Author Archives: Julia Bradley
PPD looking for suspects in failed ATM heist
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are searching for the suspects who tried unsuccessfully to pry open an ATM early Monday morning. PPD was called around 4:10 a.m. to the area of NE Monroe and Spring Stree...
Jun 06, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Ukraine dam supplying water to nuclear plant and Crimea is breached, unleashing floods
KYIV (Reuters) -A torrent of water burst through a gaping hole in a dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zon...
Jun 06, 2023 A general view of the Nova Kakhovka dam that was breached in Kherson region, Ukraine June 6, 2023 in this screen grab taken from a video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
Former VP Mike Pence officially enters 2024 Republican presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House, setting up a fight against former President Donald T...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses the National Review Institute's 2023 Ideas Summit in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Biden plans Chicago fundraiser with billionaire Illinois governor Pritzker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic allies are planning a private Chicago fundraiser with billionaire Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker as soon as this month, two people briefed...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, U.S., June 3, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Three bodies recovered from Davenport apartment building
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The three people who were unaccounted for were found at the site of the downtown Davenport partially collapsed building, according to Police Chief Jeffrey Bladel. Bladel said ...
Jun 05, 2023 (KWQC-TV 6)
Republican White House hopeful Nikki Haley attacks Trump, DeSantis over Ukraine
(Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador under former President Donald Trump, went after her ex-boss and 2024 rival Ron DeSantis on Sunday over their refusal to say whe...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign town hall meeting in Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S., April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
India opens rail disaster probe as trains crawl through crash site
KHARAGPUR, India (Reuters) - India's official investigation into its deadliest rail crash in over two decades began on Monday, after preliminary findings pointed to signal failure as the likely cause ...
Jun 05, 2023 A train moves past a damaged coach, after the tracks were restored, at the site of a train collision following the accident in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Fighter jets chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace around Washington D.C. and later crashed...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of Washington D.C., January 28, 2005, features the major landmarks of the U.S. capital. At bottom center is the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, cutting through the middle is the Potomac River, at center is the Washington Monument and towards top right is the U.S. Capitol.
Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, Kyiv says Moscow spreads lies
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of troops while Ukrain...
Jun 05, 2023 View of an explosion as Ukrainian forces destroy Russian positions in direction of Bakhmut, near Klischiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, in this screengrab taken from a video released on June 4, 2023. 3rd Assault Brigade / Ukrainian Armed Forces Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
35,000 ducks for sale to benefit the Center for Prevention of Abuse
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's the longest-running race of its kind. This August, Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse will release 35,000 rubber ducks, the most ever, during their 35th Annual Duck Race. Duc...
Jun 02, 2023 (Center for Prevention of Abuse via Facebook)
