Author Archives: Cooper Banks
12th suspect arrested for alleged Mob Action at Peoria Stadium
PEORIA, Ill. --Yet another arrest has been made in connection with last month's massive and violent brawl at Peoria Stadium during the first Friday Night of high school football. Peoria Police say the...
Sep 14, 2022 Midwest Communications
New Peoria establishments could see shorter wait for video gambling licenses
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria elected leaders seem to favor reducing the waiting period for new bars and restaurants which seek to add video gambling terminals at their establishments. Council members largel...
Sep 13, 2022 Midwest Communications
Peoria music teacher continues to plead about 'assaults' by young students
PEORIA, Ill. -- A music teacher from one Peoria elementary school continues to make complaints about safety at her school, hoping to raise awareness. Caitlin Hale of Maude A. Sanders Primary School sp...
Sep 13, 2022 (Peoria Public Schools via YouTube)
U.S. Senate panel presses Twitter CEO on whistleblower claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the panel's top Republican on Monday asked Twitter Inc Chief Executive Parag Agrawal to answer questions about a former company ex...
Sep 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO - Parag Agrawal, CEO of Twitter, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 7, 2022. Picture taken July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
UPDATED: Two firefighters hurt, three structures lost to South Peoria arson fires
PEORIA, Ill. - Two firefighters are being treated for injuries and several properties in South Peoria have likely suffered significant damage from fires and first response reported during the late eve...
Sep 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
Biden administration presses unions, railroads to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Monday urged railroads and unions to reach a deal to avoid a shutdown of the rail system, saying it would pose "an unacceptable outcome" t...
Sep 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters as he departs for Boston from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Ukraine forces push further after fall of Russian stronghold
KYIV, KHARKIV/Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces kept pushing north in the Kharkiv region and advancing to its south and east, Ukraine's army chief said on Sunday, a day after their rapid gains made ...
Sep 11, 2022 A view shows a Russian armoured fighting vehicle captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during a counteroffensive operation, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 11, 2022. Press service of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
Coroner: Deceased Hanna City motorcyclist wasn't wearing a helmet
PEORIA, Ill. -- The coroner's office is identifying a victim involved in a deadly early Saturday motorcycle crash. It happened around 2:44 a.m. yesterday near the intersection of Washington and Harris...
Sep 11, 2022 Midwest Communications
As Biden touts Ohio Intel plant, Rep. Tim Ryan questions his 2024 plans
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (Reuters) -President Joe Biden made an election-year visit to an overwhelmingly Republican part of Ohio on Friday for the groundbreaking of a semiconductor plant that he promoted as e...
Sep 09, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks at a reception for the Democratic National Committee in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Rural Dunlap blaze sends up smoke plume seen for miles
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- One top Dunlap Fire Protection commander says fire crews didn't have much of a chance to stop flames which fully engulfed a home in rural Peoria County late Thursday. "It was ju...
Sep 08, 2022 (Dunlap Community Fire Protection District via Facebook)
