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One dead, two officers injured, following officer-involved shooting in Decatur
DECATUR, Ill. - One person is dead, and two police officers are injured in Decatur following a police-involved shooting early Wednesday morning. Decatur Police say it happened just before 12:30 a.m. o...
Oct 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
ISU Redbird Arena to become 'CEFCU Arena'
NORMAL, Ill. - A Peoria-based financial institution wants to make a big donation to its neighbors to the south and east. Agenda documents for Friday's meeting of the Illinois State University Board of...
Oct 12, 2022 (Illinois State University)
Fire Marshal encourages families to make a plan during Fire Prevention Week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- In observation of Fire Prevention Week, Illinois' State Fire Marshal is urging families to plot out their own escape route. Fire Marshal Spokesperson J-C Fultz says your escape pl...
Oct 12, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden vows consequences for Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden pledged on Tuesday "there will be consequences" for U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced last week that it would cut its oil production targ...
Oct 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Joe Biden meet at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS
U.S. FDA authorizes updated COVID booster shots for children as young as 5
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Omicron-tailored COVID-19 booster shots from Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc for children, a move that will boost the government's f...
Oct 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Syringes are pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
U.S. producer prices increase more than expected in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in September amid strong gains in the costs of services and goods, suggesting inflation could remain uncomfortably high for a w...
Oct 12, 2022 People shop in a grocery store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
If there is a recession, it will be "very slight," Biden says
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview released on Tuesday that he did not think there would be a recession, but that if it happened it would only be "very slight." "I don't think t...
Oct 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks following a tour of IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S., October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
NATO allies, partners aim to boost Kyiv's air defense after Russian air raids
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -More than 50 countries will gather on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss bolstering Ukraine's air defense, two days after Russian missiles rained d...
Oct 12, 2022 Albanian Defence Minister Niko Peleshi walks at the NATO headquarters ahead of a NATO defence ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Peoria City Council discusses pot policy
PEORIA, Ill. - City of Peoria administrators have a lot of feedback to go through when it comes to how and to what extent recreational cannabis dispensaries can locate in the city. The area currently ...
Oct 11, 2022 Scott McLeod / CC
Woman arrested after dead body found in storage locker
MAQUON, Ill. - Authorities in Knox County say they've arrested a woman for charges both related to, and not related to, a decomposing body found in a storage locker Friday evening. Sheriffs detectives...
Oct 11, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
