Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Families flee after new Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza as ceasefire hopes dim
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip late on Sunday, forcing more families to flee, saying forces intended to act against militant gro...
Aug 26, 2024 Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip August 26, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Excessive Heat Warning 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday (8/26)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 308 AM CDT Mon Aug 26 2024 ILZ027>029-036-040-261615- /O.CON.KILX.EH.W.0001.240826T1600Z-240827T0100Z/ /O.CON.KILX.EH.A.0001.240827T1600...
Aug 26, 2024
Koehler: Local school districts receiving new funding from the state
PEORIA, Ill. - Eighteen area school districts will be receiving nearly $8 million for much needed improvements to classrooms and school buildings. Democratic State Sen. Dave Koehler, of Peoria, says t...
Aug 23, 2024 Montse PB / CC
US Secret Service puts agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt, media reports say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Multiple U.S. Secret Service agents have been placed on leave following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last month, media outlets reported on Friday. F...
Aug 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face while he is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Pekin's Marigold Medallion Hunt gets underway Monday
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin's 52nd Marigold Festival officially gets underway Monday. Amy McCoy, with the Pekin Chamber of Commerce, tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" about the festival's theme this year. "Our them...
Aug 23, 2024 (pekinchamber.com)
Arizona man who threatened to kill former President Trump arrested
COCHISE COUNTY, Az. -- An Arizona man was taken into police custody Thursday without incident for allegedly threatening to shoot former President Donald Trump during a campaign stop at the U.S./Mexico...
Aug 23, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
RFK Jr. withdraws presidential bid in Arizona, state secretary says
(Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday filed paperwork to withdraw from presidential ballots in the state of Arizona, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian F...
Aug 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses the Libertarian Party's national convention in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Harris takes on Gaza war, tyranny in Democratic convention finale
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris sealed the Democratic presidential nomination with a muscular speech, laying down broad foreign policy principles and sharp contrasts with Republican r...
Aug 23, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves from the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
KB Strong celebrates 6th BrownFest this weekend in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington's annual BrownFest is back this weekend. The fundraiser is held in honor of Washington Basketball Coach Kevin Brown, who lost his fight with Glioblastoma several years ag...
Aug 22, 2024 (KB-Strong Foundation)
US jobless claims rise in latest week
(Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose in the latest week, but the level still suggested a gradual cooling of the labor market remains intact. Initi...
Aug 22, 2024 The sign on a Taco Bell restaurant advertises "Now Hiring Managers" in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S., June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
