Author Archives: TJ Carson
Peoria County State's Attorney announces settlement with companies over opioids
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos admits she was a little "skeptical" about seeing victory in opioid litigation. But Hoos says she felt so strongly about those lawsuits, filed in...
Sep 18, 2024 Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US House ties government funding to voting bill as shutdown deadline nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will vote on legislation on Wednesday that pairs a must-pass spending bill with tighter voting rules, setting up an electi...
Sep 18, 2024 A man passes by the U.S. Capitol on his scooter in Washington, DC, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south and in Beirut's southern suburbs, a security source and a witness said, further stoking tensions with...
Sep 18, 2024 People gather as smoke rises from a mobile shop in Sidon, Lebanon September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Hassan Hankir
Peoria County Coroner says death of one-month-old in Peoria's East Bluff "preventable"
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner says the death of a one-month-old boy is a "daunting situation." Jamie Harwood announced Tuesday that Grayson Luncsford died of severe dehydration and hyperthe...
Sep 17, 2024 Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood speaks on the death of one-month-old Grayson Luncsford at a press conference on September 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Testimony continues in 2nd Amendment challenge to Illinois' assault weapons ban
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one of the world's leading gun manufacturers testified Tuesday that the assault-style weapons now ban...
Sep 17, 2024 The federal district courthouse in East St. Louis is pictured. A case challenging Illinois’ assault weapons ban continued there on Tuesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Stark County joins rest of state in getting 911 services, with help from Peoria County
TOULON, Ill. - Stark County is now in the "21st century." That was the reaction of Sheriff Steve Sloan, after the county's 911 service went online last week. County and Illinois State Police leaders m...
Sep 17, 2024 Stark County Sheriff Steve Sloan and Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly tour the county's new Emergency Communications Center, which gives Stark County 911 capabilities for the first time ever. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Contractor's unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties - including voting records, registrations and death certificates - were temp...
Sep 17, 2024 Examples of redacted documents found by Jeremiah Fowler in unsecured databases. (Illustration by Capitol News Illinois)
Trial begins in challenge to assault weapons ban
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The owner of a gun store testified Monday that Illinois' ban on the sale of assault-style weapons and large capacity magazines has had a significant impa...
Sep 16, 2024 The U.S. District Courthouse is pictured in East St. Louis (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Suspect in Trump assassination attempt may have lain in wait for 12 hours
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man suspected of hiding for nearly 12 hours in an apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was charged with two gun-related crimes on Monday, a d...
Sep 16, 2024 Ryan W. Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, appears in federal court where he was charged with two gun-related crimes in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. September 16, 2024 in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Lothar Speer
Ohio man accused of stealing vehicle with child inside it in Peoria arrested in Iowa
MONROE COUNTY, Iowa - An Ohio man on the run from Peoria County authorities has been found in southern Iowa. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says 45-year-old Victor Farris was taken into custody M...
Sep 16, 2024 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office via Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
