shot multiple times during a traffic stop Saturday night on Peoria's south side. The incident occurred at approximately 9:52 p...
Feb 01, 2026 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Peoria to vote on settlement with Par-A-Dice over East Peoria casino redevelopment
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria has reached a settlement agreement with Par-A-Dice Gaming Corporation that would provide revenue to the city in exchange for withdrawing objections to the casino's re...
Jan 31, 2026 (Photo of the Par-A-Dice Casino entrance in East Peoria. Courtesy of Phil Luciano.)
Peoria plans 200 Homes on former Expo Gardens property to address housing shortage
By: Liz Lape (25 News) PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria city leaders plan to develop approximately 200 single-family homes on the former Expo Gardens property to address a shortage of middle-income hou...
Jan 30, 2026 (Expo Gardens)
Trump taps ex-Fed insider Warsh to lead world's top central bank
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday chose former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. central bank when Jerome Powell's leadership term ends in May, giving...
Jan 30, 2026 Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo
Ex-CNN journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to Minnesota protest charges
LOS ANGELES, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former CNN news anchor Don Lemon entered a not guilty plea on Friday to federal charges over his role covering a protest at a Minnesota church against President Donald ...
Jan 30, 2026 Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the TV show "The Morning Show" in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Thousands demonstrate in Minnesota and across US to protest ICE
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis and students across the United States staged walkouts on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigrati...
Jan 30, 2026 A person makes a heart gesture toward a National Guard member in a vehicle during a protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, after the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
US Senate approves spending deal, but short government shutdown likely
By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. government was headed toward a partial shutdown on Friday, as Congress appeared unlikely to approve a deal...
Jan 30, 2026 Birds fly past the U.S. Capitol building dome in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 4, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Illinois Music Education Conference returning to Peoria through 2031
PEORIA, Ill. - The Illinois Music Education Conference will remain in Peoria through 2031 following the signing of a five-year contract announced Friday. Discover Peoria joined the Peoria Civic Center...
Jan 30, 2026 (Illinois Music Education Association Facebook)
