Category Archives: Top Stories
Actor Robert Blake, star of 'Baretta' and 'In Cold Blood,' dead at age 89
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Robert Blake, a child actor from the Depression-era "Our Gang" comedies who won adult stardom playing an undercover cop on the 1970s television series "Baretta" before fame was ...
Mar 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Actor Robert Blake speaks to reporters as he walks to Burbank Courthouse in Burbank, California, U.S. August 29, 2005. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello
Spain, other GOP lawmakers want further state ethics reforms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A local lawmaker says there's been a lot of work done by his party on ethics legislation in recent years given recent state political scandals, thanks in part to a now-resigning U....
Mar 09, 2023 (Illinois General Assembly)
Area Congressman claims FBI illegally monitored him
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Peoria-area Congressman is claiming the FBI illegally monitored him. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) made the claim during a House Intelligence Committee meeting on Thursday. His claim is...
Mar 09, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Juvenile arrested for 'machine gun' possession-Police
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers are in trouble with the law after Peoria Police say one of them had a machine gun in his possession. Police say a vehicle they had been looking for in regard to another in...
Mar 09, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Process to build Illinois' next budget underway
PEORIA, Ill. - The work is underway at the state capitol to craft the fiscal year 2024 budget. Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria) is the lead budget negotiator for her party as both sides of the aisle work...
Mar 09, 2023 (Illinois General Assembly)
Garage fire 'unintentional'-Peoria Fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A garage at a Central Peoria home suffered accidental damage from a fire late Thursday morning. Peoria firefighters were called to the home near Birchwood and North just after 11:30 a.m...
Mar 09, 2023 (25 News)
Congressmen oppose so-called 'national sales tax'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three Freshmen members of Congress, including one locally, say they're concerned about one of the things that reportedly became part of the deal resulting in Kevin McCarthy becoming...
Mar 09, 2023 (Courtesy Rep. Eric Sorensen)
Congress must strengthen safety regulations after derailment -- senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the committee that will question Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw Thursday said Congress must pass reforms to strengthen rail safety regulations after a Fe...
Mar 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A burnt container is seen at the site where toxic chemicals were spilled following a train derailment, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed
Biden's $6.8 trillion budget challenges Republicans, raises taxes on rich
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled plans for government spending and higher taxes on the wealthy, choosing the swing state of Pennsylvania to reveal his playbook for...
Mar 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he attends a Democratic National Committee rally at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, U.S., August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE: Top US Senate Republican McConnell treated for concussion after fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, one of the most powerful figures in Washington, is being treated for a concussion and will remain in the hospital for several days after...
Mar 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the weekly Senate Republican caucus luncheon with Republican leadership Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and John Thune (R-SD), at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
