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Kitchen fire displaces Peoria family
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire that started in a kitchen caused $60,000 damage to a Peoria home Monday evening, forcing a family to find temporary housing. Crews arrived, finding the kitchen fully engulfed in...
Apr 25, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man, living in Peoria, arrested for 2015 Ohio homicide
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Authorities say a man has been arrested in McLean County for a years-old murder in Ohio -- and the man had a Peoria tie. The U.S. Marshals Service says Martino Giles, 35, is jailed...
Apr 24, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/McLean County Jail via 25 News)
UPDATE: Biden meets Tennessee state lawmakers to discuss gun control
UPDATED: 5:53 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden met three Tennessee lawmakers at the White House on Monday after they faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their st...
Apr 24, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with Tennessee state representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who faced expulsion over their participation in gun control protests, and Gloria Johnson, who retained her seat, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
UPDATE: NFL-Packers near deal to send QB Rodgers to Jets
UPDATED 4:38 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers are close to finalizing a trade that will see four-time National Football League (NFL) most valuable player Aaron Rodgers join the New York...
Apr 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 1, 2023; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) scores a touchdown against Minnesota Vikings linebacker Brian Asamoah II (33) in the fourth quarter of their game at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Dan Powers-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
US says Sudan factions agree to ceasefire as foreigners evacuated
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The U.S. said on Monday that the warring factions in Sudan agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract their citizens from the country. U.S...
Apr 24, 2023 People gather as they flee clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan April 24, 2023. REUTERS/El-Tayeb Siddig
Biden: You'll know 'real soon' about my election plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Monday he plans to run again as he gears up for a bruising re-election battle, amid expectations of a formal announcement via video as soon as Tuesda...
Apr 24, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the 2023 Teacher of the Year event at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Former Minnesota officer convicted in Wright killing released from prison
(Reuters) - The former Minneapolis-area police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright was released from prison on Monday after serving part of her sentence for the fatal shooting that took place w...
Apr 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Kimberly Potter, a former police officer who has said she mistakenly used her handgun instead of her Taser when firing at Daunte Wright, 20, as he attempted to flee in his car following a traffic stop, reacts awaits the verdicts in a still image from video in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 23, 2021. Pool via REUTERS
Gas prices down in Peoria, albeit barely
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area gas prices are said to have declined slightly compared to a week ago. That's according to agencies GasBuddy.com and AAA. Both have averages this week about four tenths of a ...
Apr 24, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
East Peoria man arrested on weapons charges early Sunday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man was arrested early Sunday morning on weapons charges. Peoria Police says they were informed of an armed subject in the parking lot of a business at Jefferson and Harr...
Apr 24, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Walt Disney Co to begin second wave of layoffs, cutting several thousand jobs - sources
(Reuters) -Walt Disney Co will begin a second wave of layoffs on Monday involving thousands of jobs, as part of efforts to eliminate 7,000 positions and save $5.5 billion in costs, according to source...
Apr 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A rain spout stylized with the outline of Disney character Mickey Mouse is seen on a building at The Walt Disney Co. studios in Burbank, California August 9, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
