Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Man pleads guilty to reduced charge for 2021 Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man has been sentenced to 27-years in prison for the murder of Bobby King two years ago. Odis Jackson, 27, took a plea deal in Peoria County Court. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a...
Feb 28, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Masks required again at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Staff, patients and visitors will be required to wear face masks again starting Tuesday (February 28) at OSF HealthCare's St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria due to elevated COVID-19 ...
Feb 28, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
Doobie Brothers coming to the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Coming this summer, the Doobie Brothers. The legendary rock band, including Michael McDonald, is scheduled to perform in the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Saturday, June 24th. Their man...
Feb 27, 2023 (Peoria Civic Center)
Global teachers training and teaching at PPS
PEORIA, Ill. -- 22 new teachers who moved to Central Illinois from overseas are learning the ins and outs of the American school system, with the help of Peoria District 150. Peoria Public Schools wor...
Feb 27, 2023 (25 News)
Energy Dept. concludes lab leak most likely cause of COVID pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX News) -- The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provide...
Feb 27, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. judge orders Trump deposed in lawsuits by former FBI officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered former President Donald Trump to be questioned in a pair of lawsuits against the Justice Department and FBI by two former agency officials who a...
Feb 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse
US targets Russia with sanctions, tariffs on Ukraine war anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States marked the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Friday by announcing new sanctions against Russia and its allies, new export controls and tarif...
Feb 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: President Joe Biden walks down a corridor to his cabin on a train after a surprise visit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv. Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from Poland into Kyiv. Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS
Singer R. Kelly sentenced to one year on federal child pornography conviction
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Grammy-winning R&B artist R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison after his conviction in Chicago on federal child pornography and enticement charges, local med...
Feb 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: R. Kelly leaves the Criminal Court Building after pleading not guilty during a hearing on eleven new counts of criminal sexual abuse, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 6, 2019. REUTERS/Daniel Acker/
U.S. jobless claims fall; inflation revised higher in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a persistently tight labor market, and further fueling fears that the...
Feb 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S. transportation chief tours Ohio derailment site; NTSB to release initial report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured the wreckage of this month's train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as federal investigators prepared to release their ini...
Feb 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on President Biden's proposed budget request for the Department of Transportation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
