Author Archives: Julia Bradley
GOP gubernatorial hopefuls speak in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Five Republican candidates vying to take on Governor J-B Pritzker in the fall general election took to the stage at Five Points Washington Monday night to answer questions on voter...
Apr 26, 2022 (25 News)
Pekin Council approves budget highlighted by fire dept. upgrades
PEKIN, Ill. -- Despite objections from two elected officials, the Pekin City Council has approved a budget for the next fiscal year that includes major fire department upgrades. The council, on a 4-2 ...
Apr 26, 2022 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion
UPDATED 1:59 P.M. (Reuters) -Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users...
Apr 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla's Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters
UPDATE: One dead in Peoria crash Sunday night
UPDATED 2:45 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- A man from Pekin is dead after an accident on Knoxville Avenue in Peoria Sunday night. Public Information Officer Semone Roth said officers were called to the interse...
Apr 25, 2022 Midwest Communications
Biden names veteran career diplomat Brink as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden named veteran diplomat Bridget Brink as the new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the White House said on Monday, moving to fill a crucial position that was v...
Apr 25, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy, healthcare and energy costs to families, at Green River College in Auburn, Washington, U.S. April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Russia warns United States against sending more arms to Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -Russia told the United States to stop sending more arms to Ukraine, warning that large Western deliveries of weapons were inflaming the conflict and would lead to more losses, Moscow...
Apr 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attend a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 24, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Russia says it will halt hostilities to let civilians leave besieged steel plant on Monday
(Reuters) - Russia's defense ministry said its troops would halt hostilities to allow civilians to leave the besieged steel plant Azovstal in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol from 1400 Moscow time (110...
Apr 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Service members of pro-Russian troops, including fighters of the Chechen special forces unit, stand in front of the destroyed administration building of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Chingis Kondarov
Two hurt in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two people were injured in a shooting Sunday evening in Peoria. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth said that officers responded to the area of Webster and Hurlburt just afte...
Apr 25, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Wanted juvenile arrested in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Police arrested a juvenile with a Peoria County warrant Saturday afternoon. According to a release, Peoria police officers with the Special Investigations Division found the juvenile w...
Apr 25, 2022 MWC-PPD
Illinois sees increase in COVID-19 cases, but not hospitalizations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Cases of COVID-19 in Illinois increased by 39% this past week, with state public health officials reported more than 19,000 new infections. The number of COVID-19 cases announced ...
Apr 23, 2022 Midwest Communications
