Author Archives: TJ Carson
South Peoria house fire reportedly intentionally set
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire at a South Peoria house Monday morning was reportedly intentionally set. Peoria Fire says crews arrived at around 11:00 A.M. to the one-story house at Ann and Laramie, eventually...
Sep 15, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Suspect in robbery of South Peoria liquor store not found
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for the suspect in an armed robbery at a South Peoria liquor store. Officers were dispatched to Griswold Liquors just after 10:30 P.M. on Friday. An employee t...
Sep 15, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US House speaker says stopgap funding bill complicated by need for security funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday that negotiations on a stopgap bill to keep the government funded have been slowed by the need to add security f...
Sep 15, 2025 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Suspect wrote note threatening Kirk, tied to scene by DNA, FBI director says
PROVO, Utah (Reuters) -The suspect accused of murdering right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah told another person in a text message before the shooting that he planned to kill Kirk, FBI Director Ka...
Sep 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Kash Patel walks with Utah Governor Spencer Cox following a press conference, on the day they visit the scene at the Utah Valley University, after U.S. right-wing activist and commentator, Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event at the university, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders - especially Trump - to tone down rhetoric
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker called on President Donald Trump and other political leaders to do more to call for peace amid growing political violence. Pritzker faced sharp criticism from Illinois...
Sep 15, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association annual breakfast meeting in Springfield on Aug. 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Benefit concert held Sunday for late member of Revel in Red
PEORIA, Ill. - The community and Revel in Red fans came out on Sunday to support the late musician Pete Ramsey. A benefit concert for Ramsey, who died after a car crash in the Missouri Ozarks in July,...
Sep 15, 2025 (Deviant Rebel Media/Revel in Red)
Israel threatens Hamas 'wherever they are' as Qatar hosts summit
DOHA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he did not rule out further strikes on Hamas leaders "wherever they are", as the heads of Arab and Islamic states held a summi...
Sep 15, 2025 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Emir Of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and GCC representatives meet ahead of an emergency Arab-Islamic leaders' summit convened to discuss the September 9 Israeli attack on Hamas on Qatari territory, in Doha, Qatar, September 15, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
US to deploy National Guard to Memphis, Trump says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, to combat crime, following his administration's unprecedented police tak...
Sep 12, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media before boarding Marine One upon departure for New York, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
South Peoria house fire under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - An early morning house fire on Friday in South Peoria is under investigation. Peoria Fire crews were called to the area of Adrian G Hinton and Grove at around 4:30 A.M. 25 News reports ...
Sep 12, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Civic Center adds shows with country superstar and former Scottish Rite shows
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria Civic Center on Friday announced new shows that feature a mix of headliners and acts looking for a play to perform. General Manager Rik Edgar tells WMBD's "Greg a...
Sep 12, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
