Category Archives: Top Stories
Robotics competition to take place at Bradley this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Warriors made of steel and wires will battle at Bradley University's Renaissance Coliseum this weekend. The university is hosting the FIRST Robotics Central Illinois Regional Competitio...
Mar 16, 2023 (Bradley University)
I-DOT wants you to celebrate St. Paddy's Day Weekend responsibly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police and local law enforcement will be out in force over the St. Patrick's Day Weekend. They will be looking for speeders, drunk and distracted drivers, and those...
Mar 16, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesda...
Mar 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to continued labor market strength, though financial markets turm...
Mar 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Shots fired at deputies overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert in area of W. Ann and S. Oregon in Peoria around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, indicating 4 shots fired. Once ...
Mar 16, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
UPDATED - US banking system sound, but not all deposits guaranteed, Yellen tells senators
UPDATED 12:37 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when needed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on T...
Mar 16, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert
Pentagon releases video of drone incident after US, Russia trade accusations
WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -The Pentagon released on Thursday a video showing a Russian military jet intercept a U.S. drone downed over the Black Sea two days ago, in what was the first direct encounte...
Mar 16, 2023 Fuel dumped by Russian Su-27 aircraft is seen by a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023 in this still image taken from a handout video. Courtesy of U.S. European Command/Handout via REUTERS
Arson suspected in Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire crews were called to a home on Peoria's south side Wednesday night on reports of a fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Stimeling says two people were home when fire broke out ju...
Mar 16, 2023 (25 News)
City Council denies solar farm project
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is turning down a project that would have seen a solar farm in a residential district. The proposed location for the farm was along Reservoir Boulevard not far f...
Mar 15, 2023 (From Peoria City Council documents)
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Peoria Co. Auditor, but suit could be amended
PEORIA, Ill. - A lawsuit questioning the validity of the referendum on last November's election ballot that led to what was supposed to be the closure of the Peoria County Auditor's office has been to...
Mar 15, 2023 (Peoria County)
