Category Archives: Local News
Police: Texas Gunman Used 'AR-Type Weapon'
(AP) - Authorities say a gunman who killed seven people during a rampage in West Texas used an "AR-type weapon" while opening fire at random as he was chased by police. FBI agent Christopher Combs sai...
Sep 01, 2019 AP/Sue Ogrocki
Larger Than Life Character Behind Peoria Animal Sculptures
What's the story behind the wild animal sculptures popping up around Peoria? Monte de Gallo is the larger than life alter ego of local area artist Nic Di Caro's Sculptures by Monte. "Monte is everyone...
Aug 31, 2019
Fierce Category 4 Dorian Menaces Bahamas En Route To Florida
(AP) - Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, bearing down on the Bahamas as it edges closer to Florida's east coast. Millions of people in Flori...
Aug 31, 2019 AP/NOAA
Safety Alert Issued For Bradley Students Overnight
Bradley University Police issued a safety alert early Saturday morning after two students said they were threatened with a gun. According to the BU Police Facebook page, they were in a vehicle a few b...
Aug 31, 2019 bradleyedu.com
Valerie Harper Broke Taboos, Stole Hearts As 'Rhoda'
(AP) - There was never a better laugh line in all of sitcomania and, in her signature role as Rhoda, Valerie Harper nailed it. Eyeing a piece of candy with desire yet trepidation, Rhoda cracks, "I don...
Aug 31, 2019 AP/Rich Fury
Farmington Woman Killed When Car Goes into Building
A Farmington woman was killed Friday after a car drove through a building. The Fulton County Coroner said the woman died just before 11 a.m. after a car drove through the first level of a building at ...
Aug 30, 2019
Man Wanted For Involvement With Recent Shooting
Peoria Police are asking for the community's help in locating Jyair Williams, 26, for his involvement with Thursday morning's shooting in the 3100 block of N. Isabell. Williams is a 6'2'' black male w...
Aug 30, 2019
Bradley Women's Coach Receives Contract Extension
Bradley University woman's basketball coach Andrea Gorski is staying with the team for more seasons. She has signed a multi-year contract extension that will push her contract through the 2023-2024 se...
Aug 30, 2019
Ford Recalls 550,000 Vehicles For Seat Problem
(AP) - Ford is recalling more than 550,000 trucks and SUVs in North America because seat backs may not properly restrain people in a crash. The recall covers certain 2018 through 2020 F-150 pickups, 2...
Aug 30, 2019
Canton Dispensary Approved For Recreational Pot Sales
A Canton facility is one of five sites to be approved for a "same-site" cannabis license in Illinois. Salveo Health & Wellness Dispensary, located at 3104 N. Main Street in Canton, is the only Cen...
Aug 30, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
