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Woman dead after truck hits tree in Stark County
TOULON, Ill. - One person is dead following a crash in Stark County. The Stark County Sheriffs Department says it happened around 2:00 a.m. Saturday on Wallace Highway near Toulon. They say a 23-year-...
Sep 24, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he met top businessmen during U.S. visit
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he met leading American entrepreneurs and financiers during a visit this week to the United States, where investment opportunitie...
Sep 24, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
GM, Stellantis dealers and customers face dwindling parts as UAW strike expands
(Reuters) - U.S. auto workers expanded their strike on Friday with a clear target for distress: dealers who sell and service GM and Stellantis vehicles. Selling and installing parts is one of the most...
Sep 23, 2023 Striking UAW workers picket outside a Stellantis facility in Center Line, Michigan, U.S., September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Dieu-Nalio Chery
Teenager is Peoria's 20th homicide victim of the year. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenage boy has died after a shooting early Friday night in Central Peoria. The boy was found just before 7 p.m. on N. Great Oak Road, near Parkwood Commons, with gunshot wounds. The ...
Sep 23, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Three-car crash in Peoria injures three
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people are hurt after a rush hour crash Friday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police say the crash near Sterling and Nebraska happened around 2:30 p.m, causing the area to be closed ...
Sep 22, 2023 Midwest Communications
Biden, with few options on guns, sets up ceremonial office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to fight for gun safety laws in the United States while unveiling a new White House office of gun violence prevention. THE TAKE Vice Presid...
Sep 22, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Vice President Kamala Harris at his sides during an event announcing a new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S. September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Two arrested for what State Police says is one of the largest pot busts in its history
GENESEO, Ill. - Illinois State Police say they've made one of their largest cannabis arrests in history - and it occurred not too far away from Peoria. State Troopers say they seized 5,200 pounds of c...
Sep 22, 2023 5,200 pounds of marijuana is seen outside of a bus is allegedly was being transported in, according to Illinois State Police. (Illinois State Police)
Rain may have caused five vehicles to crash near Goodfield
GOODFIELD, Ill. - At least two people are injured after a chain-reaction series of crashes along Interstate 74 Friday morning. Illinois State Police says the first crash happened just prior to 8:00 a....
Sep 22, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Former doctor accused of making bathroom recordings has trial date scheduled
PEORIA, Ill. - A presumably now-former Peoria doctor could go to trial as soon as right after Thanksgiving on 56 felony counts of Unauthorized Videotaping. Court records indicate Henry Chang, 28, plea...
Sep 22, 2023 Dr. Henry Chang (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Fed officials flag further hikes even after holding steady
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve officials warned on Friday of further rate hikes even after voting to hold the benchmark federal funds rate steady at a meeting this week, with three policym...
Sep 22, 2023 U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman gives her first public remarks as a Fed policymaker at an American Bankers Association conference in San Diego, California, U.S., February 11 2019. REUTERS/Ann Saphir
