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UPDATE: Faulty detector to blame for problem with plane at PIA
UPDATED 5:10 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- A United Airlines plane was forced to return to Peoria's General Wayne A. Downing International Airport Friday morning after reports of smoke coming from inside the a...
Jan 06, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
NFL-Bills' Hamlin progressing 'remarkably,' breathing tube removed -team
(Reuters) - Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin's breathing tube was removed overnight and the 24-year-old safety is progressing "remarkably," the team said on Friday, citing an update from his physicia...
Jan 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 2, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; The Buffalo Bills gather as an ambulance parks on the field while CPR is administered to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) after a play in the first quarter of the NFL Week 17 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills at Paycor Stadium in Downtown Cincinnati. Mandatory Credit: Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports
Center for Prevention of Abuse raises awareness about human trafficking
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois is ranked 10th in the nation in regards to human trafficking numbers. Carol Merna, with the Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria, says they see victims of all ages, but a ...
Jan 06, 2023 EpicTop10.com / CC
Biden to mark anniversary of Jan 6 riots with awards to the day's 'heroes'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday will mark the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol with an award ceremony for "heroes" from law enforcement and politics for their ...
Jan 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S.-Mexico border security and enforcement, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. House speaker fight enters fourth day amid antebellum-era dysfunction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Kevin McCarthy's perilous quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered the fourth day on Friday, with a scale of congressional dysfunction not...
Jan 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The chair of the Speaker of the House sits empty for a third straight day as members of the House gather for 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
UPDATE: House advances assault weapon ban, Senate giving it 'extensive review'
UPDATED 1:37 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois advanced out of the state House on Thursday and now awaits a...
Jan 06, 2023 (State of Illinois)
NFL-League cancels Bills-Bengals game where Hamlin was injured
(Reuters) -The NFL will not resume the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals that was postponed on Monday after Bills' safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field, th...
Jan 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Football fans tape a sign to a fence during a vigil outside the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin lies in critical condition, after suffering a cardiac arrest during the January 2 National Football League (NFL) game against the Cincinnati Bengals, in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger/
Man sentenced to 60 years in prison for death of father
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man convicted last October for the death of his father will spend the better part of 60 years in prison. Peoria County Court records say a judge Thursday sentenced Mark Runyon,...
Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2020)
Not guilty plea entered in Woodford County attempted murder case
EUREKA, Ill. - A woman charged with a Woodford County attempted murder has entered a plea of not guilty. Court records indicate Gabrielle Sturdivant, 21, pleaded not guilty Thursday on one count of At...
Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Woodford County Jail via 25 News)
NFL-'Who won?': Bills' Hamlin awake, communicating, doctors say
(Reuters) -Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has been able to awaken and communicate with his medical team after the safety suffered cardiac arrest on the field during a Monday's night NFL game in Cin...
Jan 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 2, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Buffalo Bills linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (49) and cornerback Cam Lewis (39) and cornerback Siran Neal (33) react to the life threatening injury sustained by safety Damar Hamlin (not pictured) during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
