Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Bond set in weekend stabbing death case
UPDATED 3:43 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria woman accused of stabbing a man to death early Sunday morning faces an additional charge, and has bond set. Court records indicate Lauraine Singleton, 41, n...
May 15, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2020)
US sees more indication of Russia, Iran defense cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is seeing more indications that Russia and Iran are expanding an unprecedented defense partnership that will help Moscow prolong its war in Ukraine as well as p...
May 15, 2023 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022. President Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
General Assembly approves criminal sentencing reforms for minors
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers have approved a measure that reforms criminal sentencing for minors, particularly victims of child sex trafficking. House Bill 3414 adds to the fac...
May 15, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. warns against crossing Mexico border illegally as Title 42 ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday said there will be "tougher consequences" for migrants illegally crossing the Mexico border as U.S. President Joe Biden transitions away from COVID rest...
May 15, 2023 A young migrant, traveling alone from Guatemala, stands near the Rio Bravo river after crossing the border, to request asylum in the United States, as members of the Texas Army National Guard extend razor wire to inhibit migrants crossing, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Summer internship program at Caterpillar gets underway
EDWARDS, Ill. - The newest batch of college students interning at Caterpillar for the summer started their journey Monday. Around 600 students took orientation at the Edwards Demonstration & Learn...
May 15, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Small pockets of drought in Illinois following recent rains
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - There have been some bouts of heavy rainfall in Illinois and the Peoria area the last couple of weeks. But, that's not stopping some parts of the state, and this area, from being i...
May 15, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Local Salvation Army raising awareness about need all week
PEORIA, Ill. -- You're probably familiar with the Salvation Army's Tree of Lights campaign during the holidays, which raises money for year-round programming. During National Salvation Army Week, this...
May 15, 2023 (City of Peoria via Facebook)
Gas prices decline in Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - On the bright side, the average price of gasoline in Peoria, according to two groups, is about a dollar a gallon lower now than this time last year. On the down side, it might not be go...
May 15, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Ukraine's Zelenskiy, in Britain, wins pledge of long range drones
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy long-range attack drones when he visited the country on Monday as part of European tour aimed at securing new weapons for a ...
May 15, 2023 AYLESBURY, ENGLAND - MAY 15: Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak and Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, walk in the garden at Chequers on May 15, 2023 in Aylesbury, England. In recent days, Mr Zelensky has travelled to meet Western leaders seeking support for Ukraine in the war against Russia. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS
Migrant crossings drop at U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 expires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have unexpectedly fallen, not risen, since Title 42 curbs expired and reinstating criminal penalties for illegal entry is likely the b...
May 15, 2023 Migrants are seen near the Rio Bravo river after crossing the border to request asylum in the United States, as members of the Texas Army National Guard stand guard to inhibit migrants crossing, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
