Author Archives: TJ Carson
Tibetan monks visit Peoria to promote peace, engage with community
PEORIA, Ill. - A trio of Tibetan monks have spent the week in Peoria to promote a message of peace. Three monks from Bloomington, Indiana are being hosted at Bradley University as part of a cultural e...
May 02, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump signs order that aims to cut funding to NPR, PBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to cut funding to news outlets NPR and PBS, the White House said, marking the U.S. president's latest attempt to use federal fund...
May 02, 2025 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Driver of Chatham fatal crash had clean toxicology, Illinois State Police confirm
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois State Police released preliminary toxicology results that showed no drugs or alcohol in the system of a driver who crashed into a central Illinois ...
May 01, 2025 Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly, center, released toxicology results of the driver involved in a crash that killed four children at a central Illinois after-school program during a news conference Thursday in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
'Never asked to be a part of this somber club': Illinois honors fallen police officers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Nine Illinois police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2024 were honored at a ceremony in Springfield Thursday. The Illinois Peace Office...
May 01, 2025 The mother of Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez mourns her son at the Illinois Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Man pleads guilty for role in fatal 2023 crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Hanna City man has pleaded guilty to his role in a fatal crash two years ago near the Shoppes of Grand Prairie. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 45-year-old Jeremy Per...
May 01, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Trump's use of wartime law for Venezuela deportations is unlawful, judge rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from using an 18th-century wartime law to deport some Venezuelan migrants, in the most sweeping ruling thu...
May 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A Venezuelan migrant looks on following his arrival on a flight after being deported from the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File photo
Peoria Police say shootings are down through April compared to last year
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say shootings are down in the city compared to this time last year. In a report released on Thursday, the department says there's been a 30% drop in shooting incidents thr...
May 01, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested after shots fired early Thursday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A 21-year-old was arrested after shots were fired early Thursday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police say ten shots were fired in the area of Forrest Hill and Knoxville just after 1:15 A.M....
May 01, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Tazewell County Clerk says double voters occurred during November presidential election
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County's Clerk says a recent audit found cases of double voting in November's presidential election. County Clerk John Ackerman announced at a press conference on Thursday that ...
May 01, 2025 Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman holds a Certificate of Registered Voter, which a voter receives after casting a baloot to show proof they had done so. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
White House national security adviser Waltz being forced out, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz is being forced out of his job, four people briefed on the matter said on Thursday, in the first major shakeup ...
May 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz joins U.S. Vice President JD Vance for a visit to the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
