Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Illinois Supreme Court upholds assault weapon ban, but federal test remains
UPDATED 6:04 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The state's ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines passed a state constitutional test Friday as it awaits a potentially m...
Aug 11, 2023 State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, holds a news conference at the Illinois State Fair Friday after the state Supreme Court sided against him by ruling that the state's ban on "assault weapons" does not run afoul of the state constitution. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
UPDATE: Woman struck and killed Friday morning in Peoria. Here's what we know
UPDATED 3:56 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood is identifying the victim in a fatal car-versus-pedestrian accident in Central Peoria Friday morning during a round of severe weath...
Aug 11, 2023 (IDOT Camera at University and Hudson via 25 News)
Severe storms leave thousands without power in Central Illinois
Updated 9:51 a.m. Power is gradually being restored to Ameren Illinois customers following severe storms Friday morning. The Ameren Outage Map as of 9:50 a.m. showed nearly 2,800 customers in Peoria C...
Aug 11, 2023 (Ameren Illinois)
UPDATE: Judge rules Trump can share some evidence publicly in 2020 election case
UPDATED 10:42 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump will be allowed to publicly share some non-sensitive evidence that will be used in his...
Aug 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo
US Senator Joe Manchin says 'thinking seriously' about leaving Democratic Party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick Democrat who has often bucked party leadership, told a radio station in his home state of West Virginia on Thursday that he is "thinking ser...
Aug 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Maui wildfire death toll hits 55 and may rise; recovery to take years
KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -Maui's wildfires have killed at least 55 people, a toll expected to rise, and unleashed destruction on the resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of d...
Aug 11, 2023 An aerial view as smoke rises from burnt areas amidst wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, U.S., August 9, 2023, in this screenshot taken from a social media video. Vince Carter/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
UPDATE: Victim identified, suspect named, in fatal Peoria stabbing
UPDATED 3:58 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of the city of Peoria's 12th homicide of the year has been identified, and a suspect has been named. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says an autopsy on ...
Aug 11, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/Peoria Police Department)
OSHA: A Peoria dentist fired a longtime employee over her COVID-19 concerns
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria dentist is getting fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for firing someone who ended up being a federal whistleblower. OSHA says a federal judge in Peoria...
Aug 10, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
37 workers at state-run developmental center targeted in PPP fraud probe
(Capitol News Illinois) - At Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest, 37 employees have been fired, resigned or face pending disciplinary action after a state watchdog found that they defrauded a ...
Aug 10, 2023 (File/Capitol News Illinois)
A reward is being offered for information regarding a homicide in Fulton County
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - A reward is now being offered in connection with a homicide in Fulton County that occurred over the weekend. Fulton County Crime Stoppers is now offering $2,500 for any informati...
Aug 10, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
