Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Two Minneapolis residents file lawsuits against ex-officer who killed Floyd
(Reuters) - Two Black Minneapolis residents on Tuesday filed federal civil rights lawsuits against Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, alleging he had d...
Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin reacts as he listens to the judge announce his sentence of twenty two and a half years in prison for murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
Pekin's busy Front Street reopens after extensive makeover
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's Front Street has reopened following $6.2 million in upgrades near the city's industrial park. Pekin officials celebrated the event with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday at Fron...
Jun 01, 2022
Biden, baby formula companies to meet on efforts to ease shortage
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with major infant formula manufacturers on Wednesday as his administration presses ahead with efforts to boost imported supplies to help ease a nationwide...
Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the 154th National Memorial Day Wreath-Laying and Observance ceremony to honor America's fallen, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, U.S., May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Yellen says she was 'wrong' about inflation path; Biden backs Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that she was wrong in the past about the path inflation would take, but said taming price hikes is President Joe Biden's top ...
Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing on the Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. May 12, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
Biden administration to announce $2.1 billion to strengthen food system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will announce on Wednesday more than $2.1 billion in funding to shore up weaknesses in the country's food supply system exposed during the COVID-19 pand...
Jun 01, 2022 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks during a video conference with farmers, ranchers and meat processors held by U.S. President Joe Biden from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Local athlete dies in ATV accident over the weekend
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. -- An all-terrain vehicle crash in Fulton County Sunday night has killed a teenage athlete from Canton. 19-year-old Lukas Goforth played baseball and football at Canton High School...
May 31, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. jury finds ex-Clinton campaign lawyer not guilty of lying to FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A jury in Washington on Tuesday found a former attorney for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign not guilty of lying to the FBI when he met with the bureau in September 2016 t...
May 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Attorney Michael Sussmann departs the U.S. Federal Courthouse after opening arguments in his trial, where Special Counsel John Durham is prosecuting Sussmann on charges that he lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) while providing information about later discredited allegations of communications between the 2016 presidential campaign of former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia, in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre
UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - The grieving Texas town of Uvalde begins laying to rest the 21 school children and teachers who were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school a week ago, with two fu...
May 31, 2022 Flowers, toys, and other objects to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school mass shooting resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, are seen at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
Collins: Threat of severe storms late Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's looking like the Peoria area could see some severe weather late Tuesday. 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins confirms a cluster of potentially severe thunderstorms are expec...
May 31, 2022 Midwest Communications
Gas prices surpass $5 a gallon in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Central Illinoisans are feeling their share of pain at the pump this holiday weekend, as gas prices surpassed five dollars in some parts of the River City. As of Sunday, prices at the ...
May 30, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
