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Biden trips and falls during graduation ceremony, recovers quickly
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) -President Joe Biden tripped and fell after handing out the last diploma at a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday, but got up quickly and...
Jun 01, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Murder suspect to claim self-defense in death of Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman will claim self defense as she's charged with murder for a fatal stabbing. Lauraine Singleton, 41, was in court Thursday for an arraignment on two counts of First Degree ...
Jun 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2020)
Illinois Chamber CEO, Peoria native, passes away
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Peoria native who was a leader in the Illinois business community has died. The Illinois Chamber of Commerce says President and CEO Todd Maisch has passed away at the age of 57. ...
Jun 01, 2023 (Illinois Chamber of Commerce)
Police: Drug trafficking nets 'large quantities' of drugs and cash, with guns
UPDATED 5:38 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Three people were arrested by Peoria Police as part of a drug trafficking investigation. It happened Tuesday night on Woodview Avenue near Northwoods Mall, and started...
Jun 01, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Four arrested following theft, weapons investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Four people have been arrested as part of a theft investigation and the alleged discovery of guns. Peoria Police say a vehicle was found on North University near the Metro Centre around...
Jun 01, 2023 L to R: Keshawn Williams, Marqwuan Shipp, Curtis King (2020 photo) (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Pekin high school project tells story of Lincoln's first emancipated slave
PEKIN, Ill. - The first slave emancipated by Abraham Lincoln spent most of her life in Pekin, and leaders in the community are telling her story. Nance Legins-Costley started court challenges to her s...
Jun 01, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 1003. WMBD)
'The world needs you,' Biden tells Air Force graduates
COLORADO SPRINGS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden warned graduates of the Air Force Academy on Thursday that they will face an increasingly unstable world, with challenges from China to Russia to c...
Jun 01, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden attends the graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S., June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US weekly jobless claims rise slightly; labor market defies recession fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased modestly last week and private employers hired more workers than expected in May, pointing to conti...
Jun 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Car runs into Peoria Heights home
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Peoria Heights Police are searching for a vehicle that hit the side of a home overnight. It happened around 2 a.m. Thursday near Marietta and Illinois Avenues, when the homeown...
Jun 01, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Tape recording shows Trump acknowledging he kept classified document on Iran -CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have a 2021 audio recording of former President Donald Trump acknowledging he kept a classified Pentagon document about a possible attack on Iran after leavi...
Jun 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
