Author Archives: TJ Carson
First white South Africans arrive in US as Trump claims they face 'genocide'
JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday welcomed 59 white South Africans it has granted refugee status in the U.S. for being deemed victims of racial discrimination, a m...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold placards in support of U.S. President Donald Trump's stance against what he calls racist laws, land expropriation, and farm attacks, outside the American Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, February 15, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
Peoria Police investigating early Sunday morning shooting and crash on South Side
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a traffic crash from early Sunday morning in the area of a nearby shooting. The rollover crash occurred in the intersection of Western and Howett, where ...
May 12, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Decatur man found guilty in 2023 West Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Decatur man has been found guilty for a West Peoria homicide two years ago. A Peoria County jury on Thursday found 24-year-old Lamentae Turner guilty of First Degree Murder and Unlawf...
May 12, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Israel won't be involved in new Gaza aid plan, only in security, US envoy says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A U.S.-backed mechanism for getting aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's envoy to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, ...
May 09, 2025 U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during the day he visits the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Three new appointments made by Peoria County Board
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Board is filling some upcoming vacancies. The board has approved George McKenna to become the next Peoria County Regional Superintendent, effective June 1st. He takes ...
May 09, 2025 (25 News)
Congressman returns home to Peoria to begin U.S Senate campaign
PEORIA, Ill. - It was a Peoria homecoming on Friday for an Illinois Congressman seeking a political promotion. 8th District Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi returned to his childhood home to begin h...
May 09, 2025 8th District Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi speaks in front of his Peoria household to begin his candidacy for United States Senate. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria man arrested after allegedly soliciting minors in Knox County
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been arrested after allegedly soliciting minors for sex in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff's Office says it worked with Peoria Police on an operation targeting onl...
May 09, 2025 (Knox County Sheriff's Office)
East Peoria approves plans for future Levee District development
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria commissioners this week approved an ordinance that paves the way for future development in the Levee District. The council on Tuesday approved the Levee District Overla...
May 08, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Trump to pick new top D.C. prosecutor after Ed Martin fails to secure support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate a new candidate to serve as Washington, D.C.'s top federal prosecutor, after his first pick Ed Martin, who holds the job ...
May 08, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the new U.S. ambassador to China, former U.S. Senator David Perdue, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Prevost surprises as first US pope, takes name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Cardinal Robert Prevost, a little known missionary from Chicago, was elected as a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first U....
May 08, 2025 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
