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Second man arrested for December, January armed robberies
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they have a second suspect in custody connected with robberies that occurred in December and January. Peoria Police say Jerrell Hardges, 30, was arrested Tuesday after...
Apr 12, 2023 Jerrell Hardges (left) and Desmond Turner (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
PPD makes arrest in overnight gun incident
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to multiple ShotSpotter alerts early Wednesday morning on W. McClure, between N. North and N. Bigelow Streets. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says 44 rounds were ...
Apr 12, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail June 2022)
Louisville to hold vigil as family says shooter had mental health issues
(Reuters) - Louisville will hold a vigil on Wednesday for those who were killed and wounded in this week's shooting at a downtown bank by an employee who his family said suffered from mental health is...
Apr 12, 2023 Community members attend a vigil at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church following a mass shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jeffrey Dean
US consumer price gains slow; underlying inflation still hot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices barely rose in March as the cost of gasoline declined, but stubbornly high rents kept underlying inflation pressures simmering, likely ensuring that the Fed...
Apr 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People shop at a Target store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
U.S. Republican Senator Tim Scott explores possible presidential run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott launched a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday, taking a key step toward running for president in 2024 and challenging former Presid...
Apr 12, 2023 U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) arrives at the Senate floor to take part in consideration and a vote on a bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Some Peoria Co. races still too close to call
PEORIA, Ill. -- A week after Election Day, some races in Peoria County still aren't final. The Peoria County Election Commission says the 1st District School Board race and others in Illini Bluffs and...
Apr 12, 2023 Midwest Communications
Kentucky police video shows desperate rush to stop mass shooting, save lives
(Reuters) - The desperate rush by a rookie policeman and his training officer to bring a mass shooting at a Kentucky bank to a halt was captured in spare but dramatic detail in footage from their body...
Apr 12, 2023 Two police officers advance upon the suspect of a mass shooting lying on the ground at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. April, 10, 2023 in a still image from police body camera video. The video was digitally obscured at source. Louisville Metro Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
IDPH reports 4Q 2022 fines; many involve companies based in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health is putting out its list of fines for local nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and several area companies are getting hit. The alleged...
Apr 11, 2023 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
Grand jury charges man with February stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A man who allegedly stabbed another man in February is now charged by a grand jury. The Peoria County Grand Jury Tuesday charged Johnny Jackson, 50, with one count each of Aggravated Ba...
Apr 11, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Kentucky, Tennessee leaders call for tighter gun control after mass shootings
(Reuters) -Kentucky and Tennessee political leaders on Tuesday called for tighter controls on guns, including tougher laws preventing people in crisis from accessing firearms, after two mass shootings...
Apr 11, 2023 Community members attend a vigil at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church following a mass shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jeffrey Dean
