Category Archives: Top Stories
Potential change to be discussed by Pekin City Council
PEKIN, Ill. -- Agenda items for Pekin City Council show plans to terminate City Manager Mark Rothert and appoint an interim in his place. Council Member Becky Cloyd confirmed the plans to 25 News on S...
Oct 24, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Jury selection set to begin Trump company's criminal tax trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is due to start on Monday in the tax fraud trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump's real estate company, with prosecutors in Manhattan accusing the business of...
Oct 24, 2022 Former U.S. president Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Robstown, Texas, U.S., October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
Biden wants voters to judge his energy level, not age
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden sought to reassure Democratic voters who have doubts about whether the 79-year-old should run for re-election, while also saying in an interview that he coul...
Oct 24, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about student debt relief at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, U.S., October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Local marching bands win top honors
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two local high school bands were top winners over the weekend. The Morton High School Marching Band was crowned Grand Champion at the Illinois State Marching Band competition on Saturd...
Oct 24, 2022 (Courtesy of Ken Zurski)
Russian strikes cause blackouts in much of Ukraine, more flee Kherson
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian missiles pounded Ukrainian energy and other facilities on Saturday, causing blackouts in various regions, Kyiv said, while Russian occupation authorities in the southern city ...
Oct 23, 2022 Children evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson wait in a bus heading to Crimea, in the town of Oleshky, Kherson region, Russian-controlled Ukraine October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
The power of one: Xi solidifies grip at party congress
BEIJING (Reuters) - China wrapped up its twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle on Sunday, with Xi Jinping securing a third term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party and packing the new Pol...
Oct 23, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping waves after his speech as the new Politburo Standing Committee members meet the media following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Peoria County flag contest winner revealed
PEORIA, Ill. - Sure, Peoria County has FLOWN a flag. But it wasn't an OFFICIAL county flag. "I know we have something that flies over the courthouse," said Andrew Rand, Peoria County Board Chairman (D...
Oct 22, 2022 (Peoria County Government via Facebook)
A second chance Saturday night for 'Second Chance'
PEORIA, Ill. - Peorians of a certain age can, perhaps, relive some of their teen years with a series of performances Saturday night at an event venue that was once a popular hangout. "Another Second C...
Oct 22, 2022 (25 News)
Peoria has 21st homicide when man shot and killed Saturday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a man is dead after he was shot outside a South Peoria home -- marking the city's 21st homicide this year. Peoria Police say they were called to a home on West Seibold...
Oct 22, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Boris Johnson arrives back in Britain to attempt rapid political comeback
LONDON (Reuters) -Boris Johnson arrived back in Britain on Saturday as he considers an audacious attempt to win a second term as prime minister only weeks after he was forced to step down, with some c...
Oct 22, 2022 Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures, at Gatwick Airport, near London, Britain October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
