Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US DOJ to open grand jury to investigate Obama officials, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into allegations that members of Democratic former President Barack Obama's ...
Aug 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Barack Obama attends the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Single-vehicle crash sends two people to the hospital in rural Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A single-vehicle crash between Hanna City and Glasford Monday night left two people injured. Logan-Trivoli Fire Chief David Tuttle says crews were called around 9:40 p.m. to Lanc...
Aug 05, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Shooting incident in the East Bluff sends teen to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - A shooting on Monday night in Peoria's East Bluff sent a 15-year-old girl to the hospital. Peoria Police were called around 6:25 p.m. to E. Gift Avenue after a ShotSpotter alert indicat...
Aug 05, 2025
Over 3,000 Boeing fighter jet workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
(Reuters) -More than 3,200 union members who assemble Boeing's fighter jets in the St. Louis area and Illinois went on strike on Monday after rejecting a second contract offer the previous day. Boeing...
Aug 04, 2025 Workers display picket signs, as they protest during a walkout by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) over contract negotiations, outside Boeing company's facility, in Berkeley, Missouri, U.S., August 4, 2025 REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up a bit after oil prices reached $70 a barrel last week
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have gone up 1.9 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Peoria's prices are four cents lower than a month ago a...
Aug 04, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Crews use "jaws of life" to rescue person involved in Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening that sent three people to the hospital. Around 6:25 p.m., crews were called to the area of W. Northmoor and N. Univer...
Aug 04, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Texas governor vows to replace Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote
UPDATED 1:05 P.M. (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to replace Democratic lawmakers who left the state over the weekend unless they return by Monday afternoon to vote on a Republican pla...
Aug 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks to the media at a press conference in Hunt, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores/File Photo
Loni Anderson, who played smart against stereotype on 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dead at 79
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actress Loni Anderson, who won acclaim for her U.S. television sitcom role as the brainy, glamorous radio station receptionist defying workplace sexual stereotypes on "WKRP in C...
Aug 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Actress Loni Anderson, star of the television series "WKRP in Cinncinnati", poses at the 3rd annual TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, California, March 13, 2005. REUTERS/Michael Buckner/File Photo
US labor market cracks widen as job growth hits stall speed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. employment growth was weaker than expected in July while the nonfarm payrolls count for the prior two months was revised down by a massive 258,000 jobs, suggesting a sharp d...
Aug 01, 2025 A tractor trailer advertising job opportunities in the trucking industry drives south on Interstate 81 near Staunton, Virginia, U.S., January 22, 2022. Picture taken January 22, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
St. Jude Memphis to Peoria runners making their way back through Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - The St. Jude Memphis to Peoria runners have made their way back to Illinois with the Blue and Gold teams taking turns running throughout the day. Co-founder Mike McCoy tells WMBD's "Gre...
Aug 01, 2025 (Memphis to Peoria Run Facebook)
