Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Twitter surges after report Musk will go through with deal
(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla Inc pared early gains while Twitter Inc surged on Tuesday after a report that billionaire Elon Musk is expected to propose going ahead with his takeover of the social media...
Oct 04, 2022 Twitter logo and stock graph are seen through a magnifier displayed in this illustration taken September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Country music star Loretta Lynn dies at age 90
By Bill Trott , (Reuters) - Loretta Lynn, the coal miner's daughter and moonshiner's wife who became one of American country music's biggest stars and a leading feminist, died on Tuesday at the age of...
Oct 04, 2022
PPD seeks info after homeless man's body is found in Peoria alleyway
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have launched a death investigation and are seeking the public's help in the wake of the discovery of a homeless man's dead body late Thursday. PPD says officers were cal...
Sep 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. House passes crucial stopgap government funding bill, avoiding partial shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bill funding the federal government through Dec. 16 passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, avoiding an embarrassing partial shutdown less than six weeks before the...
Sep 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: General view of the U.S. Capitol as the House of Representatives takes up debate of U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Out of control kitchen fire leaves $70K in damage to Peoria duplex
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria fire officials say no one has been injured, but an apartment home in Peoria has sustained thousands of dollars in damage in the wake of a fire late Thursday afternoon. Firefight...
Sep 29, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. Senate passes stopgap funding bill as possible shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bill to fund federal government activities through Dec. 16, as Congress moved to stave off a partial government shutdown at midnight on Frida...
Sep 29, 2022 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) attends a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert
Peoria woman gets 25 years for hit-and-run that killed 10-year-old boy
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria woman has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty in connection with a hit and run crash that left a 10-year-old child dead. 43-year-old Karrie Brunsw...
Sep 29, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
16-year-old facing First Degree Murder for shooting near Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill -- Peoria Police say they've taken a juvenile suspect into custody in connection with a deadly shooting near Taft Homes earlier this month. The teen is reportedly now facing murder charges...
Sep 29, 2022 Photo courtesy of 25 News
Council approves new Grandview Avenue AirBnB over stiff opposition
PEORIA, Ill. -- Despite loud opposition from local residents this week, Peoria city council members have approved special permitting for a new Air-BnB style short term rental property in Peoria's upsc...
Sep 28, 2022 Jeremy Scott/WMBD
Cement truck overturns at Peoria intersection Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Precise information about injuries is unknown, but an investigation will be underway in the wake of an accident involving an overturned cement truck in Peoria. It happened sometime aft...
Sep 27, 2022
