Author Archives: TJ Carson
Tazewell County voters approve new Medal of Honor monument for courthouse
PEKIN, Ill. - A new monument could soon come to Tazewell County after voters overwhelmingly approved erecting one. A referendum to honor the county's three Medal of Honor recipients received 85% appro...
Mar 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Voters approve tax referendums in three central Illinois school districts on Tuesday
UPDATE 11:06 P.M. TREMONT, Ill. - Voters in Tremont have overwhelmingly approved an increase in the limiting tax rate for the school district, while the district says it will lower taxes. With all pre...
Mar 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump urges US Supreme Court to endorse 'absolute immunity' for ex-presidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief in his bid for criminal immunity for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that a former president enjoys "a...
Mar 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during his caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Peoria Police arrest man after reportedly pointing gun at officer during attempted traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was arrested Monday morning after allegedly pointing a gun at a Peoria Police officer. Peoria Police say they attempted to stop a vehicle at Starr and Western just before 5:00 A.M...
Mar 19, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Agricultural business ecosystem discussed at Peoria USDA lab
PEORIA, Ill. - Leaders in business and agriculture in central Illinois are looking for ways to help each other out. They came together at Peoria's USDA Agriculture Lab on Tuesday to discuss the latest...
Mar 19, 2024 Peoria National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Director Todd Ward speaks at a forum for business and agriculture leaders. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Open house at Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing shows students process to join military academies
PEORIA, Ill. - High school students from across Illinois learned about what it takes to be America's next leaders at an open house Monday evening in Peoria. The Service Academy Open House was hosted a...
Mar 18, 2024 High school students and parents listen to a speech from Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) during the Service Academy Open House at Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing on March 18th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
WTVP planning to announced new president and CEO this week
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria public television station WTVP is planning to hire a new president and CEO this week. Board President John Wieland says the board is scheduled for a special meeting Wednesday eve...
Mar 18, 2024 (25 News)
Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade weaves its way through downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - On a chilly and windy Sunday afternoon, hundreds lined the streets of downtown Peoria to celebrate being Irish. The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade by the St. Patrick Society of Peoria ...
Mar 17, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
TikTok urges US users to call senators to vote no on TikTok ban
(Reuters) -TikTok displayed a notification to some U.S. users on Friday, urging them to call their senators and ask them to vote no to a bill that would ban the popular short-form video app if it is n...
Mar 16, 2024 Giovanna Gonzalez of Chicago demonstrates outside the U.S. Capitol following a press conference by TikTok creators to voice their opposition to the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," pending crackdown legislation on TikTok in the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
Ukraine hits Russian city and oil refinery on day two of presidential vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people in western Russia and a separate drone strike set an oil refinery ablaze on Saturday, the second day of an election that President Vladim...
Mar 16, 2024 A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the Russia's presidential election, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 16, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
