Author Archives: Julia Bradley
PPD responds to fight at Elevate Peoria Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called around 9:40 p.m. Saturday to the Elevate Trampoline Park on N. Allen Road for a fight involving a large group of juveniles inside the business. Upon arrival, ...
Feb 08, 2021 (25 News)
NWS: Frigid week ahead for the Peoria area
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Peoria area has been experiencing very cold temperatures, and more are expected this week. Alex Erwin, with the National Weather Service in Springfield, said that while what w...
Feb 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Brady leads Buccaneers to Super Bowl win on home field
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Tom Brady threw three touchdowns as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers thumped the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl on Sunday, giving the evergreen 43-year-old quarterback a...
Feb 08, 2021 Feb 7, 2020; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) lifts the Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
U.S. job growth rebound less than expected; more government aid needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth rebounded less than expected in January and job losses the prior month were deeper than initially thought, strengthening the argument for additional relie...
Feb 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Job seekers break out to visit corporate employment personnel at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation "Hiring Our Heroes" military job fair in Washington January 8, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
U.S. Senate passes budget plan to advance Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's drive to enact a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill gained momentum on Friday as the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a budget blueprint allowing Democrats to...
Feb 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Peoria crews battle house fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 11 p.m. Thursday to a house fire in the 4000 block of N. University. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said a resident noticed sparks coming fro...
Feb 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. Senate Democrats set for first step on road to new COVID-19 relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate were poised on Thursday to take a first step toward the ultimate passage of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, in a marat...
Feb 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Pekin residents displaced by apartment fire
PEKIN, Ill. -- Five people were displaced early Thursday morning by an apartment fire in Pekin. Pekin firefighters and emergency crews were called to the 200 block of Cooper Street just before 5 a.m. ...
Feb 04, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. weekly jobless claims grind lower as labor market stabilizes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased last week, suggesting that the labor market was stabilizing as authorities started to loosen ...
Feb 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People wait in line at a stand during the Executive Branch Job Fair hosted by the Conservative Partnership Institute at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan
104.9 The Wolf kicks off 31st Country Cares Radiothon
PEORIA, Ill. -- On Thursday morning, Midwest Communications' 104.9 The Wolf kicked off its 31st Country Cares For St. Jude Kids Radiothon. The Wolf's Brand Manager Dr. Chris Michaels has been involved...
Feb 04, 2021 (Midwest Communications)
