Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US Senate to vote on Trump funding cuts as deadline looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will begin voting as soon as Tuesday on President Donald Trump's request to slash $9.4 billion in spending on foreign aid and public broadcasting previously appro...
Jul 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen as a thunderstorm rolls through Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Texas flood death toll rises to 131 as new storms loom
(Reuters) -The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transfo...
Jul 15, 2025 Rescuers help a stranded person following a flood in McGregor, Texas, U.S., July 13, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a video. McGregor Volunteer Fire Department/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
KB Strong Foundation and OSF HealthCare promoting Glioblastoma awareness
PEORIA, Ill. - Wednesday July 16th is Glioblastoma Awareness Day...a day dedicated to spreading awareness about the highly aggressive and fatal brain cancer. Washington Community High School Basketbal...
Jul 15, 2025 (KB-Strong Foundation)
Bartonville man dies in crash near Lake of the Ozarks
CAMDEN COUNTY, MISSOURI - A 54-year-old Bartonville man was killed over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in Camden County, Missouri. His name has not been released. Missouri State Highway Patrol ...
Jul 14, 2025
Kentucky church shooting leaves three dead, including suspect
(Reuters) -A gunman killed two women at a church in Kentucky and shot and wounded a state trooper outside an airport on Sunday before police were able to shoot him to death, authorities said. The wome...
Jul 14, 2025 fergregory / Depositphotos.com
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices almost unchanged, as national prices are mixed
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria are almost unchanged in the last week, up 0.6 cents a gallon, averaging $3.34 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices a...
Jul 14, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Feds seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Mike McClain
'ComEd Four' defendants set for sentencing more than 2 years after convictions Article summary Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent decades as a close friend and advisor to former Ill...
Jul 11, 2025 Mike McClain, a longtime Springfield lobbyist and confidant to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after a jury deadlocked on all six corruption charges alleged against both him and Madigan. But McClain was convicted on related charges in the “ComEd Four” trial in 2023 and faces sentencing later this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria teen pleads not guilty in tow yard murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager accused of killing a man while speeding out of a tow yard during a carjacking pleaded not guilty in court Thursday. 18-year-old Terrance Shaw was arrested in June alon...
Jul 11, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Trump administration scraps plan to abolish FEMA, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has backed away from abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Washington Post reported on Friday, ahead of the president's visit ...
Jul 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Search and rescue team members look for missing people amid debris in the waters of the Guadalupe River, near Camp Mystic, following deadly flooding, in Hunt, Texas, U.S., July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Trump's Texas visit highlights an us-vs-them approach to disasters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In the days since flash flooding killed at least 120 people in Texas, President Donald Trump has pledged unwavering support for the deep-red state, lauding Republican Governor Gr...
Jul 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A drone picture shows damage in Camp Mystic, following flooding on the Guadalupe River, in Hunt, Texas, U.S. July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo
