Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Indicted for attempted murder, a Fulton Co. man remains free on bond
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Fulton County man is now facing indictment on three charges of attempted first-degree murder for an incident from late last year. Fulton County Sheriff Jon Webb confirmed the arrest,...
Apr 14, 2022
Police find suspect with 32 grams of cocaine, gun, cash in east Washington
PEORIA, Ill. -- Police in Washington are announcing a sifnificant drug bust from earlier Thursday. Police there say local officers and the Peoria Multi-County Narcotics team executed a search warrant ...
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New York subway shooting suspect to remain in jail, receive psychiatric evaluation
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge ordered the man accused of this week's mass shooting in a New York City subway car to remain in custody on Thursday after prosecutors said his "terrifying" att...
Apr 14, 2022 Frank James, the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting walks outside a police precinct in New York City, New York, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
PPD: Teens wanted for Hedgehill Apartments shooting that injured two
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria police are now identifying two suspects connected to a shooting which left two people wounded at the Hedgehill Apartment complex in North Peoria. It happened around 7:25 p.m. Tu...
Apr 14, 2022 Jontarique White and Jahmahn Williams (Peoria Police photos)
UPDATE: Arrest made during homicide investigation in West Peoria
UPDATED 5:42 p.m. WEST PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriffs Department says they've arrested a 73-year-old woman's grandson for allegedly causing her death Thursday morning. Deputies say Cody Kra...
Apr 14, 2022 Midwest Communications
Gas station managers could go to court over Illinois gas tax provision
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gas station managers across Illinois are effectively being forced to post notifications about the state's delay in gas tax hikes until January. At least one leader in the gasoline busi...
Apr 13, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Man, woman wounded, one critical after Hedge Hill Apartments shooting
UPDATE: 9:56 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say a shooting has left one man and one women wounded late Tuesday, following an incident at an apartment complex in Northwest Peoria. PPD Public Inform...
Apr 12, 2022 (25 News)
Biden taps ethanol to help lower fuel prices as consumer inflation surges
MENLO, Iowa (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled plans on Tuesday to extend the availability of higher biofuel blends of gasoline during the summer to curb soaring fuel costs and to cut relian...
Apr 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden responds to a question about Ukraine during an event to announce his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
UPDATE: Grand jury indicts parents for murder of 8 year old
PEORIA, Ill. - The parents of Navin Jones, 8, have been indicted on six counts each of First Degree Murder. That's the announcement from Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos Tuesday afternoon at a...
Apr 12, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
U.S. consumer prices surge on gasoline; inflation likely peaked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. monthly consumer prices increased by the most in 16-1/2 years in March as Russia's war against Ukraine boosted the cost of gasoline to record highs, cementing the case for ...
Apr 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A person shops at a Trader Joe's grocery store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
