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US to give Ukraine cluster munitions in $800 million aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States announced on Friday that it will send Ukraine cluster munitions - prohibited by more than 100 countries - as part of an $800 million security package, a move U...
Jul 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian military serviceman Igor Ovcharruck holds a defused cluster bomb from an MSLR missile, among a display of pieces of rockets used by Russian army, that a Ukrainian munitions expert said did not explode on impact, in the region of Kharkiv, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
Drought lessens slightly in central Illinois after storms the week before
PEORIA, Ill. - Storms last week in central Illinois gave a little relief to persisting drought conditions. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report shows the area between moderate to severe drought level...
Jul 07, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Police: Seven 'significant incidents' in Peoria between Thursday and Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police spent part of Thursday and into Friday responding to another round of gun-related crimes. Among seven significant events which included the city's 11th homicide of the yea...
Jul 07, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
More than $40 billion announced for Rebuild Illinois projects in next six years
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state of Illinois will invest more than $40 billion over the next six years for a wide variety of infrastructure projects across the state. The Rebuild Illinois program was ann...
Jul 07, 2023 Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Omer Osman is pictured at a news conference in Springfield Friday. He unveiled the state's latest six-year plan for infrastructure improvements. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Former State Rep. won't run for local Congressional seat
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Former State Representative Dan Brady won't run for another public office - at least for now. Brady put out a statement indicating while he was thinking about running for the 17th ...
Jul 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Friends of Dan Brady)
UPDATE: Man arrested after 11th homicide of the year in Peoria, victim identified
UPDATED 5:19 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A shooting in Peoria Thursday night led to the city's 11th homicide of the year. Peoria Police say they were contacted by a local hospital at around 6:15 P.M. that two...
Jul 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Fatal crash in Peoria under investigation
UPDATED 12:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about a fatal motorcycle crash in Central Peoria. Peoria Police were called to the area of Sheridan and Lake around 6:15 Thursday night for a cras...
Jul 07, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Missing woman's body found in Fulton County lake
UPDATED 3:37 P.M. CUBA, Ill. - A woman reported missing is believed to have been found dead on her own property in Fulton County on Thursday. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office says the body was found...
Jul 07, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
US job growth slows in June; unemployment rate falls to 3.6%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in June after surging in the prior month, but labor market conditions remain tight, with the unemployment rate retreating from a seven-...
Jul 07, 2023 A job posting looking for workers is shown at a gas station in San Diego, California, U.S. November, 9, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
UPDATE: Shooter who killed 23 at Texas Walmart sentenced to 90 life terms -local media
UPDATED 1:10 p.m. (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday sentenced a white supremacist to 90 consecutive life terms in prison for a 2019 shooting in which he killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at a ...
Jul 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: El Paso Walmart mass shooter Patrick Crusius, a 21-year-old male from Allen, Texas, accused of killing 22 and injuring 25, is arraigned, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. October 10, 2019. Mark Lambie/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
