Category Archives: Top Stories
2nd person sentenced in 2024 botched robbery in Peoria that left one robber dead
PEORIA, Ill. - The man prosecutors called the "ringleader" of a botched robbery two years ago that left one robber dead learned his fate on Wednesday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says ...
Feb 04, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Suit reveals proposed sites for Peoria land-based casino
Where would a land-based casino be located in Peoria? That's a question the city would like to face. The City of Peoria is asking a judge to stop a Thursday vote by the Illinois Gaming Board on whethe...
Feb 04, 2026 City of Peoria website
State looks to expand manufacturing training at community colleges
Article Summary The state is accepting applications for $24 million in grant funds for downstate community colleges to build six new "manufacturing training academies." The academies are designed to a...
Feb 04, 2026 The Illinois Community College System headquarters is pictured in downtown Springfield. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump sentenced to life
FORT PIERCE, Florida, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ryan Routh, a man accused of hiding in the bushes of a Florida golf course with a semi-automatic rifle to try to assassinate Donald Trump less than two months b...
Feb 04, 2026 Ryan W. Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course, is held by two Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies after his arrest during a traffic stop near Palm City, Florida, U.S., September 15, 2024 in a still image from body camera video. Martin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
US pushes to widen talks with Iran beyond nuclear issue
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Feb 4 - Meaningful talks between the United States and Iran will have to include Tehran's missile arsenal and other issues, U.S. Secretary of State Marco R...
Feb 04, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo
Trump to 'draw down' 700 immigration agents in Minnesota
By Maria Tsvetkova and Jonathan Allen FORT SNELLING, Minnesota, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will reduce the number of federal immigration enforcement agents in Minne...
Feb 04, 2026 A protester faces law enforcement officers after federal immigration agents raided a home in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Trump signs spending bill that ends four-day government shutdown
By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a spending deal into law that ends a partial U.S. government shutdown and giv...
Feb 04, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump signs a bill to end the partial government shutdown, while U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) stand by his side, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Peoria High basketball coach placed on unpaid leave following arrest
By Imani McClay PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria High School basketball coach Daniel Ruffin will stay in jail and has been placed on unpaid leave following his arrest Monday morning on charges of solic...
Feb 04, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
Article Summary Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by immigration agents last year, testified at a public forum on immigration agents' use of force in D.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Panelists and mem...
Feb 04, 2026 Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who federal immigration agents shot five times last
October, speaks Washington, D.C. forum on Tuesday. (Screenshot from Senator Richard
Blumenthal livestream.)
'Ludicrous': Peoria asks judge to halt new Par-A-Dice development
By Gianna Njau and Lizzie Seils PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The City of Peoria is asking a judge to stop an upcoming vote from the Illinois Gaming Board as it mulls whether to allow a proposed land-based...
Feb 04, 2026 (25 News)
