Author Archives: TJ Carson
Canton grocery store temporarily closed after Easter Sunday fire
CANTON, Ill. - A grocery store in Canton remains closed Monday morning after an Easter Sunday fire. In a Facebook post, the Canton Hy-Vee says it hopes to resume normal business hours "in the next day...
Apr 01, 2024 Midwest Communications
UPS to replace FedEx as U.S. Postal Service's primary air cargo provider
(Reuters) -United Parcel Service will become the United States Postal Service's (USPS) primary air cargo provider, the company said on Monday, as rival FedEx announced an end to its more than 20-year ...
Apr 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: United Parcel Service's (UPS) newly launched electric delivery truck is seen in Compton, California, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Baertlein/File Photo
Trump asks appeals court to overturn ruling on Georgia prosecutor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Friday asked a Georgia appeals court to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state for a romant...
Mar 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 2024 Senior Club Championship award ceremony at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo/File Photo
Peoria man sentenced to prison after attempting to meet purported minor for sexual activity
BENTON, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next ten years in prison after he attempted to travel to southern Illinois to engage in sexual activity with a purported minor. The United States Attorney's ...
Mar 29, 2024 courtroom gavel
Massive crane put in place to clear Baltimore bridge debris as crews assess damage
(Reuters) - The biggest operational crane on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard towered over Baltimore's port on Friday, ready to begin clearing the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge days after a cargo ...
Mar 29, 2024 A view of the Dali cargo vessel, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Baltimore, as seen from Riviera Beach, Maryland, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Appeals court skeptical of Mike Bost's case to stop ballot counts after Election Day
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A panel of federal appellate judges on Thursday seemed skeptical of legal arguments made on behalf of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, who claims Illinois' law a...
Mar 29, 2024 The Illinois State Board of Elections office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Biden threatens Russia with costs on Evan Gershkovich arrest anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. will impose costs for Russia's "appalling attempts" to use Americans as bargaining chips in a statement to mark the one-year annivers...
Mar 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing to consider extending his detention in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024. Moscow City Court's Press Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATE: Pope skips Good Friday procession 'to preserve his health'
UPDATED 4:19 P.M. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis cancelled at the last minute his attendance at the Good Friday procession at Rome's Colosseum, in what the Vatican described as a bid "to preserv...
Mar 29, 2024 Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Federal and local law enforcement arrest two men in South Peoria early Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Local and federal law enforcement arrested two men early Thursday morning in South Peoria on drug charges. Peoria Police say a search warrant was executed by their Special Investigation...
Mar 29, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man accused of pointing weapon at Peoria Police officer ordered to remain in jail
PEKIN, Ill. - A Tazewell County judge has ordered a man accused of pointing a gun at a police officer to remain in jail. Brian Childers, 45, appeared in court Thursday for a pretrial detention hearing...
Mar 28, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
