Category Archives: Top Stories
Fox, Dominion pursue pretrial wins in $1.6 billion defamation case
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday were asking a Delaware judge to find Fox Corp liable for defamation over airing debunked vote-rigging claims, while Fox ...
Mar 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A headline for a story on the health of U.S. President Joe Biden is displayed at the Fox News headquarters in New York City, U.S. March 4, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Central IL school district mourns two student athletes
FAIRBURY, Ill. -- In a letter to the Prairie Central community, Superintendent Paula Crane asked everyone to keep the families of Dylan Bazzell and Drew Fehr in their prayers. The Summit County Sherif...
Mar 21, 2023 (25 News)
Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Putin and Xi hold 'thorough' exchange of views
(Reuters) - March 21 (Reuters) - "Dear friends" Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were due to hold further talks on Tuesday amid Western criticism that Xi's visit was givi...
Mar 21, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. Sputnik/Sergei Karpukhin/Pool via REUTERS
Public can now use electronic devices in local court facilities
You probably had one and didn't know you couldn't -- until now. After the Illinois Supreme Court established a rule regarding the use of portable electronic devices in court facilities, 10th Judicial ...
Mar 20, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden uses first veto to defend rule on ESG investing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday rejected a Republican proposal to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change, in the first v...
Mar 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he hosts H.E. Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland, for a Shamrock presentation and reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Suspect identified in West Peoria bar shooting
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriffs Department has identified a suspect in a shooting a week ago in West Peoria. Sheriff Chris Watkins says it's believed that Brandon Eckwood, 39, is the ma...
Mar 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
New York City braces for Trump indictment after ex-president urges protests
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Workers erected barricades around a Manhattan courthouse on Monday as New York City braced for a possible indictment of Donald Trump over an alleged hush-money payment to porn star...
Mar 20, 2023 A protestor holds a sign outside 80 Centre Street, where Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg continues his investigation into former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York City, U.S., March 20, 2023. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado
Another group of graduates from city's "PeoriaCorps" program
PEORIA, Ill. - Four local people are the latest to graduate from the City's "PeoriaCorps" program. It's a program through the national "AmeriCorps" initiative that, in this case, provides job training...
Mar 20, 2023 PeoriaCorps "Cohort" group, left to right: Erin Williams, Nyja Robinson, Council Member Andre Allen (guest speaker at graduation), Jaylen Green, and Benjamin Noe Reyes. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Area counties lead way on corn and soybean production
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Some of the best counties for corn and soybean production in the United States are in central Illinois. Data released from the USDA for 2022 county estimates shows Illinois as the ...
Mar 20, 2023 Alabama Extension
Suspect wanted after Tazewell County shooting
HOPEDALE, Ill. - A female is in stable condition at a Peoria hospital after a reported shooting in Tazewell County Sunday afternoon. The Tazewell County Sheriffs Department says deputies were first ca...
Mar 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Sheriffs Office)
