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More arrests in connection with Peoria Stadium fight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have made additional arrests in connection with a fight last Friday night at Peoria Stadium. The fight broke out in the stands of Peoria High School's season opener footb...
Sep 01, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Michigan abortion rights amendment to go to state Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The group backing a Michigan ballot issue that would legalize abortion in the state said it would appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court after a state board on Wednesday deadlocke...
Aug 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Volunteer wears pins as she gathers signatures for a proposed abortion amendment at Ferndale Pride in Ferndale, Michigan, U.S., June 4, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
IAEA chief Grossi says mission to Ukrainian nuclear plant is technical
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Wednesday the agency's planned visit to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant w...
Aug 31, 2022 IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks with journalists after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission arrives in Zaporizhzhia amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine August 31, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko
Illinois Army National Guard CH-47's grounded in 'abundance of caution'
PEORIA, Ill. -- Officials with the Illinois Army National Guard say they have been forced to ground the state's fleet of 6 CH-47 Chinook helocopters in accordance with a branchwide directive from the ...
Aug 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
Gov. Pritzker announces $300M in state funds for home energy assistance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. --Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is announcing the availability of millions in state funds which will go toward helping residents afford their energy bills. In a release issued Wedn...
Aug 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An electrical line technician works on restoring power after a tornado Vilonia, Arkansas April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
U.S. Justice Dept says Trump team may have moved classified papers amid probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said it had evidence that classified documents were deliberately concealed from the FBI when it tried to retrieve them in June from former President D...
Aug 31, 2022 A redacted FBI photograph of documents and classified cover sheets recovered from a container stored in former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida estate, and which was included in a U.S. Department of Justice filing and released August 30, 2022. U.S. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATED: DEA warns of "colored fentanyl pills" appearing as candies
WASHINGTON -- The DEA is informing Americans about an emerging new trend which suggests to federal agents that drug cartels are disguising dangerous doses of addictive fentanyl as colored candies. An ...
Aug 31, 2022
IL Secy of State tests negative for COVID-19 following week of isolation
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has reportedly tested negative for COVID-19 following an isolation period related to the illness. An updated news release issued today says fol...
Aug 31, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
CityLink teams with libraries for "Fine Free/Fare Free" event
PEORIA, Ill. -- Want a free ride? Just show your library card. CityLink on Thursday, September 1, is kicking off a partnership with area libraries, offering free fares through September 30. As long as...
Aug 31, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
FDA authorizes two COVID boosters targeted at Omicron subvariants
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the retooled COVID-19 booster shots of both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech that target the currently dominant BA.4/BA.5 Omicron su...
Aug 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A vial and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo, in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
