Category Archives: Top Stories
Wife of Rivermen player reacts to team's situation with Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - The wife of a longtime Peoria Rivermen player is just as concerned about what happens to the team next season as anyone. The Rivermen and the Peoria Civic Center are said to be talking ...
Feb 02, 2023 (Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
McCarthy says he will meet Biden again on U.S. debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday that he and President Joe Biden have agreed to meet again for talks on raising the U.S. governme...
Feb 02, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters following his meeting with President Joe Biden about the looming debt ceiling issue at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from high-profile U.S. House committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday ousted Democrat Ilhan Omar from a high-profile committee over remarks widely condemned as antisemitic, two years after Demo...
Feb 02, 2023 U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) walks to her office after being ousted by the Republican-lead House of Representatives to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
UPDATE: Teacher facing pornography-related charge
UPDATED 2:18 P.M. TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A teacher in Marshall County has reportedly been jailed in Tazewell County on charges connected to distributing pornography to minors. Tazewell County court r...
Feb 02, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Jail via 25 News)
Peoria Fire Department names new Assistant Fire Chief
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department is promoting from within for a new assistant fire chief. Tony Cummings has been with the department since May 22, 2000. Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger says he wi...
Feb 02, 2023 (Peoria Fire Dept.)
UPDATE: Fire damages West Bluff home
UPDATED 4:19 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - A house fire did serious damage to a home late Thursday morning in the West Bluff area. Peoria firefighters say it appears a cigarette butt may have started the blaze ...
Feb 02, 2023 (25 News)
Peoria-based legislators added to state budget teams
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Republicans have picked a freshman lawmaker from Edwards to help shape the Illinois budget in their vision. 93rd District Representative Travis Weaver (R-Edwards) has been named to...
Feb 02, 2023 (Travis Weaver via Facebook)
Amazon facility opens in North Pekin next Thursday
NORTH PEKIN, Ill. -- One of the nation's largest online retailers - Amazon - is set to open a new fulfillment center in North Pekin on Feb. 9, creating more than 200 jobs. The Amazon facility, located...
Feb 02, 2023 (Amazon)
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs surge in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week as the labor market remained resilient despite higher borrowing costs and mountin...
Feb 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Punxsutawney Phil predicts longer winter
Punxsutawney, PA (FOX News) -- Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Thursday morning, calling for six more weeks of winter. Legend says if the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of wi...
Feb 02, 2023 Anthony Quintano / CC
