Category Archives: Top Stories
182nd helps lead training exercises in Germany
WUNSTORF, Germany - Airmen with our local Air National Guard unit are in Germany leading some important military exercises. A spokesperson with the 182nd Airlift Wing says they've deployed to Germany ...
Jun 13, 2023 U.S. Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois National Guard, deplane a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, May 31, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig)
UPDATE: Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case
UPDATED 2:10 P.M. MIAMI (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office...
Jun 13, 2023 The motorcade former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami, Florida, June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid
PCSO dealing with ongoing vehicle thefts
PEORIA, Ill. -- With more cars being stolen nearly every week, Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says he knows who is stealing them. Watkins says a large group of teens are known to be casing our ne...
Jun 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
Faster trips coming to Amtrak line that runs through Normal
CHICAGO, Ill. - Improvements made to the Lincoln Service Amtrak line will make for a faster trip. The Lincoln Service travels between Chicago and St. Louis, with stops in central Illinois in Normal an...
Jun 13, 2023 Christine Warner / CC
Biden: Inflation data 'good news' for US families, more work to do
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden hailed Tuesday's inflation data as "good news for hard working families" and said there was more work to do to bring down the cost of living in the coun...
Jun 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the economy and the January jobs report, during brief remarks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Russia kills 10 in strike on Ukraine; Kyiv says troops make gains
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile strike killed at least 10 people in an apartment building and a warehouse in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's home town on Tuesday, while Moscow's force...
Jun 13, 2023 A view shows a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 13, 2023. Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military-Civil Administration Serhii Lysak via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
Ten people shot in Denver after city's NBA team wins championship
(Reuters) - Ten people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Denver, Colorado early on Tuesday after basketball fans poured onto city streets to celebrate the Denver Nuggets winning their first NBA c...
Jun 13, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
Trump to face charges in Florida court in classified documents case
MIAMI (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump was due to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday to face criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left of...
Jun 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. June 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
Actor Treat Williams killed while riding motorcycle in Vermont, agent says
(Reuters) - The actor Treat Williams, known for his roles in Hair and Everwood, was killed in a motorcycle accident on Monday, his longtime agent said. Barry McPherson, Williams' agent for 15 years, c...
Jun 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Actor Treat Williams from the television show "Against the Wall" takes part in a panel discussion during the Lifetime channel portion of the Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Beverly Hills, California, July 27, 2011. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas
Body recovered from rubble of Philadelphia I-95 highway collapse
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Human remains were recovered on Monday from a fallen overpass on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia as crews removed concrete debris from the site of a fiery weekend highway collaps...
Jun 13, 2023 A view of the aftermath of the collapse of a part of I-95 highway after a fuel tanker exploded beneath it, in Philadelphia, U.S. June 11, 2023 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Courtesy of Billy Kyle/via REUTERS
