Author Archives: TJ Carson
Fate of Central Park Pool discussed by its co-owners
PEORIA, Ill. - The fate of one of Peoria's pools could be decided soon by the two bodies that co-own it. Boards for the Peoria Public School and Peoria Park Districts jointly met Thursday night to dis...
Aug 29, 2025 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Trump moves to permanently cancel funding in rare move around Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has moved to unilaterally cancel $4.9 billion in federal funding authorized by Congress, escalating the fight over who controls the nation's spending. In a...
Aug 29, 2025 The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
No injuries after boat catches on fire near Peoria Boat Club
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a boat fire Thursday night near the Peoria Boat Club is under investigation. Peoria Fire crews responded just before 9:45 P.M., and were directed to the end of one of the d...
Aug 29, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
One person sent to hospital after car goes down ravine in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital after their vehicle went down a ravine in Peoria on Thursday night. Peoria Fire says crews responded just before 7:45 P.M. to War Memorial and Meadowb...
Aug 29, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Chillicothe man enters plea in child pornography case
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe man has pleaded not guilty to a child pornography charge. 25 News reports that 27-year-old Kewan Hudson made his plea in court on Thursday. He is due back in court on Sept...
Aug 29, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Norway seeks to defuse clash with Trump ally over fund's Caterpillar exit
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's prime minister said on Friday he had contacted U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to try to defuse a controversy over a decision by the Norwegian sovereign fund to sell all its share...
Aug 29, 2025 Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store attends a Semi-annual summary press conference, in Oslo, Norway June 27, 2025. NTB/Cornelius Poppe via REUTERS/File Photo
Gun rights groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Cook County assault weapons ban
Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to overturn Cook County's assault weapons ban in June. Two gun rights groups are appealing that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. They hope ...
Aug 29, 2025 Challenges to Illinois’ assault-style weapons ban continue to make their way through federal courts. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Detention hearing scheduled for woman accused in East Bluff hit-and-run
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County prosecutors have filed a petition to detain a woman after she allegedly ran over her boyfriend with a car. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a pre-trial det...
Aug 28, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Vance promotes spending bill in Wisconsin as Trump seeks rebrand
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance touted provisions favoring the working class in a tax and spending bill during a visit to Wisconsin on Thursday as the Trump administration...
Aug 28, 2025 U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives at La Crosse Regional Airport before an event at Mid-City Steel, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S., August 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
Russian missiles pound Ukraine, damage EU and British offices
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early on Thursday in a sweeping attack that the U.S. special envoy on Ukraine said undermined President Donald Trump's pea...
Aug 28, 2025 Rescuers work at the site of a building which was hit by a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
