Category Archives: Top Stories
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)
DeSantis makes Iowa debut as Trump waits in wings
DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made his first trip to the early nominating state of Iowa on Friday as he tests the waters for a presidential bid, coming to the state only day...
Mar 11, 2023 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis makes his first trip to the early voting state of Iowa for a book tour stop at the Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Canton man jailed on weapons, drug charges
CANTON, Ill. - Police in Canton say they caught a man showing off a gun at a local convenience store. Police say Calder Walker, 38, was arrested Thursday afternoon at a Casey's location in the Fulton ...
Mar 11, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
California copes with heavy rain, flooding in latest 'atmospheric river' storm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Emergency officials in several California counties spent Friday patrolling levies and swollen rivers as an "atmospheric river" storm drenched the already-sodden state with torre...
Mar 11, 2023 A truck drives through a flooded road after an atmospheric river storm system in Hayward, California, U.S. March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
First court appearance for woman accused of killing man
PEORIA, Ill. - Bond has been set at $500,000 for the woman police say stabbed and killed a man who turned out to be her boyfriend. Heaven Kruzan, 22, made her first appearance in court Friday afternoo...
Mar 10, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man gets minimum in prison for meth delivery
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is going to prison for the better part of a decade after he was caught distributing methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Keyshawn Banks, 24, was sentenced Thurs...
Mar 10, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Bill would give 'child influencers' a share of parents' vlogging revenue
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Parents who make money posting videos of their children on social media channels may soon be legally required to share that revenue with their kids. The Ill...
Mar 10, 2023 Democratic state Sens. Dave Koehler, center, and Linda Holmes discuss a bill they are pushing to make sure children who appear in their parents’ revenue-generating videos receive a share of the those revenues. It is an idea brought to them by a high school student from Normal, Shreya Nallamothu, left. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Amid trade dispute, Biden and EU's von der Leyen eye EV deal, talks on subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amid trade frictions, President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held talks on Friday that may lead to negotiations on critical minerals used for ...
Mar 10, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
US FDA approves Pfizer's nasal spray for migraine
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer Inc's nasal spray for migraine, giving patients access to a potentially fast-acting pain-relief option for headaches. The dru...
Mar 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pfizer logo is seen in this illustration taken, May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/
