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Teen shot Friday night in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was injured after he was shot Friday evening in Central Peoria. Peoria Police were called to an area near Hanssler Place and Broadway around 6:00 p.m. for a ten round ShotSpo...
Oct 22, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. appeals court temporarily blocks Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden's plan to cancel billions of dollars in college student debt, one day after a judge dismissed a Republican-...
Oct 21, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about administration plans to forgive federal student loan debt during remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
All of Metamora under Boil Order
METAMORA, Ill. - Officials in Metamora say the entire village is under a boil order for at least the next several days. Authorities say that's because of a water main break near Route 89 and Monroe. A...
Oct 21, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Apartment fire kills six people in Wisconsin
(Reuters) - Six people were confirmed dead on Friday in a predawn apartment fire in suburban Milwaukee, and authorities have opened a criminal investigation for any clues that the blaze may have been ...
Oct 21, 2022 Midwest Communications
Teen suspect in Michigan school shooting to plead guilty, prosecutor says
(Reuters) - A Michigan teenager accused of killing four students and injuring seven other people in the deadliest school shooting of 2021 will plead guilty to murder charges in a court appearance on M...
Oct 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO- Ethan Crumbley, 15, who is charged with the fatal shooting of four fellow students and the wounding of seven others, including a teacher at Oxford high school on November 30, 2021, and his defense attorneys Amy Hopp and Paulette Loftin attend a placement hearing at Oakland County circuit court in Pontiac, U.S. February 22, 2022. David Guralnick/Pool via REUTERS
Florida man's voter fraud charges dismissed in blow to DeSantis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the 20 people arrested for voting illegally as part of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' effort to crack down on voter fraud had his charges dismissed on Friday. A Miami state...
Oct 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks after the primary election for the midterms during the "Keep Florida Free Tour" at Pepin’s Hospitality Centre in Tampa, Florida, U.S., August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Fon du Lac Park District Police try to help homeless
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Addressing homelessness, one park at a time. That's essentially what the Fon Du Lac Park District is doing. Especially as the winter gets closer, district police help homeless they...
Oct 21, 2022 (25 News)
Man wanted for Galesburg homicide arrested in Florida, extradited for court appearance
GALESBURG, Ill. - A Galesburg man was arrested in Florida in connection with a shooting death we reported on back in July. Authorities say Asheem Afutu, 33, has been extradited back to Knox County fro...
Oct 21, 2022 (Galesburg Police/Knox County Jail)
Police: One hurt in South Peoria shooting
UPDATED 4:07 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about a shooting Friday afternoon in South Peoria. Police confirming the shooting happened near West Ann Street and South Westmoreland Avenue just ...
Oct 21, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. budget deficit halves to $1.375 trln despite $430 billion in student loan costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday reported that its fiscal 2022 budget deficit plunged by half from a year earlier to $1.375 trillion, due to fading COVID-19 relief spending and rec...
Oct 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An American flag flies outside of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
