Category Archives: Top Stories
Future of 'The Scotty' and 'The Betty Jayne' cast into doubt by owner
UPDATED 4:11 p.m. PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The driving force behind the creation of the Scottish Rite Theatre says that may not be one of his main focuses for much longer. According to a press release f...
Jan 04, 2023 Scottish Rite Theatre (KDB Group)
U.S. House rejects Kevin McCarthy a sixth time despite Trump unity plea
UPDATED 2:39 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives, mired in a chaotic leadership battle, rejected Republican Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber three more times on Wednes...
Jan 04, 2023 U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) watches and listens as a fourth round of voting for a new Speaker of the House fails to elect him Speaker on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
You can text 911 in Tazewell County
PEKIN, Ill. - People in Tazewell County can now send a text message to 911 in the event of an emergency. The Tazewell County Emergency Telephone System Board says the capability took effect with the n...
Jan 04, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Peoria home destroyed by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home will be demolished, deemed a total loss after a fire early Wednesday. Peoria firefighters were called the area of W. Marquette and W. Antoinette Streets around 6 a.m. on ...
Jan 04, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
FDA allows abortion pills to be sold at retail pharmacies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency said on Tuesday, even as more...
Jan 04, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A pack of Mifeprex pills, used to terminate early pregnancies, is displayed in this picture illustration taken May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/Illustration
Southwest Airlines is sued for not providing refunds after meltdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines has been sued by a passenger who said it failed to provide refunds to passengers left stranded when an operational meltdown led the carrier to cancel more than 1...
Jan 04, 2023 The departures board is overwhelmed with delayed and cancelled flights after U.S. airlines, led by Southwest, canceled thousands of flights due to a massive winter storm which swept over much of the country before and during the Christmas holiday weekend, at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S., December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
Peoria Police welcome new minority recruits
PEORIA, Ill. -- In a white, male-dominated field, Peoria Police are working to attract more female officers. It's an effort to bring diversity to the department and make sure the community is better r...
Jan 04, 2023
U.S. House Republicans face showdown over McCarthy's speaker bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Kevin McCarthy's bruising quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives will enter a second day on Wednesday, with the party's new majority fractured b...
Jan 04, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters as he arrives on the first day of the new Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Longtime Fon du Lac Park District Police Chief retires
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A man you might consider to be a legend in local law enforcement has officially called it a career. Chief Mike Johnson signed off for the final time Monday as Chief of the Fon Du L...
Jan 03, 2023 (25 News)
Doctoral student accused in Idaho college slayings agrees to extradition
(Reuters) -The doctoral student accused in the November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will be transferred to Idaho to face murder charges there, after he agreed at a Tuesday cou...
Jan 03, 2023 Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 3, 2023. Matt Rourke/Pool via REUTERS
