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Juveniles arrested for attempted vehicle theft
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just after 12 p.m. Saturday to the area of W. Wilcox and N. Hanssler Place regarding an attempted vehicle theft. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth...
Oct 17, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Russian drones attack central Kyiv, heavy fighting in east Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked the centre of Kyiv during morning rush hour with drones on Monday and shelled other cities around the country, the second time in a week it has unleashed strikes across...
Oct 17, 2022 Smoke rises after a Russian drones strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Peoria native Warfield's new foundation holds fundraising show in Peoria Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - A musician with Peoria roots and who had big sucess working for years with Prince is starting a foundation to help more youth and adults alike get interested and involved in the arts. L...
Oct 16, 2022 (From www.lenablu.org)
Six arrested following West Peoria anti-violence detail
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - It might sound similar, but this time, police are working to crack down on crime in West Peoria. The Peoria County Sheriffs Department says they worked with the mayor and city offi...
Oct 16, 2022 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department via Facebook)
Police arrest suspect in California serial killings
(Reuters) - Police in Stockton, California said on Saturday they have arrested a man suspected of killing six people in a string of murders that have rocked the area in Northern California. Thanks to ...
Oct 16, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Biden calls testimony, video from Jan. 6 committee hearing 'devastating'
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden described as "devastating" testimony and video from a Jan. 6 committee hearing two days ago, featuring congressional leaders in tense phone calls w...
Oct 16, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi are seen on the screen making calls from a secure location on January 6, 2021, in a video shown by the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol during the committee's public hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2022. Jabin Botsford/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Gunmen kill 11 at Russian army base in new blow to Moscow's Ukraine campaign
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia has opened a criminal investigation after gunmen shot dead 11 people at a military training ground near the Ukrainian border, authorities said on Sunday, as fighting raged in ea...
Oct 16, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Russian newly-mobilised reservists train at a shooting range in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Arson appears to be the cause of a fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home went up in flames just after 1 a.m. Saturday in the area of N. Bestor Street and W. Armstrong Avenue. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall said flames could be seen c...
Oct 15, 2022 liz west / CC
Overnight crash in Peoria County leaves one dead
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Illinois State Police is investigating a fatal crash early Saturday morning in Peoria County. It happened just after 2 a.m. on westbound Highway 24 at Strube Road. ISP says for ...
Oct 15, 2022 (Copperas Creek Fire Protection District --Facebook)
Department on Aging reminds seniors Medicare Open Enrollment is underway
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Medicare Open Enrollment begins Saturday, October 15, and the Illinois Department On Aging is ready to help you navigate the process. Senior Health Insurance Program or "SHIP" Dir...
Oct 15, 2022 NEC Corporation of America / CC
