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Peoria Public Works focused on clearing residential streets Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - With the first snowstorm of the year complete, Peoria Public Works says snow clearing operations are going well. In its Sunday morning update, Public Works says the city's main arterial...
Nov 30, 2025 Peoria snowplow on the streets following the first real snow storm of 2024. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
Ukrainian delegation heads to US for peace talks after lead negotiator's exit
KYIV, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that a delegation headed by security council secretary Rustem Umerov was on its way to the United States to continue t...
Nov 29, 2025 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll attend a meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 20, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting
HONG KONG, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a massive fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to rise with 150 still missing d...
Nov 29, 2025 A man places flowers at a makeshift memorial near Wang Fuk Court housing estate to pay tribute to victims of the deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, China November 29, 2025. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Death of man found in burnt Peoria garage now investigated as homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - The death of a man in a burnt garage in Peoria's North Valley neighborhood is now being investigated as a homicide. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood on Friday identified the victim a...
Nov 28, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria holiday tradition continues with Santa Claus Parade in the streets of downtown
PEORIA, Ill. - A tradition that's more than a century old in Peoria began the Christmas holiday season Friday morning. The 138th edition of the Santa Claus Parade weaved through the streets of downtow...
Nov 28, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Up to a foot of snow possible for winter storm on Saturday in Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - The first major snowstorm of the season is expected to arrive this weekend. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the Peoria region, starting at midnight on Saturday and lasting un...
Nov 28, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Local couple shares story of Peoria Riverfront Museum's 75-foot Christmas tree
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum's 75-foot-tall Christmas tree has an interesting backstory. The tree came from Peoria residents Dan and Kathy Becker's backyard. It's the tallest tre...
Nov 28, 2025
Peoria, state nix snow plowing agreement
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The City of Peoria and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) did not renew a 10-year intergovernmental agreement on plowing the roads. But, they both said th...
Nov 28, 2025 Peoria snowplow on the streets following the first real snow storm of 2024. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
National Guard member dies as ambush in US capital becomes political flashpoint
PALM BEACH, Florida/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A National Guard member died on Thursday after being shot near the White House in an ambush that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national, an ...
Nov 28, 2025 U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and other authorities about the shooting of two National Guard members on November 26, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard. Displayed on the right pictures of two National Guard members who were shot, along with a picture of the Afghan suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal
US Thanksgiving online sales expected to rise 6%, Salesforce data shows
(Reuters) -Online sales in the U.S. on the Thanksgiving holiday are expected to rise 6% compared with last year to reach $8.6 billion, data from Salesforce showed on Thursday, suggesting shoppers were...
Nov 28, 2025 Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar
