Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Metamora Redbirds advance to the IHSA state semifinals
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Metamora Redbirds earned their first ever trip to the basketball state finals Monday night beating Wheaton St. Francis in the Class 3A Boys Basketball Ottawa Super Sectional 60-44....
Julia Bradley Mar 08, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. Congress nearing deal to aid Ukraine, fund government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional negotiators on Monday were nearing a deal on a bill to provide Ukraine with billions of dollars in emergency aid, as well as fund the U.S. government through S...
Julia Bradley Mar 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol building as the sunrises in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Update: Six teens arrested in shooting outside Iowa high school
(Reuters and Fox News) - A teenage boy has died and two teen girls are in critical condition after being shot outside a Iowa high school Monday afternoon. Des Moines Police say six teenage suspects in...
Julia Bradley Mar 08, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. Democrats seek $1B to fight oil, gas, drug price gouging -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are seeking $1 billion for the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on companies that gouge consumers in the oil, gas, medicine and other sectors, Senate...
Julia Bradley Mar 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Fighting Illini will be top seed in Big Ten tournament
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illini battled back against Iowa on the final day of the regular season to clinch a share of the Big Ten Conference Title and the top seed in the conference tournament, defeatin...
Julia Bradley Mar 07, 2022 Midwest Communications
Ukraine decries 'immoral' stunt after Moscow says it will let civilians flee - to Russia
LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia announced new "humanitarian corridors" on Monday to transport Ukrainians trapped under its bombardment - to Russia itself and its ally Belarus, a move immediately...
Julia Bradley Mar 07, 2022 Local residents cross a destroyed bridge as they evacuate from the town of Irpin, after days of heavy shelling on the only escape route used by locals, while Russian troops advance towards the capital, in Irpin, near Kyiv, Ukraine March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Deadly tornadoes in Iowa over the weekend
WINTERSET, IA (FOX News) -- Tornadoes that struck Central Iowa over Saturday are being called the deadliest in over a decade, after they destroyed power lines, homes and left seven people dead, includ...
Julia Bradley Mar 07, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. gasoline prices soar to highest since 2008 on Russia conflict -AAA
(Reuters) -U.S. gasoline prices at the pump jumped 11% over the past week to the highest since late July 2008 as global sanctions cripple Russia's ability to export crude oil after its invasion of Ukr...
Julia Bradley Mar 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Traffic travels past a sign displaying current gas prices in San Diego, California, U.S., February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Deceased female found in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Police were called to the area of Main and Sabella Thursday afternoon for an unresponsive female. When officers arrived just after 2 p.m., they found a woman not breathing. Medica...
Julia Bradley Mar 04, 2022 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. job growth far exceeds expectations in February; unemployment rate falls to 3.8%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth surged in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a two-year low of 3.8%, raising optimism that the economy could withstand mounting headwinds from geopolitic...
Julia Bradley Mar 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A restaurant advertising jobs looks to attract workers in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo