Author Archives: TJ Carson
Music festival returns to Chillicothe this weekend under a new name
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A Memorial Day weekend tradition outside of Chillicothe returns this year, but with a new name and look. The formerly known Summer Camp is now Solshine Reverie, running Thursday th...
May 22, 2024 (Summer Camp/Solshine Reverie)
Woman injured after Wednesday morning stabbing in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a stabbing in South Peoria early Wednesday morning. Peoria Police found an adult female with apparent stab wounds in the area of Sta...
May 22, 2024 (Midwest Communication)
Uvalde, Texas to pay $2 million to families of school shooting victims
(Reuters) -The city of Uvalde has reached a $2 million settlement with families of the victims of a 2022 mass shooting at a public school in the Texas city, one of their lawyers said on Wednesday, ahe...
May 22, 2024 Memorial crosses stand in front of Robb Elementary School, as U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the results of a review into the law enforcement response to a 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/ File Photo
Biden secures 200th judicial confirmation as election looms
(Reuters) -President Joe Biden secured U.S. Senate confirmation of his 200th appointment to the federal judiciary on Wednesday, surpassing his Republican predecessor Donald Trump's pace even as the cl...
May 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson?s confirmation as the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, as she stands at his side during a celebration event on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US has ongoing conversation with Israel over weapons use, Blinken says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration remains concerned about Israel's possible use of heavy bombs against civilians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and is in contact with Israel about it...
May 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on President Biden's proposed budget request for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Woodford County Board votes to affirm non-sanctuary status of county
EUREKA, Ill. - The Woodford County Board, on its second try, has approved its non-sanctuary status. The resolution to affirm the status was approved by a voice vote at Tuesday night's meeting. It was ...
May 21, 2024 Woodford County Board members listen to the public comment portion of the May 21st, 2024 meeting before a vote on the county's sanctuary status. (Woodford County Zoom)
As legislative session adjournment looms, a rush to regulate carbon capture industry
SPRINGFIELD - A technology that some say is a key tool to address climate change and others say is a cash grab for heavy industry could face new regulations - if lawmakers can find the time before the...
May 21, 2024 The interior of the Illinois Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing cousin in South Peoria after argument
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will remain in jail after being charged with Attempted First Degree Murder for a stabbing incident earlier this month. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petition ...
May 21, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden reaches out to Republican leaders for support of border bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday urged Republican leaders in the House and Senate to support a revived bipartisan bill on border security, even as House Speaker Mike Johnson declar...
May 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden greets members of the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Peoria County grand jury indicts man accused in shooting death of MikeQuese Taylor
PEORIA, Ill. - The man alleged to have shot and killed an 18-year-old from Peoria who was home from junior college in Kansas has been indicted. 20-year-old Messiah Carpenter was indicted on one count ...
May 21, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
