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Coroner identifies victim in fatal crash near Morton
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Authorities in Tazewell County have released the name of the victim in Saturday morning's fatal accident on Interstate 74. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says prelimina...
Jan 30, 2023 Midwest Communications
Very slight decline in Peoria-area gas prices
PEORIA, Ill. - After a couple weeks of increases, two agencies that monitor gas prices across the country say the Peoria area saw an ever-so-slight decline. AAA has the current Peoria-Pekin metro area...
Jan 30, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull passes away
CHICAGO, Ill. - One of the greatest to don a Chicago Blackhawks sweater has passed away. The NHL Alumni Association Monday announced the passing of Bobby Hull. He was 84. Hull played for 15 years with...
Jan 30, 2023 Thank You (23 Millions+) views / CC
TikTok CEO to testify before U.S. Congress over security concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. Chew will tes...
Jan 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Odds 'very high' of U.S. military conflict with China, top Republican says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top Republican in the U.S. Congress said on Sunday the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan "are very high" after a U.S. general caused consternation with a memo that warned...
Jan 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Amphibious armoured vehicles under Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command take part in an assault wave formation training exercise in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China August 14, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
U.S. FAA adopts new safeguards after computer outage halted flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told lawmakers it had made a series of changes to prevent a repeat of a computer system outage that on Jan. 11 disrupted more than 11,0...
Jan 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Status of the flights are displayed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures due to a system outage, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
Memphis police suspend officer after firing five in Tyre Nichols case
UPDATED 1:51 P.M. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) -Days after five Memphis police officers were fired and charged with murder in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a sixth officer was suspended pending an in...
Jan 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Memphis Police Department officer Preston Hemphill poses at a graduation ceremony for the 97th Crisis Intervention Class in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. July 21, 2022. Memphis Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria Police arrest two juveniles on burglary charge
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police says they're investigating a case where several male juveniles were allegedly breaking into a vehicle next to Bradley University. Authorities say officers were dispatched ...
Jan 30, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPD: Illegal firearm found in Peoria traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. -- A traffic stop in Peoria early Sunday morning led to an arrest for unlawful possession of a weapon. Peoria Police said officers made the stop on S. Western Avenue around 2:40 a.m., fin...
Jan 30, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
House Speaker McCarthy, Biden to discuss debt limit and spending on Wednesday
WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet at the White House on Wednesday for talks in the standoff over the federal debt...
Jan 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sits inside the House Chamber prior to another expected round of voting for a new Speaker on the third day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
