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Decorated U.S. Army veteran one of two men who took down Colorado shooter
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) -A decorated Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who had taken his family to support a drag show performer who was one of his daughter's friends said his U.S. Army training ...
Nov 22, 2022 Flowers, stuffed animals, candles and cards are placed at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting at LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Alyson McClaran
Four-car accident injures one
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A big rush-hour accident on the East Peoria side of the Cedar Street bridge resulted in a traffic backup almost all the way to Creve Coeur. East Peoria Police say the crash happene...
Nov 21, 2022 (25 News)
Luft will not run for Pekin mayor
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Mayor Mark Luft is hanging up his political hat. Luft -- who lost his seat in the Illinois House in the June primary, and who lost his City Manager in a recent vote by the council ...
Nov 21, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Colorado Springs identifies victims and heroes in LGBTQ nightclub shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Colorado Springs officials on Monday identified the five shooting victims who died and the two heroes who helped subdue the shooter who opened fire in an LGBTQ nigh...
Nov 21, 2022 An aerial view shows vehicles parked at the scene, after a mass shooting, at the Club Q gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S., November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Drone Base
Chief: New Special Response Team vehicle on the way
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says a new vehicle for the department's Special Response Team is one step closer to being on the streets here. Echevarria says he and other staff wen...
Nov 21, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria man gets federal prison on weapons charge
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is going to prison for a little more than three years after pleading guilty in July to a federal weapons charge. The U.S. Attorney's Office says a judge gave Datreon Linwoo...
Nov 21, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail March 2022)
Update: Saturday's homicide victim likely died within seconds
PEORIA, Ill. - The name of the victim in Peoria's 24th homicide has been revealed. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Elsa Veronica Quintero-Barriga, 50, was pronounced dead not long after the S...
Nov 21, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Soccer-Wales snatch draw with U.S. thanks to late Bale penalty
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) - Wales' all-time top scorer and talisman Gareth Bale scored a late penalty as the Welsh rallied in the second half to secure a 1-1 draw with the United States in an enthral...
Nov 21, 2022 Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group B - United States v Wales - Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - November 21, 2022 Wales' Gareth Bale is fouled by Kellyn Acosta of the U.S. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Peoria fire apparatus being redeployed; chief says it's a good thing
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters at a couple stations will have some different options in terms of equipment with the start of the new year. Chief Shawn Sollberger says two stations will have what a...
Nov 21, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. consumers propel Thanksgiving air travel to highest level in 3 years
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. airlines and airports are preparing for a surge in passengers over the Thanksgiving holiday, with the number of travelers expected to hit the highest level in three y...
Nov 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Travellers wait to process through a security checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before the Thanksgiving holiday in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
