Author Archives: TJ Carson
Hiking trails closed at Peoria-area park after heavy rains from past weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Some hiking trails in the Peoria-area did not escape damage from this weekend's heavy rains. Forest Park Nature Center says some closures of trails have occurred due to flood damage. Pa...
Apr 29, 2024 (Peoria Park District)
Republican-led states sue to block Biden protections for transgender students
(Reuters) - Five Republican-led states on Monday filed lawsuits challenging new Biden administration regulations that bar schools and colleges that receive federal funding from discriminating against ...
Apr 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, flanked by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone, speaks during a news conference after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that forced migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S. hearings on their asylum claims, in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
USDA to test ground beef in US states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday it is collecting samples of ground beef in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows for testing but remains confident the m...
Apr 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A dairy cow stops to look up while feeding at a dairy farm in Ashland, Ohio, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk/File Photo
Israel concerned over possible ICC arrest warrants related to Gaza war
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government officials on charges related to the conduct of its war a...
Apr 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
Peoria man dead after two-vehicle crash in Iowa
SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa - A man from Peoria died after a crash last (Sunday) night in Iowa involving a semi-truck and an SUV. The Scott County Sheriff's Office says the crash occurred on Interstate 80 abou...
Apr 29, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
UTV crash victim at Peoria/Knox County line identified, declared brain dead
PEORIA COUNTY/KNOX COUNTY, Ill. - The victim of a crash between a UTV and pickup truck on Tuesday has been declared brain dead. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Curtis Campbell, 29, of William...
Apr 25, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Navin Jones' mother receives maximum sentence after pleading guilty in his death
PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of eight-year-old Navin Jones will spend a century behind bars after pleading guilty in relation to his death last year. Stephanie Jones was sentenced to the maximum of 100 y...
Apr 25, 2024 Stephanie Jones (25 News/Pool video)
UPDATE: Man sentenced to 99 years in prison for stabbing death of Peoria doctor in 2021
PEORIA, Ill. - A St. Louis man found guilty in February in the stabbing death of a Peoria doctor three years ago will spend nearly a century behind bars. Robert Ely was sentenced Thursday to 99 years ...
Apr 25, 2024 Robert Ely (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2021)
US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some level of immunity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Supreme Court's conservative justices signaled support on Thursday for U.S. presidents having some level of protection from criminal charges for certain acts taken in office ...
Apr 25, 2024 Members of the media set up outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments on former President Trump’s claim of presidential immunity over criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Bonnie Cash
Two people injured after car crashes into Peoria business
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were taken to a hospital after a vehicle drove into a Peoria building Thursday. 25 News reports the incident occurred at Direct Travel when the elderly woman driving the vehi...
Apr 25, 2024 (25 News)
