Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Limestone High School sets record in giving to Easterseals Central IL
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - For 49 years, students at Bartonville's Limestone High School have raised money for the kids at Easterseals Central Illinois. Easterseals' Mark Scott tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan Sho...
Mar 12, 2025 (Easterseals Central Illinois)
Pekin approves plans for a new downtown dispensary
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin's City Council has given the green light to plans for a new cannabis dispensary in the historic downtown area. Miggy's Shop LLC requested a special use permit for a dispensary on C...
Mar 12, 2025 The former Pekin Performing Arts Center is expected to be the site of a new cannabis dispensary. (25 News)
Trump metals tariffs draw swift retaliation from Canada and EU
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday, stepping up a campaign to reorder global trade in favor of th...
Mar 12, 2025 Workers install steel rods at a construction site in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Giorgio Viera
Peoria approves $39K to help keep the unhoused off the street
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council unanimously approved giving LULA NFP additional funding to continue a project that's been sheltering homeless people in a motel at Tuesday night's meeting. The n...
Mar 12, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
A wary Russia waits for details from US on Ukraine ceasefire plan
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was awaiting details from Washington about a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine while senior Moscow sources said a deal would have to take ac...
Mar 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Members of the National Police Special Purpose Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region fire a D-30 howitzer towards Russian troops on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
US job openings rise, layoffs low before Trump policy shifts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings increased in January, but demand for labor is likely to soften in the months ahead amid concerns that uncertainty over import tariffs and aggressive government ...
Mar 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A “Help Wanted” sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Trump says he will double tariffs on Canada metals to 50%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled his planned tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the United States from Canada, bringing the total to 50%, in response ...
Mar 11, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US judge says Musk's DOGE must release records on operations run in 'secrecy'
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday ordered the government-downsizing team created by U.S. President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk to make public records concerning its operat...
Mar 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Elon Musk shows his shirt to the press as he arrives with U.S. President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
US and Ukraine hold talks in Saudi Arabia after major drone attack on Russia
JEDDAH (Reuters) - Ukrainian and U.S. officials held crunch talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to find a path towards ending the war with Russia, hours after Kyiv's forces launched their largest drone a...
Mar 11, 2025 U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov hold a meeting in the presence of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS
Peoria Christian and Peoria Manual High advance to IHSA State Finals
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Christian and Peoria Manual High Schools are headed to the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals, after wins Monday night. Peoria Christian rallied past Greenfield 66-49, to win the ...
Mar 11, 2025 (Photo courtesy of Peoria Christian High School Facebook page)
