Category Archives: Top Stories
Ukraine pushes to retake all land from Russia, calls for Western arms
ON ROAD TO BALAKLIIA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday it aimed to liberate all of its territory after driving back Russian forces in the northeast of country in a rapid offensive, but calle...
Sep 13, 2022 A police sapper carries a cassette with anti-personnel mines POM-3 after return from the village of Udy, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in the town of Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
U.S. Justice Department says it would support Trump-backed candidate as special master
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it would support Raymond Dearie, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, for the role of independent arbiter, known as a special mas...
Sep 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
UPDATED: Two firefighters hurt, three structures lost to South Peoria arson fires
PEORIA, Ill. - Two firefighters are being treated for injuries and several properties in South Peoria have likely suffered significant damage from fires and first response reported during the late eve...
Sep 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
Illinois man pleads guilty to assaults during Jan. 6 riots
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A central Illinois man is admitting to the actions he committed during the January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department says Shane Jason Woods, 44, of Auburn, near...
Sep 12, 2022 (Sangamon Co. Jail via WTAX Radio)
Ameren keeps areas around power lines power-friendly and environmentally-friendly
HANNA CITY, Ill. - Ameren Illinois doesn't just mow the grass and plant life around high-voltage towers in order to try and keep utility workers safe in the event of an outage; the utility says it als...
Sep 12, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker: Illinois Family Relief Plan checks going out starting this week
CHICAGO, Ill. - Some say it's an election year gimmick to try and buy votes. But Governor JB Pritzker says it's a way to give as many as six million Illinois tax payers some relief at a time when they...
Sep 12, 2022 (State of Illinois)
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice to retire
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court is ready to call it a career. The state's high court says Chief Justice Ann Burke will retire at the end of the November, about a mo...
Sep 12, 2022 (Illinois Supreme Court)
Man arrested for suspected car-versus-pedestrian accident
PEORIA, Ill. - One person is injured and one person is in trouble with the law after an accident Sunday afternoon in downtown Peoria. Peoria Police say the accident happened around 3:40 p.m. on West R...
Sep 12, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATED: Standoff ends with two in custody in Spring Bay
UPDATE: 5:07 p.m. SPRING BAY, Ill. -- Local deputies say two people are now in custody following an hours-long standoff in Woodford County Monday. Initially, officers reported their response and the e...
Sep 12, 2022 (25 News)
Biden administration presses unions, railroads to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Monday urged railroads and unions to reach a deal to avoid a shutdown of the rail system, saying it would pose "an unacceptable outcome" t...
Sep 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters as he departs for Boston from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
