Author Archives: TJ Carson
Pope Leo's new US bishops are critics of Trump's migrant crackdown
VATICAN CITY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Most of Pope Leo's appointments for Catholic bishops in the U.S. have called for better treatment of immigrants in the country, in a trend that may shape how the natio...
Dec 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV holds an audience for the Jubilee in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, December 20, 2025. REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri/File Photo
FBI Deputy Director Bongino says he will step down next month
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will step down from his post next month, he said on Wednesday, ending a short and at times tumultuous tenure as the bureau's second highe...
Dec 17, 2025 FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino arrives for a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Illinois Education officials brace for lean fiscal year ahead
Story Summary The Illinois State Board of Education plans to propose a modest budget to lawmakers this year in tight fiscal times, according to the state's education superintendent. For the current fi...
Dec 17, 2025 Illinois Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders cautions school officials Wednesday not to expect major funding increases in the upcoming budget year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends probes in House testimony
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against President Donald Trump, defended his investigation befo...
Dec 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters after a grand jury returned an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump in the special counsel's investigation of efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, at Smith's offices in Washington, U.S., August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Man sentenced for role in 2023 murder at Peoria Central Bluff gas station
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison for a 2023 murder at a gas station in Peoria's Central Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Amorta Nelson ...
Dec 17, 2025 Amorta Nelson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria International Airport tops yearly record for passengers with one month to go
PEORIA, Ill. - An all-time passenger mark has been set at Peoria International Airport with time left to build on it. The airport announced on Wednesday that 741,724 passengers have gone through the g...
Dec 17, 2025 The main lobby of Peoria International Airport is decorated for the holiday season during a passenger appreciation event on Dec. 17th, 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner appears in court on charges he murdered parents
LOS ANGELES, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The younger son of Hollywood filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner made his first court appearance on Wednesday, charged with double murder in the stabbing deaths...
Dec 17, 2025 Alan Jackson, attorney of Nick Reiner, speaks in court to defend Reiner on murder charges for the killing of his parents Rob and Michele Weiner, in Los Angeles, U.S., December 17, 2025. Jae C. Hong/Pool via REUTERS
Peoria-area families receive donated gifts and toys for kids through Salvation Army
PEORIA, Ill. - Families in need across central Illinois were able to make Christmas brighter for their children on Tuesday. Tuesday was the first day of the Peoria Salvation Army's Toy Shop, which hel...
Dec 16, 2025 Brittany King (left) of Peoria picks out donated toys for her children as part of the Salvation Army's Toy Shop. The event helps close to 1,200 families receive toys for their children, as well as a holiday meal. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
East Peoria man federally charged with allegedly stealing identities and wire fraud
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conducting a wire fraud and identity theft scheme. The US Department of Justice says 35-year-old Stephen Keith...
Dec 16, 2025 courtroom gavel
Man indicted for 2018 homicide in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted by a grand jury for a 2018 homicide in the East Bluff. 27-year-old Avione QM Parks is indicted on one count of First Degree Murder for his alleged connect...
Dec 16, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
