Category Archives: Local News
Republicans in U.S. Senate block probe of Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday derailed a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supporters, despite a torrent of ...
May 28, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
A $6 trillion budget lays out Biden's vision, but Republicans unlikely to be swayed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Friday will present President Joe Biden's budget for trillions of dollars in spending on infrastructure, education and other initiatives, but the plan is unlik...
May 28, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on tackling climate change prior to signing executive actions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Remember America's fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- America's Gold Star Families, based in Peoria Heights, typically puts on a ceremony at the Gateway Building on the Peoria riverfront honoring soldiers who've given the ultimate sacrifi...
May 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois Democrats roll out new legislative maps
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois' new legislative maps are out. And, for the first time, the maps have been drawn up by state politicians without the use of data from the U.S. Census. Republican State Rep. Ry...
May 28, 2021
California rail yard gunman was 'highly disgruntled' over work, police say
(Reuters) -A transit employee who gunned down nine co-workers and killed himself at a Northern California rail yard was "highly disgruntled" long before carrying out the latest U.S. shooting rampage, ...
May 28, 2021 Police secure the scene of a mass shooting at a rail yard run by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California, U.S. May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva
Shooting in Peoria leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was injured in a shooting late Thursday night in Peoria. Police said it happened around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Trewyn and Montana. Peoria Public Information Off...
May 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
BU updates COVID guidelines
PEORIA, Ill. -- With Bradley University's summer break having started and concurrent summer class sessions about to begin, the university on Thursday released a series of new COVID-19 directions. The ...
May 27, 2021 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Overnight shooting leaves one dead in Peoria, victim ID'ed
***UPDATE*** 5/27/21 3:45 P.M. 20-year-old Kandon Bonner has been identified as the victim. An autopsy showed Bonner suffered multiple gunshots to his thorax. _________________________________________...
May 27, 2021 (25 News)
Next Morton Supt. picked
MORTON, Ill. -- Just two days after announcing Superintendent Jeff Hill would be retiring at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, Morton District 709 announced who will fill Hill's shoes. Assistant S...
May 27, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/27: Fewer than 900 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 891 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 42 additional deaths. More than 63,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine...
May 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
