Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump criticizes DeSantis without pushback at Iowa event, even after new criminal charges
Reuters) - Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis appeared at the same event in the 2024 White House race for the first time on Friday, but even a day after Trump faced fresh cri...
Jul 29, 2023 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he attends the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
Biden mocks Republicans over impeachment talk, touts jobs in Maine
AUBURN, Maine (Reuters) -President Joe Biden joked Friday about Republican lawmakers threatening to impeach him, saying the latest reports on U.S. economic gains mean his political opponents "may have...
Jul 28, 2023 A view of a screen showing different angles of U.S. President Joe Biden, as he delivers remarks on the economy at Auburn Manufacturing, a company that produces heat- and fire-resistant fabrics for a range of industrial uses in the U.S. and abroad, in Auburn, Maine, U.S. July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Severe weather is possible Friday night. Here are the details
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - As if a heatwave wasn't enough, there's some potential severe weather to deal with Friday night. That's according to 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins. "A weak ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
State's Attorney: Officers shooting and killing a Stark County suspect was justified. Read the full report here
TOULON, Ill. - The State's Attorney in Stark County says the shooting death of a man back in February by deputies trying to arrest him was justified. That's the finding of a report issued Friday by St...
Jul 28, 2023 Midwest Communications
Alabama woman reportedly abducted arrested for hoax
HOOVER, Ala. - An Alabama woman who claimed she was kidnapped while trying to tend to a child on the side of the road has been arrested, accused of making the whole thing up. Police in Hoover, Alabama...
Jul 28, 2023 (1470 &100.3 WMBD/Hoover Police)
Pritzker signs bill overhauling mandatory supervised release
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A new law in Illinois aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside of prison and reduce the likelihood that they'll be sent back. Gov. JB Pritzk...
Jul 28, 2023 (State of Illinois/Illinois.gov)
UPDATE: Arson fire in South Peoria home spreads to second home
UPDATED 5:15 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters now say both homes have to be demolished after a fire in a vacant home spread to the other home. Fire crews responded to the first blaze near Starr...
Jul 28, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470- & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Peoria Fire Department taking extra precautions to keep cool in the extreme heat this week
UPDATED 5:22 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - No matter what the temperatures are, such as the extreme heat gripping central Illinois this week, the job of a firefighter doesn't stop. Temperatures this week have r...
Jul 28, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Crisis pregnancy centers' could face lawsuits under Illinois' expanded consumer fraud act
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - So-called crisis pregnancy centers can now face lawsuits if they engage in "deceptive acts" aimed at deterring women from seeking abortions under a new law signed by ...
Jul 28, 2023 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul stands with fellow abortion rights advocates on Thursday to celebrate the signing of a bill allowing Illinoisans to sue crisis pregnancy centers that engage in “deceptive acts” aimed at deterring abortions. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Top US Senate Republican McConnell to stay in post through 2024 election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell plans to remain in his leadership post through the 2024 elections, a spokesperson said on Friday, two days after the minority leader f...
Jul 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
