Author Archives: TJ Carson
Donald Trump appeals E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million defamation verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Friday appealed the writer E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million verdict in her recent defamation case, which arose from his branding her a liar after she accused him of...
Mar 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts on stage during a campaign rally in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jay Paul/File Photo
Multi-state lottery games in Illinois have combined jackpots of more than $1 billion this weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Both of the multi-state lottery games you can play in Illinois are now more than a half-billion dollars. Friday night's Mega Millions has a top prize of $687 million, with a take h...
Mar 08, 2024 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
Trump cannot delay enforcing $83.3 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday denied Donald Trump's request to delay enforcement of the writer E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million verdict in her recent defamation case. The order was issued by ...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall with Laura Ingraham in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. February 20, 2024. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo
Volunteers help install smoke detectors in homes throughout Peoria as part of "Sound the Alarm" campaign
PEORIA, Ill. - With the clocks set to move ahead this weekend, the Peoria Fire Department and American Red Cross say it's also time to check your smoke detectors. This week is the "Sound the Alarm" ca...
Mar 07, 2024 Peoria Fire's Nate Rice speaks to "Sound the Alarm" volunteers at the American Red Cross. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Avanti's Event Center still in operation and hosting events in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - Events are still taking place at the location of the Avanti's Events Center in Pekin. Avanti's Event Center General Manager Brian Wonders says the center itself has never been closed, an...
Mar 07, 2024 (Avanti's Event Center)
Peoria Richwoods Knights receive sendoff before playing in IHSA state semifinals
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Richwoods Knights boys' basketball team is on their way to Champaign to play for a state championship. Richwoods will play in the Illinois High School Association Class 3A se...
Mar 07, 2024 Members of the Peoria Richwoods Knights boys' basketball team walk through a tunnel of students and staff after a pep rally to send the team off to the IHSA Class 3A state semifinals in Champaign on March 7th, 2024. (T.J. Carson /1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
EastPort Marina worker recognized by East Peoria for quick-thinking, life-saving efforts
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The quick thinking of an EastPort Marina worker last month saved the lives of two people. On February 12th, Justin Smith spotted two people who had jumped into the frigid waters of...
Mar 06, 2024 EastPort Marina worker Justin Smith (L) with Fon du Lac Police members after receiving an award and proclamation from the city of East Peoria on March 5th, 2024 for rescuing two people from the Illinois River. (EastPort Marina Facebook)
UPDATE: Jury finds armorer guilty in fatal 'Rust' shooting
UPDATED 5:41 P.M. SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) -A New Mexico jury on Wednesday found "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez guilty of involuntary manslaughter, ending a trial over Hollywood's first on-set ...
Mar 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed (center) talks with her attorney Jason Bowles (right) and her defense team during the trial against her in First District Court, in Santa Fe, N.M. on Friday, March, 1, 2024. Gutierrez-Reed, who was working as the armorer on the movie "Rust" when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a misfire, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. Jim Weber/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATE: City of Pekin says Avanti's Dome up for sale, new businesses to occupy former Bergner's location
CLARIFICATION 3/7 12:41 p.m. The General Manager of the Avanti's Event Center, Brian Wonders, tells WMBD Radio News the event center itself REMAINS OPEN, while Wonders declined to comment on the statu...
Mar 06, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US labor market cooling gradually as job openings, resignations fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell marginally in January, while the number of workers quitting their jobs dropped to a three-year low, indicating that labor market conditions were gradually...
Mar 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/File photo
