Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump looks to play catch-up to DeSantis on education in 2024 race
DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has shown that waging cultural warfare over education can pay off with voters, and now Donald Trump is looking to get in on the action. The fo...
Mar 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speak at midterm election rallies, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. November 7, 2022 and Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2022 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse, Marco Bello
Offbeat multiverse movie 'Everything Everywhere' dominates the Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the coveted best picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday as Hollywood embraced an off-kilter story about a Chinese-American family...
Mar 12, 2023 Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang win the Oscar for Best Picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Bradley invited to NIT; to play Wisconsin in Round 1
PEORIA, Ill. - The Bradley University men's basketball team will have a formidable foe when they start the big part of their playoff run. As expected, the Braves got invited to the National Invitation...
Mar 12, 2023 (Bradley University)
UAW approves new six-year contract with Caterpillar
PEORIA, Ill. - A 27 percent pay increase. That's one of the things Caterpillar says the United Auto Workers agreed to in a new six-year contract effective Monday, after ratification votes this weekend...
Mar 12, 2023 (Caterpillar)
Peoria Police arrest wanted subject
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man wanted by police was found and arrested Friday evening. Peoria Police says officers observed 25-year-old Andrew Johnson leave a residence and drive away in a vehicle. Johns...
Mar 12, 2023
General Assembly discussing gas stove warning labels
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A new warning label could soon be placed on gas stoves sold in Illinois. A bill going through the General Assembly would require the label to warn consumers about potential respira...
Mar 12, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
Iran says deal reached with US for prisoner swap
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, adding that he hoped the exchange...
Mar 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Silicon Valley Bank's fall widens systemic cracks as cheap money vanishes
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Cracks are appearing in the global financial system as the decade-long era of cheap money ends, with some investors worrying the shock collapse of Silicon Valley Bank signals world...
Mar 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A view of the Park Avenue location of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), in New York City, U.S., March 10, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Vehicle burglaries reported in Woodford County
MINONK, Ill. - Not many details are known, but the Woodford County Sheriffs Department says a particular type of crime that's been happening a lot in the Peoria area is happening there, too. Officials...
Mar 11, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Illinois COVID cases 'stable,' according to officials
CHICAGO, Ill. - Some changes once again this week in the number of COVID-19 cases statewide, and in how the virus is being spread. The Illinois Department of Public Health says while the number of cou...
Mar 11, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
