Author Archives: TJ Carson
Infant dies after trailer fire in rural Chillicothe
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The cause of a trailer fire Wednesday afternoon in rural Chillicothe that left an infant dead is under investigation. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies responded ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
State education board OKs $10.9B budget request
Article Summary The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking only a modest increase in funding next year in light of uncertainty about future state revenues. The proposal calls for a $350 million ...
Jan 14, 2026 The Illinois State Board of Education’s headquarters is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Boy arrested after allegedly bringing handgun to Peoria primary school
PEORIA, Ill. - A ten year old boy was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly bringing a firearm to Charter Oak Primary School. Peoria Police says officers arrived at 10:30 A.M. and met with the bo...
Jan 14, 2026
Trump threatens funding for states over sanctuary cities as clashes intensify in Minneapolis
Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would cut off federal funding next month for any state that includes sanctuary cities, expanding his attacks on mostly Democratic-ru...
Jan 14, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
U.S. Supreme Court allows Mike Bost to challenge how Illinois counts mail-in ballots
Article Summary The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, can file a lawsuit to challenge Illinois election laws regardless of whether he can prove the ...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, speaks to reporters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Water samples at Peoria homes tested positive for elevated lead levels
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois American Water says elevated levels of lead were found in water samples at some homes in Peoria. The company says more than 110 water samples were collected between July 1st an...
Jan 14, 2026 Illinois American Water
Top Democrats say they would consider small changes to Illinois' SAFE-T Act
Article Summary JB Pritzker and House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch signaled they're open to amending the SAFE-T Act after a violent crime on a Chicago "L" train reignited scrutiny of the law. Welch a...
Jan 14, 2026 House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, speaks to reporters outside his office on Oct. 15, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, take names, saying 'help is on its way'
DUBAI/DETROIT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to keep protesting and remember the names of those abusing them, saying help is on the way, as Iran's clerical e...
Jan 13, 2026 Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria man sentenced for selling methamphetamine in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend a decade in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution. The U-S Department of Justice says 32-year-old Christopher Crawford was sentenced on January 7th to ...
Jan 13, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria County grand jury indicts man alleged to have had inappropriate conduct with minor relative
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor relative over a period of years. 33-year-old Brandon Kohtz of Germantown Hills was indicted on Tuesd...
Jan 13, 2026 courtroom gavel
