Author Archives: Julia Bradley
White Bison at Wildlife Prairie Park dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- Tatanka, a rare white bison at Wildlife Prairie Park, has died. Park CEO Roberta English says staff noticed the bison didn't come up for his regular feeding on Saturday, September 24th...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2022 (25 News)
Trump sues CNN claiming defamation, seeks $475 million in punitive damages
(Reuters) -Former U.S. president Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation on Monday, seeking $475 million in punitive damages and claiming the network had carried out a "campaign of libel and slander" aga...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a rally in Warren, Michigan, U.S., October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Chery Dieu-Nalio/File Photo
17th District debate fills the house at Bradley
PEORIA, Ill. -- It was a full room at Bradley University's Alumni Center on Monday night for a debate between Illinois' 17th congressional district hopefuls. Republican candidate Esther Joy King has a...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2022 (25 News)
North Korea conducts longest-range missile test yet over Japan
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile further than ever before on Tuesday, sending it soaring over Japan, for the first time in five years, and prompting a wa...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2022 A man watches a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Hurricane Ian: Florida search operation redoubled as death toll tops 100
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) -Search-and-rescue teams in Florida doubled back to examine tens of thousands of Gulf Coast homes and businesses on Monday after an initial sweep through areas ravaged by Hu...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2022 Graffiti is seen on a destroyed shopping building after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, U.S., October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
One person dead in officer-involved shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 10:12 p.m. Monday near Martin Luther King Park on the city's south side. Upon arrival, officers were involved in a shooting with o...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2022 Midwest Communications
Bicyclist hurt badly in Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- An incident involving a badly injured bicyclist hit by a car at a Peoria intersection remains under investigation by Peoria Police. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth says t...
Julia Bradley Oct 03, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Biden announces $60 million in aid to Puerto Rico after hurricane
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said he would provide more than $60 million in aid to help U.S. territory Puerto Rico as he headed to the island on Monday to survey damages...
Julia Bradley Oct 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Cars drive under a downed power pole in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo/File Photo
Oath Keepers founder goes on trial over U.S. Capitol riots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors will present their opening statements on Monday in the trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others charged with conspiring to use force to stop...
Julia Bradley Oct 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes poses during an interview session in Eureka, Montana, U.S. June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
Ukrainian forces burst through Russian lines in major advance in south
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the south of the country since the war began, bursting through the front and advancing rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday,...
Julia Bradley Oct 03, 2022 Ukrainian service member dismount a cannon from a captured Russian armoured personnel carrier, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Izium in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko