Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Attorneys enter not guilty plea for man accused of killing grandmother
PEORIA, Ill. -- Lawyers have entered a not guilty plea for a man accused of beating his grandmother to death with a hammer in her West Peoria home last month. 28-year-old accused killer Cody Krause di...
May 02, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Knox County Sheriff's Office identifies deputy hit and killed Friday
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Knox County Sheriff's Office has released the name of one of their deputies, hit and killed by a runaway alleged criminal Friday morning, as Nicholas D. Weist. Authorities have als...
Apr 30, 2022 Courtesy Knox Co. Sheriff's Office FB Page
Fire displaces 9 residents near Bradley University Campus
PEORIA, Ill. -- A pre-dawn fire left serious damage and at least nine residents temporarily displaced from a home near the Bradley University campus early Saturday. Peoria Fire officials say they got ...
Apr 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
Special needs teacher in Pekin accused of choking student
PEKIN, Ill. --A teacher in Pekin is accused of laying hands on a student, allegedly choking them in recent days. An incident report obtained by 25 News shows 49-year-old Jackie Gray was arrested last ...
Apr 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces pounded Ukraine's eastern Donbas region on Saturday but failed to capture three target areas, Ukraine's military said, while Moscow said Western sanctions on Russia and...
Apr 30, 2022 A local resident stands next to debris of an open market destroyed by a military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Nuzhnenko
Excitement building for Peoria Rivermen fans as team nears SPHL title
PEORIA, Ill. -- There is a lot of excitement building for fans of the hometown Peoria Rivermen semi-pro hockey team as they continue a deep post-season run which could very well end in a championship....
Apr 30, 2022 (Peoria Rivermen Hockey)
Twister slams southeast Kansas, severe weather possible here at home
PEORIA, Ill. -- A storm system that brought at least one tornado to southeast Kansas could create some severe weather conditions here in Central Illinois later in the day Saturday. It's what we're hea...
Apr 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
Peoria Deputies: West Peoria home ransacked, but nothing of value taken
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's Deputies say a suspect broke into a West Peoria home this week, ransacked the place, but stole very little of any value. The break-in reportedly occurred, aroun...
Apr 29, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S.-Mexico migration talks 'constructive,' not 'threatening' -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden had "constructive" talks with Mexican counterpart President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday, the White House said, as officials on both sides of th...
Apr 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A member of the Border Patrol's Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit (BORSTAR) observes the border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S., July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Ukraine says Russia taking 'colossal losses' in eastern battle
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine acknowledged on Friday it was taking heavy losses in Russia's assault in the east, but said Russia's losses were even worse, as U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to s...
Apr 29, 2022 A Ukrainian soldier jumps of a destroyed Russian tank on the outskirts of the village of Mala Rohan, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, April 20, 2022. Picture taken April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
