Author Archives: TJ Carson
AM 1290 WIRL to go silent at the end of the month after more than 77 years of broadcasting
PEORIA, Ill. - After nearly eight decades on the air, a Peoria heritage station will soon go silent. Sister station AM 1290 WIRL will shut down on March 31st at noon. All current programming from AM 1...
Mar 23, 2026 (Wayne Miller)
Woman injured after reportedly robbed and stabbed in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a woman was stabbed early Saturday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police say a 36-year-old woman was found inside a residence with two stab wounds to her u...
Mar 23, 2026
US Supreme Court conservatives lean toward Republican bid to limit mail-in voting
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Monday toward a Mississippi law challenged by Republicans that allows a five-day grace period for mail-...
Mar 23, 2026 FILE PHOTO: The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
Trump says there are 'major points of agreement' in talks with Iran
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said there have been talks between the United States and Iran over the past day in which the two sides had "major points of agree...
Mar 23, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing Palm Beach International Airport aboard Air Force One, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings
Article Summary Raw milk advocates saw Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as Health and Human Services Director as a win, but it hasn't translated to loosened regulations in Illinois. The Illinois De...
Mar 23, 2026 Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy Farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy)
UPDATE: Crash involving semi-truck causes I-474 closure Monday morning
UPDATE 11:52 A.M. BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Illinois State Police says I-474 near Bartonville is now reopened. --------------------------------------- BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A portion of Interstate 474 near Ba...
Mar 23, 2026 (Illinois State Police)
Illinois Central College selects new president
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College has found its new leader. The Board of Trustees has picked Doctor Jamonica Rolle as the college's next president, starting on July 1st. Rolle comes to East...
Mar 23, 2026 (Broward College)
CBS News to lay off 6% of workforce, source says
March 20 (Reuters) - CBS News will lay off about 6% of its workforce, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, in the latest move under new Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss to revamp the network and ...
Mar 20, 2026 People walk outside the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th St. in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Iowa man arrested for allegedly stabbing aunt in Pekin home
PEKIN, Ill. - An Iowa man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing his aunt and attacking a Pekin Police sergeant. 25 News reports 18-year-old Adam Stiltz was taken to the Tazewel...
Mar 20, 2026
Update: Dunlap High School bomb threat deemed 'swatting' incident
DUNLAP, Ill. -The Peoria County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a bomb threat called into Dunlap High School on Friday afternoon is believed to be part of a nationwide "swatting" trend targeting schoo...
Mar 20, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
