Author Archives: Cooper Banks
City of Peoria offering grants for low-income non-profit capital improvements
PEORIA, Ill. -- The City of Peoria is promoting a new round of grant money aimed at helping fund capital improvement projects for certain local non-profit groups. In a release on Monday, the city anno...
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Biden says Putin has decided to invade Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russia President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, and that he continues to spread false information to try to build a pretext...
Feb 18, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Russia and Ukraine from the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Rebels announce evacuation from east Ukraine as West says Russia hurtling towards war
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine said on Friday they planned to evacuate their breakaway region's residents to Russia, a stunning turn in a conflict the West believ...
Feb 18, 2022
UPDATE: I-39 open again following Thursday pileup
UPDATED 2/18 1:40 P.M. EL PASO, Ill. - Authorities are saying Interstate 39 south of El Paso is getting back to normal following a massive pileup at the height of Thursday's snowstorm. The Woodford Co...
Feb 17, 2022 Brandon Rixstine via 25 News
U.S. and NATO say Russia is building up troops near Ukraine, not withdrawing
UPDATE: 12:13 p.m. MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -The United States and NATO said Russia was still building up troops around Ukraine on Wednesday despite Moscow's insistence it was pulling back, questioning P...
Feb 16, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A tank drives during the Union Courage 2022 joint military exercise of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus, at the Brestsky training ground in Brest Region, Belarus, in this still image taken from video released February 11, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Bizarre single vehicle crash leaves one hospitalized in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Fire and Rescue officials say one person was recovering from injuries sustained in a bizarre single-vehicle crash. They say it happened Monday evening just before 8 p.m. along W...
Feb 15, 2022 (25 News)
OLYMPICS: Russian teen figure skater Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian teenager Kamila Valieva dominated the ice on Tuesday night, fighting back tears as she completed a skate that put her at the top of the short programme standings. The 15-ye...
Feb 15, 2022 2022 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. United States of America contingent is seen during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Canada's Ontario to lift some pandemic measures, Alberta ends masks in schools
UPDATE: 3:47 p.m. (Reuters) -The Canadian province of Ontario said it will speed up its plan to remove proof-of-vaccination requirements and lift pandemic-related capacity limits for many businesses w...
Feb 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
NFL: Rams beat Bengals in thriller to win Super Bowl on home field
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Rams rallied late to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Sunday to deliver a Hollywood ending to the Super Bowl, securing the franchise's first championsh...
Feb 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Feb 8, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals helmets are seen with a Wilson NFL official Duke football and the SBLVI numerals at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Blinken: U.S. moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv amid Russian buildup
UPDATE: 2:55 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is relocating its embassy operations in Ukraine from the capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on M...
Feb 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, U.S. January 7, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
