Author Archives: TJ Carson
US trucking firm Yellow files for bankruptcy, to wind down
(Reuters) -U.S. trucking firm Yellow Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said it would wind down, after struggling with a mounting debt load and following tense contract nego...
Aug 07, 2023 A sign is seen posted at the Yellow truck terminal after the company announced they were ceasing operations July 30, in Copley, Ohio, U.S. July 31, 2023. Jeff Lange/USA Today Network via REUTERS
Gas prices are rising in the Peoria area. Here's the details on what the prices are at the pump
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in central Illinois are climbing. GasBuddy reports that the average price of unleaded in the Peoria area is $3.88/g. That's a 10.5 cent increase from last week, up 29.6 cents...
Aug 07, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: Crews called to South Peoria after church collapses Saturday morning
UPDATED 10:14 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple first responders were on the scene of a church collapse Saturday morning in South Peoria. Peoria Police says the collapse occurred at the United Fellowship M...
Jul 29, 2023 (25 News)
No Mega Millions winner Friday night pushes jackpot over $1 billion for next drawing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - No one won the top prize in Friday night's drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game. That will now push the top prize for the next drawing Tuesday night to $1.05 billi...
Jul 29, 2023 (Mega Millions Consortium)
US to help Australia develop guided missiles by 2025
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The U.S. will help Australia produce guided multiple-launch rocket systems by 2025, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, after the two nations' top officials pledged to e...
Jul 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin holds a news conference on the day of a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Trump criticizes DeSantis without pushback at Iowa event, even after new criminal charges
Reuters) - Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis appeared at the same event in the 2024 White House race for the first time on Friday, but even a day after Trump faced fresh cri...
Jul 29, 2023 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he attends the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
Pritzker signs bill overhauling mandatory supervised release
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A new law in Illinois aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside of prison and reduce the likelihood that they'll be sent back. Gov. JB Pritzk...
Jul 28, 2023 (State of Illinois/Illinois.gov)
UPDATE: Peoria Fire Department taking extra precautions to keep cool in the extreme heat this week
UPDATED 5:22 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - No matter what the temperatures are, such as the extreme heat gripping central Illinois this week, the job of a firefighter doesn't stop. Temperatures this week have r...
Jul 28, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Republicans react to COVID unemployment benefits report from Illinois Auditor General. Here's what they had to say
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Republican lawmakers representing parts of the Peoria area are voicing concerns about a recent report from the Illinois auditor general that shows $5.2 billion was overpaid in unem...
Jul 27, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State driver services facilities to require appointments in more than 40 locations, including Peoria
(Capitol News Illinois) - Drivers who need to renew their license at a secretary of state facility will likely have to make an appointment starting this fall. Starting Sept. 1, 44 driver services faci...
Jul 27, 2023 (Illinois Secretary of State via Facebook)
