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PPD investigating armed robbery at a Peoria Auto Zone
PEORIA, Ill. -- Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Peoria AutoZone store on Saturday night. A witness told Peoria Police a man came into the store near the corner of S. Western Avenue and ...
Jan 30, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Trump kicks off campaign with low-key events in New Hampshire, South Carolina
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail on Saturday for the first time since announcing his bid to reclaim the White House in 2024, visiting two e...
Jan 29, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop unveiling his leadership team, while standing next to U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
NFL-'Blown away': Hamlin thanks medical team, fans for support
(Reuters) - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin posted a video thanking fans and his medical team nearly four weeks after he collapsed during a game and his heartbeat was restored in a frightening scene...
Jan 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Nov 20, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin warms up before a game against the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field. / Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Memphis disbands police unit after fatal beating as protesters take to streets
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) -The specialized police unit that included the five Memphis officers charged with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was disbanded on Saturday as more protests took place in U....
Jan 29, 2023 People protest next to a police car after the release of the body cam footage showing police officers beating Tyre Nichols, the young Black man who died three days after he was pulled over while driving during a traffic stop by Memphis police officers, in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Another bomb threat at Pere Marquette
PEORIA, Ill. - The second bomb threat in as many weeks has been phoned in to the Pere Marquette hotel in downtown Peoria. Peoria Police Saturday afternoon released details of the incident first report...
Jan 28, 2023 (25 News)
Peoria woman dead in crash near Morton
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - The Tazewell County Coroner's office says a woman died after her car crashed on Interstate 74 Saturday morning. Coroner Charles Hanley says an autopsy will be conducted on the ...
Jan 28, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Footage from attack on Paul Pelosi released by authorities
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -San Francisco authorities released video footage on Friday of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, being struck by an intruder's hammer as police rus...
Jan 28, 2023 A screenshot from a police body camera video shows David DePape holding onto Paul Pelosi, the husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the couple’s house on October 28, 2022, in San Francisco District Attorney/Handout via REUTERS
Carvana admits wrongdoing in settlement with Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - New Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says online car retailer Carvana admitted wrongdoing in reaching a settlement with the state. Back last May, after a year-long inv...
Jan 28, 2023 (Carvana)
'Omnibus' health care bill passed amid criticisms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A law recently signed by Gov. JB Pritzker will extend the deadline for the state to transfer criminal defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial ...
Jan 28, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Twitter says users will be able to appeal account suspension
(Reuters) - Twitter users will be able to appeal account suspensions and be evaluated under the social media platform's new criteria for reinstatement, starting Feb. 1, the company said on Friday. Und...
Jan 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo for Twitter is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo
