Author Archives: TJ Carson
Price of US first-class mail stamp to rise to 73 cents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The price of first-class U.S. mail stamps will rise on Sunday to 73 cents from 68 cents, the latest in a series of price hikes. The plan, announced in April and approved by the ...
Jul 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A United States Postal Service (USPS) mailbox is seen in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Peoria County Coroner identifies homicide victim from early Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the 44-year-old man who died from a gunshot wound early Thursday morning. Jamie Harwood says Lawrence Jones of Peoria was taken to OSF Healthcar...
Jul 12, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Influential Democrats back Biden, as others break ranks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden got a boost on Friday from two prominent Democrats who said he should stay in the White House race, as other members of his party said the 81-year-old incumbe...
Jul 12, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden attends a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
UPDATE: Judge dismisses charges against Alec Baldwin in Rust killing
UPDATED 5:14 P.M. SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 12 (Reuters) - A New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin on Friday after his lawyers alleged police hid evidence o...
Jul 12, 2024 US actor Alec Baldwin attends his trial for involuntary manslaughter at Santa Fe County District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 12, 2024. RAMSAY DE GIVE/Pool via REUTERS
First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military published on Thursday the findings of a first probe into its own security failings during the devastating Oct. 7 Hamas attack, acknowledging it hadn't protect...
Jul 12, 2024 A woman on a bicycle rides past a billboard with the Israeli flag and a slogan in support of the hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack displayed, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 11, 2024.. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Washburn woman's 2022 murder conviction overturned by appeals court
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A Washburn woman's murder conviction has been overturned by an appeals court. 21-year-old Maya Nodine was found guilty but mentally ill in September of 2022 for her role in a D...
Jul 12, 2024 (File-25 News)
Brimfield to receive new primary health care facility after land donation
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The donation of land just off Interstate 74 in Brimfield is leading to a new healthcare facility in the town. OSF Healthcare announced on Thursday the donation of 3.5 acres of land a...
Jul 11, 2024 OSF Healthcare leaders and members of the Kress family reveal a sign at the corner of Route 150 and Maher Road in Brimfield, where a new primary care facility will be located. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Alec Baldwin lawyer blasts police probe of 'Rust' shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) - A lawyer for Alec Baldwin on Thursday rigorously questioned a police technician over her investigation of the "Rust" shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, su...
Jul 11, 2024 A photo is displayed on a screen during Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust", in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S., July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ramsay de Give/Pool
Pekin looking for assistance from state for downtown improvements
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin is seeking help from the state to cover planned downtown improvements. Pekin has submitted a grant application to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Oppor...
Jul 11, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Ukraine urges NATO to lift restrictions on targeting Russia, China denounces criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine on Thursday urged NATO to lift restrictions on use of long-range weapons against targets in Russia, saying it would be "game-changer" in its war with Moscow, while China ...
Jul 11, 2024 Ukrainian service members of the 110th Colonel-General Marko Bezruchko Separate Mechanized Brigade fire an RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a position near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 30, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo
