Author Archives: TJ Carson
Illini Bluffs to practice reuniting parents with students in an emergency situation. Here's the details
GLASFORD, Ill. - School districts will typically practice drills for emergency situations, such as a fire or a natural disaster. But one Peoria County school district wants to have parents practice wh...
Sep 08, 2023 (Illini Bluffs School District)
'That 70's Show' actor Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rapes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women about 20 years ago in a case that stirred controversy around...
Sep 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Actor Danny Masterson is arraigned on three rape charges in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003, at Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
GM offers 10% wage hike in contract talks that UAW calls 'insulting'
(Reuters) -General Motors on Thursday made a counterproposal to the union representing its U.S. hourly workers in a bid to avoid a costly strike, but United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called th...
Sep 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Illinois State University seeing freshmen enrollment at highest level in decades
NORMAL, Ill. - Freshmen enrollment at Illinois State University in Normal is at its highest level in decades. The university released enrollment numbers for the Fall 2023 semester Thursday. This year'...
Sep 07, 2023 (25 News)
Peoria man arrested on drug and traffic charges Wednesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after reportedly conducting several illegal drug transactions. Peoria Police says they observed an adult male conducting a transaction from...
Sep 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
US jobless claims hit lowest level since February; productivity strongest in years
(Reuters) -The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits for the first time fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level since February, pointing to a U.S. job market that remains relatively tig...
Sep 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Weaver running for re-election in Illinois House 93rd District, Democrat challenger emerges
EDWARDS, Ill. - Candidates are starting to declare their candidacy to battle for a seat in Springfield in the 93rd District of the Illinois House. The district encompasses Pekin and portions of Tazewe...
Sep 06, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Detroit UAW workers strike threat tests Biden's plan to win union votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's strategy of backing politically crucial unions while avoiding strikes that cripple the economy has hit a bump in Detroit. During a summer of labor unr...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks celebrating Labor Day and honoring America’s workers and unions at the Annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade at Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union 19, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Central Illinois food bank helping those in need after Hurricane Idalia in Florida
MORTON, Ill. - A local food bank is providing some much needed help for victims of Hurricane Idalia in Florida. Midwest Food Bank is donating kits that include four days worth of food, along with clea...
Sep 06, 2023 (Midwest Food Bank)
Federal judge revokes bond of former Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi
PEORIA, Ill. - Former Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi has had his bond revoked by a federal judge after violating conditions of his bond on mail fraud and tax fraud charges. U.S. District Judge Sara Darr...
Sep 05, 2023 (25 News)
