Author Archives: TJ Carson
Gas prices continue to climb in central Illinois. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Another week, and another rise in gas prices in central Illinois. GasBuddy reports the average price of a gallon of unleaded in the Peoria-area on Monday at around $3.57/g. The average ...
Mar 04, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Last-second basket gives Peoria Notre Dame girls a state championship, Illini Bluffs falls short
NORMAL, Ill. - The coach's daughter delivered one of the biggest moments in Peoria Notre Dame Irish history. Freshman Emy Wardle scored the go-ahead basket with one second left in the Illinois High Sc...
Mar 03, 2024 The Peoria Notre Dame girls' basketball team celebrates the Illinois High School Association Class 2A state championship at CEFCU Arena in Normal on March 2nd, 2024. (Illinois High School Association)
Trump wins Michigan, Missouri, Idaho caucuses in dominant show of force
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Saturday easily won the Republican caucuses in Michigan, where the party has been riven by infighting that some Republicans fear could hurt his campai...
Mar 03, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at his rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Hamas arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks with deal 'on the table'
CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) -A delegation from Hamas arrived in Cairo on Sunday for crunch talks on a Gaza ceasefire, billed as a potential final hurdle towards an agreement that would halt the ...
Mar 03, 2024 A tank maneuvres near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Southern Israel, March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Arson cited by Peoria Fire as cause of blaze to home early Sunday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson is being cited as the cause of a fire early Sunday morning in Peoria. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the house in the area of Peoria and Illinois Avenues just after 12:45 A...
Mar 03, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Texas Panhandle firefighters battle blaze before wind gusts return
CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) -Fire crews in the Texas Panhandle on Friday were battling to get a tighter grip on the state's largest wildfire on record, hoping to capitalize on a lull in incessant wind g...
Mar 01, 2024 A drone view shows homes damaged by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, in Stinnett, Texas, United States February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Biden says US military to airdrop food and supplies into Gaza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Friday plans to carry out a first military airdrop of food and supplies into Gaza, a day after the deaths of Palestinians queuing for aid th...
Mar 01, 2024 Aid is air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, March 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kosay Al Nemer
Traffic stop leads to arrest of Peoria man on weapons and drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested on weapons and drug charges after a traffic stop early Friday morning. Peoria Police say the stop occurred just after 12:20 A.M. in the area of University and ...
Mar 01, 2024 Antonio Walker Mugshot (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Western Illinois University president to step down at the end of the month
MACOMB, Ill. - Western Illinois University in Macomb will be looking for a new president. The university's 12th president, Guiyou Hwang, announced on Friday that he will be leaving the university on M...
Mar 01, 2024 (Western Illinois University)
East Peoria conducting survey on what people think of the city as part of branding project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria wants to know what you think of the city. A survey is now live for those who live and work in East Peoria, asking them about their perceptions of the city. The survey t...
Mar 01, 2024 (City of East Peoria)
