Category Archives: Top Stories
Man arrested after stolen Peoria-area vehicles found in Fulton County
CANTON, Ill. - A Pekin man was arrested in Fulton County over the weekend on drug and stolen vehicle charges. Canton Police say Justin Norman, 41, was taken to jail after a report of a suspicious vehi...
Jan 09, 2023 (File-25 News)
Supreme Court seeks U.S. government view on charter school's skirt requirement
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration to weigh in on whether the justices should decide whether a publicly funded charter school in North Carolina may ...
Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The sun sets on the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
U.S. says traffic deaths fell slightly in first nine months of 2022
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 0.2% in the first nine months of 2022, reversing a sharp rise in the two prior pandemic years when speeding and other unsafe behavior increased, regulato...
Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Traffic is pictured at twilight along 42nd St. in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
NFL-Bills safety Hamlin released from hospital, returns to Buffalo
UPDATED 3:09 P.M. (Reuters) -Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from a Cincinnati hospital one week after suffering a cardiac arrest during an NFL game and has returned to Buffalo, Ne...
Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 3, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; A scoreboard message in support of injured Buffalo Bills and former Pittsburgh Panthers defensive back Damar Hamlin is shown during the first half between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Virginia Cavaliers basketball teams at the Petersen Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Pritzker inaugurated for second term as Governor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Anyone who didn't vote for Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for a second term and made their feelings known with a lawn sign? Pritzker, tongue-in-cheek, says he saw you. "During the c...
Jan 09, 2023 (State of Illinois)
U.S. watchdog accuses Rep. George Santos of breaking campaign finance laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal watchdog on Monday accused newly elected Republican U.S. Representative George Santos of breaking campaign finance laws by concealing funding sources and using donor m...
Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY), embroiled in a scandal over his resume and claims made on the campaign trail, sits alone in the House Chamber surrounded only by the children of other representatives, on the first day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Peoria gas prices increase in last week
PEORIA, Ill. - Weeks of gas price declines in the state are officially over. A week after the price of gas in Illinois was virtually unchanged, both GasBuddy.com and AAA say the average price of a gal...
Jan 09, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Three men arrested early Sunday morning on attempted burglary charge
PEORIA, Ill. - Three men were arrested by Peoria Police early Sunday morning, one of which was booked for the second straight day. Peoria Police said they responded to a call on E. Armstrong on the OS...
Jan 09, 2023 Breonn Cox-Green, Kendall Fields, Kristopher Alexander (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Georgia grand jury probing Trump ends work, unclear if charges coming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Georgia special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully sought to interfere in the state's 2020 U.S. presidential election re...
Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump departs Trump Tower two days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York City, New york, U.S., August 10, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
ZZ Top to visit Peoria in April
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center announced on Monday that legendary rock band ZZ Top will be playing in Peoria. The band will visit on April 10th as part of their "Raw Whisky Tour." Tickets will...
Jan 09, 2023 (Peoria Civic Center)
