Author Archives: Cooper Banks
North Carolina electric grid shooter 'knew exactly what they were doing,' sheriff says
(Reuters) -The orchestrator of gunfire attacks on power stations in North Carolina that left nearly an entire county without electricity for a second straight day knew "exactly" how to disable the sta...
Dec 05, 2022 FILE PHOTO: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at a Democratic Party watch party as the primary elections wrap up in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
U.S. delays enforcing tougher ID rules until May 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) said Monday it will delay enforcement of rules requiring Americans to get new identification cards in order to board airplanes or ent...
Dec 05, 2022 United Airlines flight UA328, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, returns to Denver International Airport with its starboard engine on fire after it called a Mayday alert, over Denver, Colorado, U.S. February 20, 2021. Hayden Smith/@speedbird5280/Handout via REUTERS
Central Illinois lawmaker will step down before next General Assembly
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- A longtime Central Illinois state legislator has announced he will be stepping down in favor of family and personal commitments once his current term is over. The announcement cam...
Dec 05, 2022 Photo courtesy of 25 News
IMPACT Central Illinois announces historic grant funding for 2023
PEORIA, Ill. -- A women-only philanthropy group in central Illinois is announcing the "impact" they will have for a variety of causes in the region. This week, the area's IMPACT 100 group announced th...
Dec 05, 2022 MWC
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward web designer with anti-gay marriage stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Monday toward an evangelical Christian web designer whose business refuses to provide services for same-sex marriage...
Dec 05, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The sun sets on the U.S. Supreme Court building after a stormy day in Washington, U.S., November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
No injuries, but fire destroys one home in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- There are no injuries reported, but a Peoria home had to be demolished following a fire early Saturday. According to a release from Peoria Fire officials, it happened shortly after 10 ...
Dec 04, 2022 Midwest Communications
Chinese astronauts return to earth after 'successful' six-month mission
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese astronauts landed back on earth on Sunday on board the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, state broadcaster CCTV reported, bringing to an end a six-month...
Dec 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Rocket launch at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China October 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Biden trial balloon to Putin on Ukraine appears to quickly pop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden floated a trial balloon to President Vladimir Putin intended to determine whether Russia, after months of battlefield losses and stalled gains, is ready to en...
Dec 02, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks prior to signing railroad legislation into law, providing a resoluton to avert a nationwide rail shutdown, during a signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Biden's bid to reinstate student debt plan
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear President Joe Biden's bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt after it was blocked by a lower court in a ch...
Dec 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building on the first day of the court's new term in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Death investigation underway following grisly discovery
PEORIA, Ill. -- A death investigation is underway after an unresponsive victim was uncovered outside a local bank branch in Peoria County. According to the Peoria County Sheriff's Office, the discover...
Dec 01, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
