Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Chicago-area man pleads not guilty to October shooting on Bradley campus
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Chicago-area man accused of shooting a woman inside a Bradley University dorm last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday to multiple charges. 19-year-old Edward Traywick Jr. ...
Nov 21, 2025
East Peoria's 41st Festival of Lights Parade steps off Saturday night
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's Festival of Lights Parade returns on Saturday with 41 floats representing 41 years. "So, we've brought one back that has not been in the parade the past few years. We...
Nov 21, 2025 (East Peoria Festival of Lights Facebook page)
Trump, Vance not invited to Dick Cheney's Washington funeral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited to Thursday's funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a White House official....
Nov 20, 2025 Former U.S. President George W. Bush looks towards former U.S. second lady Lynne Cheney, late former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's wife, during a funeral service for Dick Cheney, at Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US agency finds evidence of fatigue cracks in fatal UPS cargo jet crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it has found evidence of fatigue cracks in a key part of a crashed UPS MD-11 cargo jet that killed 14 people in Louisvil...
Nov 20, 2025 A drone view of the crash site next to a runway at the Muhammad Ali International Airport following the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., in this screengrab from a video released November 7, 2025. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS
US weekly jobless claims fall; continuing claims increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but more out of work people are struggling to find new opportunities amid weak hiring. I...
Nov 20, 2025 A "Now Hiring" sign hangs in the window of a hair salon in the Greater Boston town of Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
"Operation Last Watch" launched to honor local veterans receiving end of life care
PEORIA, Ill. - Rick Otey, a 76-year-old Navy vet, has embarked on a mission to honor local veterans receiving hospice or end of life care. He tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" what Operation Last Watch enta...
Nov 20, 2025 Ken Jones / CC
US canceling October's employment report after shutdown prevented data collection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday it would not be publishing the closely watched employment report for October, but will combine nonfarm payrolls for that mon...
Nov 20, 2025 A "now hiring" sign is displayed on a local business after, U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in July, in Encinitas, California, U.S. August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Dream Center Peoria holding a special distribution event on Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Dream Center Peoria will be holding a special distribution of grocery and toiletry items this Friday, November 21st, as part of their local emergency relief initiative. The event will t...
Nov 20, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria Facebook)
Ameren customers in the Alta area affected by midday power outage
PEORIA, Ill. - As of 12:30 p.m., over 1,700 Ameren Illinois customers were without power in North Peoria on Wednesday. The Ameren Outage Map showed outage reports in the Alta area. Ameren said the com...
Nov 19, 2025 (Ameren Illinois)
Sorensen delivers $8M for new readiness center at Peoria's National Guard facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) has helped to secure $8 million in federal funding to build a new readiness center for the Illinois Army National Guard in Peoria. "The Illinois Ar...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois National Guard, deplane a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, May 31, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig)
