Author Archives: TJ Carson

UPDATE: Woman injured after being shot at Peoria apartment complex
UPDATED 6:07 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was injured after a shooting at a Peoria apartment complex Wednesday morning. Peoria Police says officers arrived to Braves Court at the Greenwood Estates just...
TJ Carson Mar 05, 2025 (25 News)

US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump's administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed fo...
TJ Carson Mar 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo

Springfield man indicted in connection to multiple burglaries by Peoria County grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a Springfield man accused of multiple residential burglaries this past December. 34-year-old Keith Winters was indicted Tuesday on six counts of ...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)

Grayeb indicates concession in Peoria mayoral race
PEORIA, Ill. - The odd man out in the race for Peoria mayor might be close to ending his campaign. In a Facebook post, 2nd District Councilman Chuck Grayeb indicated may be conceding after coming in t...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2025 (City of Peoria)

Trump administration ends reimbursements for Illinois food programs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a program designed to help farmers and supply fresh food to Illinois food banks. The Illinois ...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2025

Peoria man dies from injuries suffered in Bartonville two-vehicle crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man injured last week in a two-vehicle crash in Bartonville has died. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 47-year-old Vicente Arias-Cruz was pronounced dead at OSF Saint F...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2025

Trump hopes to announce Ukraine deal in address to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump hopes to announce a minerals agreement with Ukraine on Tuesday night when he addresses Congress on his first six weeks in office, three sources said, a per...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump speaks with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) following a signing ceremony in the President’s Room following the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Melina Mara/Pool via

US Supreme Court leans toward gun companies' bid to avoid Mexico's lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government's lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal ...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Attendees inspect Smith & Wesson firearms at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo

Washington latest Central Illinois community to discuss implementing local grocery tax
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington is looking to join other central Illinois communities in implementing a local grocery tax. A local one percent tax was discussed at Monday night's City Counci...
TJ Carson Mar 03, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Two Peoria-area girls basketball teams punch tickets to state finals
PEORIA/WASHINGTON, Ill.- The Peoria-area will have two representatives at this weekend's Illinois High School Association girls' basketball state finals. Peoria Notre Dame and Washington both won thei...
TJ Carson Mar 03, 2025 (Washington Community High School)


