Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalized after crash
(Reuters) - Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized late Saturday evening after a car crash near Manchester, New Hampshire, a spokesman said. Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebrae ...
Aug 31, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Mayor and former lawyer for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani walks outside United States District Court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., January 3, 2025. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
One person injured in East Peoria house fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A house fire in East Peoria that resulted in minor injuries to one resident is determined to be electrical in nature. Firefighters found fire and smoke coming from house on East Sc...
Aug 31, 2025 Midwest Communications
State Police investigating fatal Peoria County crash
GLASFORD, Ill. - One man is dead after a one vehicle crash in Peoria County. 25 News reports State Police say they were dispatched to Route 24 just west of Glasford Road around 8 p.m. Saturday on a re...
Aug 31, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Trump says he will order voter ID requirement for every vote
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will issue an executive order to require voter identification from every voter. "Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS...
Aug 31, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting at the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Pope Leo pleads for end to 'pandemic of arms' after Minnesota shooting
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo, the first U.S.-born leader of the global Catholic Church, prayed on Sunday that God would "stop the pandemic of arms" after a mass shooting on August 27 at a Minnesot...
Aug 31, 2025 Pope Leo XIV looks on, on the day of the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
Vehicle strikes East Peoria garage
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria fire officials report a driver is injured after a vehicle crashed into a garage. Firefighters responded to the 3400 block of Meadow Avenue at 2:07 Sunday morning and fo...
Aug 31, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Powerball jackpot reaches $1.1 billion
URBANDALE, Ia. - There have now been 39 consecutive Powerball drawings without a grand prize winner. No ticket sold matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, so the jackpot is now $1.1 billion for...
Aug 31, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Portion of MacArthur Highway to close this week
PEORIA, Ill. - A bridge rehab will result in the closure of a South Peoria street into this fall. MacArthur Highway between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and John Gwynn Jr. Avenue will close starting a...
Aug 31, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War, WSJ Reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is advancing plans to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a White House offi...
Aug 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House as U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade returns following a trip to Trump National Golf Club, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
Chicago mayor says police will not aid federal troops or agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago police will not collaborate with any National Guard troops or federal agents if U.S. President Donald Trump deploys them to the city in coming days as threatened, Mayor ...
Aug 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson attends a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing to examine the jurisdiction of "sanctuary cities" and its impact on federal immigration policy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
