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Peoria man arrested on drug and traffic charges Wednesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after reportedly conducting several illegal drug transactions. Peoria Police says they observed an adult male conducting a transaction from...
Sep 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
US jobless claims hit lowest level since February; productivity strongest in years
(Reuters) -The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits for the first time fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level since February, pointing to a U.S. job market that remains relatively tig...
Sep 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Blinken hails Kyiv's pushback against Russia in visit clouded by attack
By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey Ukraine has made important progress in its counteroffensive against Russia's invasion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday during a visit overshadowed by a ...
Sep 07, 2023 Emergency services work following an attack on the city of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine, September 6, 2023, according to presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, in this still image from video obtained from social media. Volodymyr Zelenskiy via Telegram/via REUTERS
Biden rejects conditions of plea deal for Sept. 11 attacks defendants
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected several conditions sought by five Guantanamo Bay prisoners as part of a deal with federal prosecutors that would see them plead guilty to conspiring i...
Sep 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: In this image reviewed by the U.S. Military, members of a legal defence team walk at a U.S. military war crimes court at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba June 5, 2008. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool/File Photo
Peoria Chiefs clinched a playoff berth with a win at home Wednesday night
UPDATED 9/7 1:35 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Chiefs are going to the Midwest League playoffs. Peoria's Minor League Baseball team clinched a playoff spot Wednesday night by defeating the Beloit Sky...
Sep 06, 2023 (Peoria Chiefs)
UPDATE: Repairs to Pekin Township Building to take place Thursday morning after portion of wall collapses
UPDATED 9:08 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. - Repairs are expected to begin Thursday morning after a portion of the building that houses the Pekin Township offices on Elizabeth St. collapsed Wednesday afternoon. Ci...
Sep 06, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Weaver running for re-election in Illinois House 93rd District, Democrat challenger emerges
EDWARDS, Ill. - Candidates are starting to declare their candidacy to battle for a seat in Springfield in the 93rd District of the Illinois House. The district encompasses Pekin and portions of Tazewe...
Sep 06, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
A dozen animals rescued from burning home in South Peoria. Here's what happened
PEORIA, Ill. - No one was hurt, but a Peoria home had an estimated $50,000 in damage done by a fire Wednesday afternoon. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the home on Kneer, near Grinnell Street, ...
Sep 06, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Judge in Trump Georgia election case 'very skeptical' of trying all defendants together
(Reuters) - A Georgia judge on Wednesday said he was "very skeptical" that Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants could stand trial together as soon as next month in a sprawling criminal case accusing them...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower after giving a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James who sued him and his Trump Organization, in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
McConnell says he will finish his term in the Senate
UPDATED 8:24 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he plans to serve the rest of his two-year term as party leader and his full six-year term in offic...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to the Senate floor amid ongoing talks over government funding, as the threat of an October government shutdown looms on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
