Category Archives: Local News
U.S. plans to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots in September - source
(Reuters) -The Biden administration plans to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots to Americans as early as mid or late September, pending authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Aug 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A large vaccination site is shown as people with preexisting health conditions are granted access to a vaccination during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Inglewood, California, U.S., March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Gov. Pritzker signs bills aimed at lowering prices for prescription drugs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. JB Pritzker Monday signed a package of legislation aimed at lowering prices for prescription drugs. "Lowering healthcare costs for Illinois families remains one of my top pri...
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Rep. LaHood speaks on events in Afghanistan
PEORIA, Ill. - A local Congressman says the fall of Afghanistan and the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul are both the fault of President Joe Biden and his administration's policies. According t...
Aug 16, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Update: Coroner identifies woman killed in Peoria crash
UPDATE (5:15 a.m. Tuesday) - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has released the name of the woman who died in a two-vehicle accident Monday morning in Peoria. Harwood said 22-year-old Ashley Gase, o...
Aug 16, 2021 Midwest Communications
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
KABUL (Reuters) -Five people were killed in chaos at Kabul airport on Monday, witnesses said, as people tried to flee a day after Taliban insurgents seized the Afghan capital and declared the war agai...
Aug 16, 2021 Men try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Pritzker signs laws to protect Illinois' military
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker on Sunday signed a package of legislation to further honor and protect the state's service members. One of the seven new laws means families of fallen N...
Aug 16, 2021 (25 News)
Flag football game honors fallen Fulton County deputy
CANTON, Ill. - (25 News) - Fulton County residents teamed up with local law enforcement Saturday morning to play a special flag football game in honor of a sheriff's deputy who was killed in the line ...
Aug 15, 2021 25 News
Local church hosts annual Back-to-School Festival
PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - New Beginnings Worship Center Church hosted its 11th annual Back-to-School Festival Saturday in South Peoria. Pastor Quinton Brown said the event aimed to help underprivileg...
Aug 15, 2021 25 News
South Peoria shooting sends two people to a hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police are investigating a shooting in South Peoria which resulted in two men being transported to a hospital. The incident occurred just after 9 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block ...
Aug 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Two arrests made in armed robbery Tuesday night, one still at-large
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two arrests have been made following an armed robbery/home invasion Tuesday night just before 9:15 p.m. in the 1400 block of Hanssler Ct. According to Peoria Police, information gather...
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