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CAPITOL RECAP: Gun lawsuit restraining order remains in place
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois' new assault weapons ban from being enforced will remain in place after a divided state appell...
Will Stevenson Feb 05, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
AAA: Gas prices trending down
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX NEWS) -- AAA says Saturday morning marked a 7th straight drop for gas prices, with the national average at $3.48 a gallon. Prices at the pump are trending lower modestly, but AAA...
Julia Bradley Feb 04, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Survey pushes for greater focus on teacher recruitment and retention amid shortages
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois schools are still grappling with a teacher shortage that seems to only be getting worse, a recent survey by the Illinois Association of Regional Su...
Will Stevenson Feb 03, 2023 Midwest Communications
Bond set for man accused of making downtown bomb threats
PEORIA, Ill. - Bond has been set at $100,000 in the case of a Creve Coeur man who allegedly made three bomb threats to the Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown Peoria. Court records indicate Val Burks was...
Will Stevenson Feb 03, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Community spread of COVID-19 continues to decline, says IDPH
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It's not going away -- at least not yet. But, it is getting close. The Illinois Department of Public Health says only five of the state's 102 counties still are at elevated levels ...
Will Stevenson Feb 03, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
Man who trafficked drugs to central Illinois sentenced to federal prison
PEORIA, Ill. - A 41-year-old man who trafficked ice methamphetamine to Central Illinois will spend the next 27 years in federal prison. That's the sentence Gabriel Antonio Montano-Rodriquez received i...
TJ Carson Feb 03, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Local whiskey distiller hopes closure is temporary
PEORIA, Ill. - A local whiskey distributor is down, but hopes it will not be out for long. JK Williams Distilling says on social media it has lost the lease on its building on Industrial Road in North...
Will Stevenson Feb 03, 2023 (JK Williams Distilling via Facebook)
Man arrested for robbery near Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have a man in custody who allegedly committed an armed robbery last Sunday morning. Police say Corey Wofford III, 24, was arrested Thursday night, and court records indica...
Will Stevenson Feb 03, 2023 (25 News)
Kahl: Infrastructure work big part of coming year in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The city of East Peoria's infrastructure -- and how to improve it -- is on the mind of the city's top elected official. At his "State of East Peoria" speech Friday morning, Mayor J...
Will Stevenson Feb 03, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
First responders help rescue man, save from drowning
ST. DAVID, Ill. - Officials from three area agencies are being hailed as heroes as they successfully rescued a man before he could drown. The Fulton County Sheriffs Department says their deputies and ...
Will Stevenson Feb 03, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
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