Author Archives: TJ Carson
Man ordered detained after alleged robbery of teenager in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday for Armed Robbery in connection to robbing a teen at gunpoint earlier this year in Central Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says...
Dec 31, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
PPS Superintendent finalists revealed before town halls next week
PEORIA, Ill. - The two finalists for the Peoria Public Schools superintendent job have connections to the school district. PPS Board President Doctor Gregory Wilson confirmed the finalists are Dr. Ren...
Dec 31, 2025 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states
BOSTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce in a collection of Democratic-led states a provision of his signature tax and dome...
Dec 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Trump administration must fund US consumer finance watchdog, judge says
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a claim by President Donald Trump's administration that it is legally barred from securing funding for the U.S. Consumer Financial Pr...
Dec 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The name and logo for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seen scraped off the door of its building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Two arrested after allegedly fleeing police following downtown Peoria vehicle crash
PEORIA, Ill. - Two men have been arrested on a variety of weapons charges after a downtown Peoria crash early Saturday morning. Peoria Police says the two males allegedly fled the crash at Jefferson a...
Dec 30, 2025
Deer Creek receives state grant for food production facility expansion
DEER CREEK, Ill. - A Tazewell County village is receiving an economic boost from the state. Governor J-B Pritzker announced on Tuesday that Deer Creek is getting $1 million in funding through the Comm...
Dec 30, 2025 (Village of Deer Creek)
Zelenskiy discusses US troop presence in Ukraine with Trump
KYIV, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Kyiv was discussing with Washington a possible presence of U.S. troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees, and a...
Dec 30, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens to U.S. President Donald Trump, after Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to help Ukraine "succeed", during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Man detained for alleged role in August shooting at Peoria apartments
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man must remain in jail after his Christmas Day arrest in connection to an August shooting at an apartment complex. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 30-year-old...
Dec 29, 2025 courtroom gavel
Cause of death for Mackinaw man in fatal Christmas Eve crash revealed
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - The cause of death for a Mackinaw man who died in a Christmas Eve crash in rural Tazewell County has been released. Coroner Charles Hanley says 62-year-old John Stone was prono...
Dec 29, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Tiskilwa man arrested for allegedly attempting to meet minor in Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A Tiskilwa man has been arrested in Woodford County for allegedly attempting to meet up with a minor. Woodford County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says 54-year...
Dec 29, 2025
