Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Action on 'Spirit of Peoria' deferred by council
PEORIA, Ill. -- City leaders in Peoria won't allow the sale of the Spirit of Peoria riverboat just yet. "Cast your ballots please on the deferral. Motion passes unanimously," said Mayor Rita Ali. The ...
Mar 09, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. trade deficit hits record high in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record high in January amid a surge in imports, potentially setting up trade to remain a drag on economic growth in the first quarter. The Com...
Mar 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further
UPDATED 10:47 A. M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports on Tuesday in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, underscoring strong bi...
Mar 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden departs the Oval Office at the White House for the weekend, in Washington, DC, U.S., March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Metamora Redbirds advance to the IHSA state semifinals
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Metamora Redbirds earned their first ever trip to the basketball state finals Monday night beating Wheaton St. Francis in the Class 3A Boys Basketball Ottawa Super Sectional 60-44....
Mar 08, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. Congress nearing deal to aid Ukraine, fund government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional negotiators on Monday were nearing a deal on a bill to provide Ukraine with billions of dollars in emergency aid, as well as fund the U.S. government through S...
Mar 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol building as the sunrises in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Update: Six teens arrested in shooting outside Iowa high school
(Reuters and Fox News) - A teenage boy has died and two teen girls are in critical condition after being shot outside a Iowa high school Monday afternoon. Des Moines Police say six teenage suspects in...
Mar 08, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. Democrats seek $1B to fight oil, gas, drug price gouging -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are seeking $1 billion for the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on companies that gouge consumers in the oil, gas, medicine and other sectors, Senate...
Mar 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Fighting Illini will be top seed in Big Ten tournament
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illini battled back against Iowa on the final day of the regular season to clinch a share of the Big Ten Conference Title and the top seed in the conference tournament, defeatin...
Mar 07, 2022 Midwest Communications
Ukraine decries 'immoral' stunt after Moscow says it will let civilians flee - to Russia
LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia announced new "humanitarian corridors" on Monday to transport Ukrainians trapped under its bombardment - to Russia itself and its ally Belarus, a move immediately...
Mar 07, 2022 Local residents cross a destroyed bridge as they evacuate from the town of Irpin, after days of heavy shelling on the only escape route used by locals, while Russian troops advance towards the capital, in Irpin, near Kyiv, Ukraine March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Deadly tornadoes in Iowa over the weekend
WINTERSET, IA (FOX News) -- Tornadoes that struck Central Iowa over Saturday are being called the deadliest in over a decade, after they destroyed power lines, homes and left seven people dead, includ...
Mar 07, 2022 Midwest Communications
