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California rainstorm death toll reaches 20, Biden plans visit
(Reuters) - The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded on Monday, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads and levees as the White House announc...
Jan 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Russian River, swollen with floodwater following a chain of winter storms, flows past the town of Guerneville, California, U.S. January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo
Former Attorney General Holder speaks at Peoria MLK lunch
PEORIA, Ill. - Former Obama Administration Attorney General Eric Holder says he had no idea when Martin Luther King, Junior died, how much his legacy would end up being important to him. Holder tells ...
Jan 16, 2023 (Courtesy Yvonne Greer)
State auto dealers group to appeal ruling on direct sales from manufactures
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A group representing Illinois car dealers is appealing a recent ruling in Cook County that would allow electric vehicle manufacturers Rivian and Lucid to become licensed dealers an...
Jan 16, 2023 (Rivian)
Juveniles arrested after North Valley 'strong-armed robbery'
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles are in custody after what Peoria Police say was a "strong-armed robbery" in the North Valley area. Police say it happened around 9:30 Sunday night near Jefferson and Cornh...
Jan 16, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Victim in fatal three-vehicle crash identified
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the victim of Sunday's three-vehicle accident on the edge of Peoria, following what many speculate to be a police chase that started in Edwards....
Jan 16, 2023 Midwest Communications
UPDATED: Report predicts billions in motor fuel tax revenue losses if state meets EV goals
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Despite Illinois' efforts to smoothly integrate electric vehicles into the state's economy, a new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute is warn...
Jan 16, 2023 Estimated Impact of Electric Vehicle Goal on Transportation Revenue (Graphic by Nika Schoonover via Flourish.studio)
Six people dead in California home shooting, including six-month old baby
(Reuters) - Six people, including a 17-year-old mother and a six-month old baby, were killed in a shooting at a home in Goshen, California, on Monday, authorities said, describing the attack as target...
Jan 16, 2023 Midwest Communications
At MLK event, Biden courts Black vote and bashes Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden marked the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday by adopting a fighting stance against proposals floated by Republicans who control the House, dismis...
Jan 16, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the National Action Network's (NAN) annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day breakfast in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Local gas prices pushing upward again
PEORIA, Ill. -- Average gas prices in Peoria have risen a little over 10 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.46 on Monday, according to GasBuddy.com's survey of 148 gas stations in Peoria. P...
Jan 16, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
White House says there are no visitor logs for Biden's Delaware home
UPDATED 11:49 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No visitor logs exist for President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, where classified documents from his vice presidential days were found, as it is ...
Jan 16, 2023 Secret Service personnel park vehicles in the driveway leading to U.S. President Joe Biden's house after classified documents were reported found there by the White House in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
