Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria's 'More Than Pink Walk' has more significance this year
PEORIA, Ill. - The Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk is happening in Peoria this weekend, and it's now the only event of its kind in Illinois. Organizers typically see over a thousand people particip...
May 06, 2026 Peoria is hosting the 41st event for the Susan G. Komen Foundation at Metro Centre this Saturday. (Susan G. Komen Memorial Affiliate--Peoria, IL)
Morton approves new labor deal with its police
MORTON, Ill. - The village of Morton has a new labor contract with its police union. The four-year contract was unanimously approved Monday night's Board of Trustees meeting. Officers will receive a 7...
May 05, 2026 (Morton Police)
Washington bans sale of certain forms of Kratom
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The sale of certain Kratom products are now banned in the city of Washington. The city council Monday night approved changes to city code to ban businesses from selling synthetic Kr...
May 05, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rubio says Israel-Lebanon peace deal is achievable but Hezbollah is a problem
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that peace between Israel and Lebanon was achievable but that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was a problem. "By...
May 05, 2026 Smoke rises from southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, May 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Peoria places 2026 time capsule inside city hall to be removed in a century
PEORIA, Ill. - Mementos from Peoria's present to be found by its future have been buried inside City Hall. City leaders held a ceremony Tuesday morning to place the 2026 time capsule inside the buildi...
May 05, 2026 Two workers with Otto Baum Construction place the 2026 Peoria time capsule inside the cornerstone of City Hall. It's the same location the 1897 time capsule was placed in, and discovered in 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two arrested after Peoria East Bluff armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - A man and a teenage girl were arrested after their alleged role in an armed robbery last month in Peoria's East Bluff. Police say the incident occurred April 22nd in the area of Arcadia...
May 05, 2026
Trump says Iran "should wave the white flag of surrender"
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed Iran's military capability and said Tehran "should wave the white flag of surrender" but is too proud to do s...
May 05, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
Pentagon chief: ceasefire with Iran is not over
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that a U.S. operation to protect commercial ships from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is temporary, Washington is not lo...
May 05, 2026 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
California says insurance firm State Farm mishandled LA wildfires claims
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The California Department of Insurance said on Monday it was seeking million of dollars in penalties against insurance company State Farm for allegedly ...
May 05, 2026 A search and rescue worker investigates the charred remains of a house, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, U.S. January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Secret Service says it exchanged gunfire with armed suspect near White House
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday its officers confronted an armed and "suspicious individual" near the White House who later fired at them before ...
May 05, 2026 Matthew Quinn, Deputy Director of U.S. Secret Service, walks to speak to the media at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
