Author Archives: TJ Carson
Driver involved in crash that killed Dunlap High student charged
PEORIA, Ill. - The other driver involved in a crash that killed a Dunlap High School student in May has been formally charged. Court documents list 25-year-old Levi Dietz is charged with driving the w...
Aug 15, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Low US weekly jobless claims, upbeat retail sales dispel recession fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a one month-low last week, suggesting an orderly labor market slowdown remained in place, an...
Aug 15, 2024 An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Biden, Harris hail Medicare drug price cuts that will save billions
LARGO, Maryland/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling prescription drugs used by Medicare by as much as 79%, hoping to save $6 billion in the first y...
Aug 15, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he walks with Vice President Kamala Harris, before delivering remarks on Medicare drug price negotiations at an event in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
In largest annual Illinois rally, Democrats reflect on surge of enthusiasm with Harris atop ticket
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Democrats gathered in Springfield Wednesday for their annual rally at the Illinois State Fair amid a surge of enthusiasm and a renewed sense of optimism abo...
Aug 15, 2024 Illinois statewide elected officials – all Democrats – rally at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield Wednesday for Governor’s Day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Pekin man sentenced after guilty plea for enticing a minor online
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man will spend time in federal prison after enticing a minor online. 43-year-old Kenneth Holobaugh was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison, which is to be followed by 15 y...
Aug 15, 2024 courtroom gavel
Attorneys for Sonya Massey's family call for legislative change
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Members of Sonya Massey's family and their attorneys called a news conference Wednesday to push for federal and state legislation in the wake of Massey's sh...
Aug 14, 2024 Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family of Sonya Massey, is pictured at a rally in Chicago last month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria man found guilty in drowning death of wife in 2019
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been found guilty in the murder of his wife in 2019. 25 News reports 68-year-old Michael Vorrath was found guilty Wednesday, after there were two previous mistrials. Hi...
Aug 14, 2024 Michael Vorrath (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail November 2019)
Ukraine says advance into Russia 'going well', creates strategic buffer
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's forces advanced further into Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday as Kyiv said its gains would provide a strategic buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks....
Aug 14, 2024 A man reacts while standing next to burnt-out remains of cars in the courtyard of a multi-storey residential building, which according to local authorities was hit by debris from a destroyed Ukrainian missile, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Kursk, Russia August 11, 2024. Kommersant Photo/Anatoliy Zhdanov via REUTERS/File Photo
Peoria man accused in shooting death of girlfriend ordered detained
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge ordered a man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend to remain in jail. 25 News reports prosecutors testified at 43-year-old Stevie Linwood's detention hea...
Aug 14, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria City Council debates homeless encampments and ban on public camping
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is looking to address homeless encampments with a measure aimed at banning public camping. The issue was brought up for the first time at Tuesday night's meeting. No ...
Aug 14, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
