Author Archives: TJ Carson
UPDATE: Suspect in UnitedHealth CEO's killing pleads not guilty to murder, terrorism charges
UPDATED 8:40 A.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, pleaded not guilty on Monday to ...
Dec 23, 2024 Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, walks on the day of an arraignment hearing, at New York Supreme Court in New York City, U.S. December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over po...
Dec 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, U.S. December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
UPDATED: One person dead after East Bluff shooting Sunday night
PEORIA, Ill. - The man that died after a shooting in Peoria's East Bluff Sunday night, has been identified. Peoria Police say officers responded to a house just after 7:45 P.M. to a call of a person s...
Dec 23, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Elmwood man arrested after allegedly firing weapon into neighborhood
ELMWOOD, Ill. - An Elmwood man has been arrested after allegedly firing a weapon into a residential neighborhood last month. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies were dispatched to the ar...
Dec 22, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Friday fire damages Peoria Heights home
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Two people and their pets were displaced after a kitchen fire in their Peoria Heights home Friday. Peoria Heights Fire says crews were called to the single-story home in the Lon...
Dec 22, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Zoo mourns passing of two-toed sloth
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo is mourning the loss of its Hoffman's two-toed sloth. The zoo announced Friday the passing of Dustin at 47 years old. In a statement, the zoo says Dustin began to experie...
Dec 22, 2024 (Peoria Zoo)
Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
BERLIN (Reuters) -A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted ...
Dec 22, 2024 Christmas-market attack site, Magdeburg, December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang
New, safer Nofsinger intersection opens in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A project that brings much needed safety improvements to one of Washington's busiest roads is now complete. City leaders on Wednesday cut the ribbon on the completed Nofsinger/Dalla...
Dec 18, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
New McClugage Bridge to have soft opening on Thursday
PEORIA/EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A new bridge that connects Peoria and East Peoria will partially open Thursday. The Illinois Department of Transportation says traffic patterns will switch overnight on the ...
Dec 18, 2024 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Former Peoria mayoral candidate indicted on felony charges relating to petition
PEORIA, Ill. - A former Peoria mayoral candidate has been indicted on numerous felony charges relating to his petitions. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 23-year-old Jacob Ryan was ind...
Dec 17, 2024 (25 News/Midwest Communicatons)
