Category Archives: Top Stories
George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, U2 receive Kennedy Center Honors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Actor George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight, composer Tania Len and rock group U2 were celebrated on Sunday for their contributions to the arts at a W...
Dec 05, 2022 Kennedy Center honorees U2 band member Bono greets Cuban-born American composer, conductor and educator Tania Leon during a reception for Kennedy Center honorees ahead of the official gala at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Peoria crews respond to business fire Sunday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called Sunday afternoon to the area of NE Adams and Voris Streets on reports of a roof on fire. Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Hascall said crews found heavy smo...
Dec 05, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
No injuries, but fire destroys one home in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- There are no injuries reported, but a Peoria home had to be demolished following a fire early Saturday. According to a release from Peoria Fire officials, it happened shortly after 10 ...
Dec 04, 2022 Midwest Communications
Chinese astronauts return to earth after 'successful' six-month mission
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese astronauts landed back on earth on Sunday on board the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, state broadcaster CCTV reported, bringing to an end a six-month...
Dec 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Rocket launch at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China October 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Depay on target as Netherlands beat U.S. 3-1 to reach quarter-finals
DOHA (Reuters) - The Netherlands became the first country into the World Cup quarter-finals as they beat the United States 3-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday. A 10th-minute effort by...
Dec 03, 2022 Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Round of 16 - Netherlands v United States - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 3, 2022 Netherlands' Jurrien Timber and Memphis Depay celebrate their third goal scored by Denzel Dumfries REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Suspected bedbug infestation at Rivian Normal plant
NORMAL, Ill. -- Measures are reportedly being taken to mitigate an infestation of bedbugs inside the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal, Illinois. The insects were spotted on several forklifts in...
Dec 03, 2022 (25 News)
IL lawmaker introduces assault weapons ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A proposal to ban assault weapons in Illinois is likely to come up during the next regular legislative session in January. The bill is dubbed the "Protect Illinois Communities Act....
Dec 03, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Contempt citations against DCFS director reversed by appellate court
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - An appellate court on Wednesday reversed several contempt of court citations that were filed in recent months against Department of Children and Family Serv...
Dec 03, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois Department of Children and Family Services)
Kherson officials ease river crossings from Russian-held territory
KYIV (Reuters) - Officials in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson announced on Saturday they would help citizens evacuate from parts of Russian-occupied territory on the east bank of the Dnipro R...
Dec 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The governor of Kherson region, Yaroslav Yanushevych, speaks to a soldier in Kherson?s Freedom Square, in Kherson, Ukraine, November 16, 2022. Ed Ram/pool via REUTERS
Cases of COVID, Flu up in Illinois -State
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The public was warned about this. The Illinois Department of Public Health says as the holiday season is now in full swing, new cases of COVID-19 are starting to go up again, with ...
Dec 03, 2022 (Centers for Disease Control)
