Author Archives: TJ Carson
Improving weather does not help drought across central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - Rain and cooler temperatures arrived, but it did not help drought conditions in central Illinois. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows severe drought condit...
Oct 09, 2025 (NOAA/National Weather Service)
Israel and Hamas sign Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in the first p...
Oct 09, 2025 Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, reacts holding an Israeli flag with photos of hostages, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, at the "Hostages square", in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Trump says Israel, Hamas signed off on Gaza deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of the U.S.-proposed Gaza deal, allowing for the release of all Israeli hostages, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wed...
Oct 08, 2025 Smoke rises following explosions amid the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
As Trump says Pritzker 'should be in jail,' Illinois' governor taunts: 'Come and get me'
Article summary President Donald Trump posted to social media Wednesday that Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson "should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers." Pritzker in tur...
Oct 08, 2025 A screenshot of Gov. JB Pritzker’s X account shows his Wednesday MSNBC interview telling President Donald Trump to “Come and get me.” (Screenshot from Gov. JB Pritzker’s X account)
Court scrutiny of ICE mounts as judge rules warrantless arrests violated order
Article summary A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated a federal consent decree by making warrantless arrests this year. The judge extended the dec...
Oct 08, 2025 People gather outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois on Oct. 4. The facility has become a center for clashes between protestors and immigration officials. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Rivermen training camp underway in preparation for new season
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen are back on the ice as they look to reclaim the top spot in the Southern Professional Hockey League. Training camp for the Rivermen takes place this week at the Civi...
Oct 08, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
SCOTUS weighs whether Mike Bost can challenge Illinois election laws
Article Summary The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case weighing whether U.S. Rep. Mike Bost has the right to challenge Illinois' vote-by-mail law. Bost and others filed a laws...
Oct 08, 2025 U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, speaks to reporters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Man convicted of murder during Peoria North Valley dice game sentenced
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend most of his life in prison for his role in a deadly dice game in Peoria's North Valley two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 23-year-old Ronni...
Oct 08, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Suspect charged with igniting deadly Los Angeles Palisades Fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man was arrested in Florida on charges of intentionally igniting what would become California's devastating Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and wiped out a wealthy encla...
Oct 08, 2025 Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is posed after his arrest on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, before his first court appearance in Orlando, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2025. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS
Dwight man arrested in Pekin for alleged possession of child pornography
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Dwight man has been arrested in Tazewell County after a multi-county child pornography investigation. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says 30-year-old Dane Barr was take...
Oct 08, 2025 courtroom gavel
