Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Peoria firefighters extinguish garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. - No injuries are reported in a Peoria garage fire. Peoria firefighters were dispatched to 2803 W. Fremont around 10:30 p.m. Friday and found a one-story garage on fire. Battalion Chief M...
May 17, 2025 Midwest Communications
Jockey of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty fined $62,000 for whipping violation
(Reuters) - Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory in last weekend's Kentucky Derby, has been fined $62,000 and suspended two racing days for striking the horse more times than is allowed, h...
May 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on May 3, 2025 Mandatory Credit: Jeff Faughender/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images/File Photo
Exclusive - FEMA cuts emergency training as hurricane season looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to curr...
May 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A resident enters a FEMA's improvised station to attend claims by local residents affected by floods following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Marion, North Carolina, U.S., October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine aimed at ending the war, an initiative welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy who said Kyi...
May 11, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a statement to the media at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 11, 2025. Sergey Bobylev/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via REUTERS
PPS board to revisit tuition waiver proposal
PEORIA, Ill.- A plan to offer free tuition to some Peoria Public Schools students will be revisited by the school board Monday. The proposal is to offer free tuition to students of PPS employees who l...
May 11, 2025 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Traffic delays expected at major Peoria intersection
PEORIA, Ill. - Big changes are coming for the intersection of University Street and Pioneer Parkway in Peoria. To make way for those changes, University Street will close to thru traffic in both direc...
May 11, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Pope Leo XIV appeals for 'no more war' in first Sunday message
By Joshua McElwee, Philip Pullella and Keith Weir VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's Squar...
May 11, 2025 Pope Leo XIV leads a Regina Caeli prayer from the central balcony (Loggia delle Benedizioni) of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 11, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Round five of old McClugage demolition set for Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Another round of demolition of the old McClugage Bridge span is scheduled for this week. The Illinois Department of Transportation says, weather permitting, the next demolition event wi...
May 11, 2025 Illinois Department of Transportation photo
District 150 students learn about other cultures
PEORIA, Ill - Peoria Public Schools highlighted diversity by inviting teachers to share their cultures with students. District 150's second annual Multicultural Fair took place Saturday from the terra...
May 11, 2025 Photo: 25 News
More Than Pink Walk raises money for breast cancer research
PEORIA, Ill. - The Susan G. Komen Foundation hosted its 40th More Than Pink Walk Saturday at the Metro Centre. The event is the main fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Susan G. Komen of Peo...
May 11, 2025 Photo: 25 News
