Author Archives: TJ Carson
Chillicothe home damaged in Thursday morning fire
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - There were no injuries after a fireplace failure reportedly caused damage to a Chillicothe home Thursday morning. Chillicothe Fire Chief Tom Shubert says crews were called to the a...
Feb 20, 2025 D4E / CC
Trump FBI pick Patel confirmed amid Justice Department tumult
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, on Thursday, putting a Trump loyalist atop the nation's most prominent...
Feb 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Kash Patel, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the FBI, departs after testifying before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
UPDATE: Republican Mitch McConnell will retire from Senate after 2026 election
UPDATED 12:58 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker "Grim Reaper" as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said on Thursday he will...
Feb 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) meets with reporters following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
US envoy meets Zelenskiy after Trump slams Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for the conflict in Ukraine met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Thursday but there was no immediate word on whether their talks had helped ...
Feb 20, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Moss Avenue residents learn about drainage and reconstruction project
PEORIA, Ill. - A major construction project is set to take place on Moss Avenue in Peoria. Peoria Public Works held an informational meeting with a Q&A Wednesday night to talk about the project, a...
Feb 19, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria-area legislators react to Governor's State of the State address
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria area legislators are reacting to Governor J.B. Pritzker's "State of the State" address Wednesday afternoon. Peoria Democratic State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth says there i...
Feb 19, 2025 (State of Illinois)
Pope Francis, battling pneumonia, shows 'slight improvement', Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, is in a stable condition and has shown "slight improvement" in results from recent blood tests, the Vatican said on Wednesd...
Feb 19, 2025 A faithful reacts next to the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment for his ongoing respiratory tract infection, in Rome, Italy, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
UPDATE: Pritzker calls $55.2B budget 'responsible and balanced' - but warns Trump policies could upend it
UPDATED 6:42 P.M. SPRINGFIELD - An improved revenue forecast is helping ease pressure on state finances as Gov. JB Pritzker calls for tightened spending to balance the budget without tax increases on ...
Feb 19, 2025 Governor JB Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/pool)
Man pleads guilty to filming women at Peoria hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - A former neurosurgery resident in Peoria has pleaded guilty to reportedly filming female employees in a bathroom. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 30-year-old Henry Chan...
Feb 19, 2025 courtroom gavel
Peoria home destroyed after early Tuesday morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. - An emergency demolition was ordered for a Peoria single-story house after a fire early Tuesday morning. Peoria Fire crews arrived at the house in the area of Gale and Hudson at around 1...
Feb 18, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
