Author Archives: TJ Carson
Washington Community High School board member passes away
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington Community High School is mourning the passing of who the district calls a "true champion for students and teachers." WCHS board member Gloria McNett passed away on Novemb...
Nov 13, 2024 (Mason-White Funeral Home)
Wisconsin Avenue reopens after completion of reconstruction project
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the main roads in Peoria's East Bluff is now fully open again. City leaders cut a ceremonial ribbon on Wednesday to signify the completion of the Wisconsin Avenue reconstruction ...
Nov 13, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Democratic governors create group to resist Trump policies
(Reuters) - The governors of Illinois and Colorado on Wednesday said they will co-chair a coalition of mostly Democratic-led states to fight back against polices incoming Republican President Donald T...
Nov 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo
Hegseth, advocate for firing 'woke' military leaders, picked for defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked as his secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and veteran who has expressed disdain for so-called "woke" policies ...
Nov 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, U.S. April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US Senate Republicans pick insider John Thune as their next leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune to lead the chamber next year, opting for a well-regarded insider and shrugging off a public pressure campaign by supporters of Donald ...
Nov 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) walks on Capitol Hill on the day U.S. Senate Republicans meet to vote on leadership positions, including Senate Majority (Republican) Leader, for the 119th Congress in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Amphitheater proposed for city-owned property in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Leaders in Washington are considering a use for a piece of property it has owned for more than a decade. The city owns 223 acres of property in the area of Nofsinger and U.S. Route ...
Nov 13, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump returns to the White House to meet Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump returned to the White House on Wednesday for the first time since winning last week's election and sat down for talks about the looming transfer of ...
Nov 13, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Pekin approves new grocery tax to replace state grocery tax
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin is using a new grocery tax in the hopes of making up a state tax that will be going away. By a 4-3 vote at Tuesday night's city council meeting, councilmen approved the...
Nov 12, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Limestone Community High School employee charged after alleged sexual contact with minor
PEORIA, Ill. - An employee of Limestone Community High School has been charged after he allegedly had sexual contact with a minor. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 37-year-old Ronnie B...
Nov 12, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump picks Mike Huckabee, pro-Israel conservative, as ambassador
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was nominating former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, tapping a staunchly pro-Israel conser...
Nov 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Mike Huckabee speaks as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks at him during a campaign event at the Drexelbrook Catering and Event Center, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
