Author Archives: Julia Bradley
New fire station approved by East Peoria council
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria is getting a new fire station. A special use permit, approved by City Council on Tuesday, paves the way for the fire station to be built on land owned by Illinois Cent...
Nov 16, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
NATO says Poland blast likely caused by Ukrainian missile, but Moscow bears responsibility
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO's secretary-general said Tuesday's blast in Poland was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile but that Russia was ultimately responsible because it started the war. ...
Nov 16, 2022 Flags fly outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
NASA's Artemis rocketship on course for moon after epic launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -NASA's next-generation rocket ship was on course Wednesday for a crewless voyage around the moon and back, launched from Florida on its debut flight half a century afte...
Nov 16, 2022 NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis 1 mission to the moon at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Republicans one seat away from winning House in U.S. midterm vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans were just one seat shy on Wednesday of securing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, a midterm victory that would usher in two years of divided governmen...
Nov 16, 2022 House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after McCarthy was nominated by fellow Republicans to be their leader or the Speaker of the House if they take control in the next Congress, following House Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
Mayor cheers surplus as Peoria Council approves new budget
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria appears to be in good shape financially, at least for the short term. City Council Tuesday night pushed back a vote to potentially raise parking costs downtown, but approved a n...
Nov 16, 2022 Scott McLeod / CC
Russia rains missiles across Ukraine as signs emerge of further retreat
KYIV/KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia rained missiles on cities across Ukraine on Tuesday in a salvo of strikes that follow its humiliating withdrawal from Kherson, even as signs grew that its retre...
Nov 15, 2022 Firefighters work to put out a fire in a residential building hit by a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
With first real snow, Central Illinois roads may be slick
PEORIA, Ill. -- Central Illinois has received its first measurable snow, with around an inch accumulation expected Tuesday. Despite treatment, some roads, ramps and overpasses may be slick or slushy. ...
Nov 15, 2022 (Courtesy of I-DOT)
Trump to launch new White House bid while his party licks its wounds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump is set to launch a fresh White House bid on Tuesday, hoping to box out potential Republican rivals and return his false claims of election fraud to the center of U....
Nov 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the press on the grounds of his Mar-a-Lago resort on midterm elections night in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo/File Photo
UPDATED: One dead as fire damages two Peoria Heights homes
UPDATED 11:48 A.M. PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A pair of homes in Peoria Heights went up in flames Monday night, and the fire has claimed one life. The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cau...
Nov 15, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. to sanction military procurement network aiding Russia, Yellen says
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States will impose new sanctions on a transnational network of individuals and companies that have been working to p...
Nov 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during her interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
