Author Archives: TJ Carson
Scholarship program for low-income kids not part of new Illinois budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois General Assembly did not vote to extend a scholarship program for low-income children. "Invest in Kids" started as a pilot program in 2018. It provides scholarships to...
May 31, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
US labor market still tight as job openings rise, layoffs fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in April and data for the prior month was revised higher, pointing to persistent strength in the labor market that could compel the Federal Re...
May 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A 7-Eleven convenience store has a sign in the window reading "Now Hiring" in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, Carter family says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rosalynn Carter, former U.S. first lady and wife of former president Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the Carter family announced on Tuesday. "She continues to live happily at home w...
May 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is seen outside her home after U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with former President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Carter in Plains, Georgia, U.S., April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Mobile data collection vehicles to assess roads in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria will be getting an up close look at all of its owned and maintained roads. Over the next month, vehicles from Roadway Asset Services will use digital cameras to collect images of...
May 30, 2023 (Roadway Asset Services, LLC)
Savoy man arrested in Peoria on multiple weapon and traffic charges
PEORIA, Ill. - The chase of a suspect early Saturday morning in Peoria involved a car crashing into a house. Peoria Police responded to the area of Gift and Wisconsin just after 12:30 A.M. on four Sho...
May 30, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Police investigating Saturday night East Bluff shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a Saturday evening shooting in the East Bluff that sent a woman to the hospital. Officers responded to a Shot Spotter alert of six shots fired in the are...
May 30, 2023 Midwest Communications
Two injured in crash near Tremont
TREMONT, Ill. - Two people were sent to the hospital after a car vs. motorcycle crash Monday morning. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says the crash occurred in front of the American Legion Hall ...
May 29, 2023 Midwest Communications
Body found Monday afternoon in Illinois River
PEORIA, Ill. - A body was found in the Illinois River on Monday afternoon. Police and fire scanners were calling for a river rescue in the area of the Peoria River Station at around 2:45 P.M. Fire Chi...
May 29, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Six injured in two early Sunday morning shootings in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two separate shootings in Peoria early Sunday morning that sent six people to the hospital is under investigation. Peoria Police officers arrived at OSF St. Francis at around 1:15 A.M. ...
May 29, 2023 Midwest Communications
Peoria honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria took time Monday to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The annual Memorial Day program was held outside the Gateway Building on the Peoria Riverfront....
May 29, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
