Author Archives: Julia Bradley
White House Says Bin Laden Son Killed In U.S. Operation
(AP) - The White House says Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, has been killed in a U.S. counterterrori...
Sep 14, 2019 FILE - In this image from video released by the CIA on Nov. 1, 2017, Hamza bin Laden is shown at his wedding. Years after the death of his father at the hands of a U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan, Hamza bin Laden finds himself clearly in the crosshairs of world powers. The U.S. has put up to a $1 million bounty for him. The U.N. Security Council has named him to a global sanctions list, sparking a new Interpol notice for his arrest. His home country of Saudi Arabia has revoked his citizenship. (CIA via AP, File)
Suspect In Peoria Standoff Formally Charged
The suspect in a Peoria standoff with police is formally charged. Talya Zolicoffer, 39, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly holding a woman against her will in a home on W. Kettelle. On Friday, Zolic...
Sep 14, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Peoria Heights Man Found Guilty Of Killing Toddler In 2017
(25 News)--Joshua Rutledge was found guilty of First Degree Murder in Peoria County court Thursday. Rutledge was accused of killing his girlfriend's 16-month-old son while he was babysitting the boy b...
Sep 14, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Tazewell County
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Health Department Friday confirmed a batch of mosquitoes, found in Creve Coeur this month, have tested positive for...
Sep 14, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria Police Offer A Behind-The-Scenes Look To The Public
Have you wondered what it's like to be a police officer? Peoria residents can sign up for an upcoming Citizen Police Academy. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson, with Peoria Police, says the seven ...
Sep 13, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Singer Eddie Money Dies At 70
(AP) - The family of rock Star Eddie Money says he has died at 70. Money died Friday. The husky-voiced, blue collar performer was known for such hits as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Ton...
Sep 13, 2019
Illinois Agencies Advised To Prepare For Budget Cuts In 2020
(AP) - Illinois' budget office has issued a memo warning agency heads they should be prepared to make significant cuts to next year's budgets. WNIU-Radio reports the memo, signed by Deputy Gov. Dan Hy...
Sep 13, 2019 MWC
Crews Battle Early Morning Fire In Peoria Heights
Firefighters battled an early morning apartment fire in Peoria Heights Friday morning. Crews were called to the Forest Park Apartments, in the 1500 block of E. Gardner Lane, around 4:30 a.m. when fire...
Sep 13, 2019
University Of Illinois Sees Record Enrollment
(AP) - The University of Illinois system is reporting enrollment at its three campuses has reached a record high of 88,861 students. Officials said Thursday that enrollment in the system's flag ship I...
Sep 13, 2019 In this Nov. 20, 2015 photo, University of Illinois students walk across the Main Quad on campus in Urbana, Ill. The university admitted instate students with slightly lower ACT scores this fall to boost its enrollment of students from Illinois. (AP Photo/David Mercer)
Police Identify Suspect From Peoria Hostage Situation
Peoria Police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after a woman was reportedly being held against her will in a house on W. Kettelle. Thursday, police identified 39-year-old Talya Zolicoffer as the sus...
Sep 13, 2019 Peoria County Jail
