Category Archives: Top Stories
Lavrov says Russia open to talks with West, awaiting serious proposal
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was open to talks with the West on the Ukraine war but had yet to receive any serious proposal to negotiate. In an ...
Oct 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a session of the Russian State Duma, the lower house of parliament, to approve laws on annexing Ukraine's Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions into Russia, in Moscow, Russia October 3, 2022. Russian State Duma/Handout via REUTERS
FBI agent who probed Oath Keepers' role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot to testify in trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An FBI agent will testify on Tuesday in the trial of the founder of the anti-government Oath Keepers group and four others accused of plotting to use force on Jan. 6, 2021, to s...
Oct 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes uses a radio as he departs with volunteers from a rally held by U.S. President Donald Trump in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo/File Photo
Teen injured in shooting, then involved in crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say a 17-year old girl was shot in the arm Monday night, then involved in a crash that happened when her mother was driving her to a hospital. Peoria Public Information O...
Oct 11, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Los Angeles council president steps down after audio leak of racist comments
(Reuters) - A Los Angeles city councilwoman resigned as president of the council on Monday after the release of an audio recording in which she makes racist and other disparaging comments, including o...
Oct 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Nury Martinez speaks prior to a City Council vote to increase minimum wage at City Hall in Los Angeles, California September 24, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Biden vows air defense systems for Ukraine after missile attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States will provide Ukraine with advanced air systems after a devastating miss...
Oct 10, 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
Eric Holder to be keynote speaker at Peoria MLK Luncheon
PEORIA, Ill. - The man described as the third longest-serving Attorney General in U.S. history will be the keynote speaker at a big annual Peoria event. The group Public Employees for Community Concer...
Oct 10, 2022 Ryan J. Reilly / CC
Rivian shares skid after EV maker recalls nearly all vehicles
UPDATED 4:54 P.M. (Reuters) - Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc closed 7.3% lower on Monday after the electric-vehicle maker recalled nearly all its vehicles, heightening investor concerns that the comp...
Oct 10, 2022 The logo of startup Rivian Automotive's is seen at the electric vehicle factory in Normal, Illinois, U.S. April 11, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Investigation after dead body found in storage unit
MAQUON, Ill. - Law enforcement in Knox County say no arrests have been made yet after a decomposing body was found inside a storage locker Friday night. The Knox County Sheriffs Department was called ...
Oct 10, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Four juveniles, one adult arrested following late night shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say five people were arrested -- four of them juveniles -- after a shooting Sunday night involving an allegedly stolen car. Police say they tried to pull a vehicle over at...
Oct 10, 2022 (1470 & 100/3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man wanted for late night Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they want your help looking for a man who allegedly shot and injured another man late Sunday night. Peoria Police say it started around 10:20 p.m. with a ShotSpotter a...
Oct 10, 2022 (1470 & 100/3 WMBD/Peoria Police 2018)
