Author Archives: Caleb Kelch

Minnesota man arrested for trying to free Luigi Mangione from prison, posing as FBI
NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A Minnesota man has been accused of impersonating an FBI agent in a bid to free accused health insurance CEO killer Luigi Mangione from a Brooklyn prison while carrying a ...
Caleb Kelch Jan 29, 2026 Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Ex-Riverside Community Church pastor released on conditions
By: Angeles Ponpa (25 News) PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - A Tazewell County judge ordered the conditional release Thursday of a former Riverside Community Church lead pastor accused of sending explicit imag...
Caleb Kelch Jan 29, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com

Fatal crash on I-39 in Woodford County under investigation
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A fatal two-vehicle crash on Interstate 39 in Woodford County is under investigation. The Woodford County Sheriff's Office received a call about a serious accident at 12:05 p.m...
Caleb Kelch Jan 29, 2026 (Midwest Communications)

US Senate Democrats demand immigration reforms to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats called for new restrictions on immigration agents on Wednesday, setting up a confrontation with the Trump administration that could lead to a parti...
Caleb Kelch Jan 28, 2026 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to members of the media after the weekly Senate Democratic caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Man found guilty of aggravated battery to child
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County Judge found Carl Rogers Jr., 31, guilty Wednesday of Aggravated Battery to a child after causing a traumatic brain injury to a five-year-old boy left in his care. The in...
Caleb Kelch Jan 28, 2026 AY_PHOTO / Depositphotos.com

Trump warns Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be 'far worse'
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next U.S. attack would be far worse. Tehran responded ...
Caleb Kelch Jan 28, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech on energy and the economy, in Clive, Iowa, U.S., January 27, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

FBI searches Atlanta election office, chasing Trump 2020 vote fraud claims
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The FBI searched an election office in Georgia's Fulton County outside Atlanta on Wednesday, pursuing President Donald Trump's false claims that his 2020 election defeat...
Caleb Kelch Jan 28, 2026 An FBI logo is pictured on an agent's shirt during the U.S. law enforcements raid on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's property in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

New SNAP work requirements go into effect Feb. 1, threatening recipient eligibility
Article Summary H.R. 1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law last July, changes the work requirements for the federal food assistance program known as SNAP. Starting Feb. 1, adults aged ...
Caleb Kelch Jan 28, 2026 Fruits and vegetables are pictured at a County Market grocery store in Springfield. The items are eligible for purchase under the federal SNAP program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)

Bid to rein in Trump's Venezuela war powers fails in US House
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans narrowly defeated a resolution on Thursday that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezu...
Caleb Kelch Jan 22, 2026 A woman holds a Venezuelan flag as people gather outside the U.S. Capitol during Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's meeting with U.S. senators, following an earlier meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

US withdraws from the World Health Organization
LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying ...
Caleb Kelch Jan 22, 2026 World Health Organization (WHO) logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo


