Author Archives: TJ Carson
Bradley University students move back to Peoria this weekend to begin a new school year
PEORIA, Ill. - A new school year is about to begin at Bradley University, which means the newest group of students are making their way to Peoria. University officials say more than 1500 new and retur...
Aug 18, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Drought levels decreasing locally and across Illinois. Here's where conditions currently stand
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions are easing up in Illinois. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows 14.72% of the state experiencing some level of drought. That's down from 27.35% the week pr...
Aug 17, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Hands-on experiences and training for Caterpillar customers at facility in Peoria County
EDWARDS, Ill. - One of three places in the world where Caterpillar gives consumers a chance to try equipment before they buy it is located in Peoria County. The Edwards Demonstration and Learning Cent...
Aug 17, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US appeals court rules to restrict abortion pill use
(Reuters) -Access to the abortion pill mifepristone must be restricted, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday, ordering a ban on telemedicine prescriptions and shipments of the drug by mail, though ...
Aug 16, 2023 Used boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, line a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File photo
North Korea says Travis King wants refuge from mistreatment, racism in US
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has concluded that U.S. soldier Travis King wants refuge there or elsewhere because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the U.S. and the military, state...
Aug 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Private Travis T. King (wearing a black shirt and black cap) is seen in this picture taken during a tour of the tightly controlled Joint Security Area (JSA) on the border between the two Koreas, at the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea, July 18, 2023. Sarah Leslie/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Biden to explain Inflation Reduction Act on one-year anniversary
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday marks the first anniversary of signing his signature clean energy legislation called the Inflation Reduction Act by leading a campaign to better explai...
Aug 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about infrastructure jobs and job training in broadband, construction, and manufacturing following the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis//File Photo
Teenager arrested on weapons charges after police chase in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a teenager on weapons charges after a brief chase Tuesday afternoon in South Peoria. Officers attempted to make contact with a 13-year-old who was a wanted subjec...
Aug 16, 2023 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Biden to survey Maui wildfire destruction, meet survivors
UPDATED 1:36 P.M. LAHAINA, Hawaii (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii next week to survey the devastation left in the wake of the deadly wildfires that ...
Aug 16, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden disembark from Marine One at Delaware Air National Guard Base en route to Wilmington, in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Biden says he plans to visit Hawaii for Maui recovery efforts soon
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he will travel to Hawaii "as soon as I can" to review recovery efforts from wildfires that swept across Maui and killed dozens of people. ...
Aug 15, 2023 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Deanne Criswell speaks virtually to reporters about the Maui wildfires during a press briefing held by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 14, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
New Illinois law allows time spent at work-related learning events to count towards school attendance for students
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A new state law will mean a day on the farm or other learning activities for Illinois students will not affect their attendance record. Instead of being marked absent for attending...
Aug 15, 2023 (State of Illinois)
