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Former Louisville officer pleads guilty to Breonna Taylor cover-up - New York Times
(Reuters) -A former Louisville detective pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to helping falsify a search warrant that led to the killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose death fueled a wa...
Aug 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO - Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, stands next to a painting of her daughter at a gathering to mark two years since police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor when they entered her home, at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., March 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry
Shots not fired at Peoria school
PEORIA, Ill. - No, gun shots were NOT fired in the area of a Peoria school Tuesday afternoon. Peoria Police say what people heard after 1:00 P.M. in the area of Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Cent...
Aug 23, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
"The Big Table of Greater Peoria" to hold 2022 discussion October 20
PEORIA, Ill. - The table is being set for another in a series of discussions about how to bring people to Peoria to fill jobs and needs in various areas. The "Big Table of Greater Peoria" started seve...
Aug 23, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. to announce $3 billion in new military aid for Ukraine -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will announce a new security assistance package for Ukraine of about $3 billion as early as Wednesday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, in what would be the sin...
Aug 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO - U.S. military aid, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, delivered as part of the security support package for Ukraine, is unloaded from a plane at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyivv, Ukraine February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Two alleged militia members found guilty of plot to abduct Michigan governor
(Reuters) -A jury on Tuesday convicted two men accused of conspiring to trigger "a second American revolution" by kidnapping Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, handing the U.S. government a victory i...
Aug 23, 2022 (L-R) Adam Fox, 39, and Barry Croft Jr., 46, in a combination image. REUTERS/Kent County Sheriff Department
AG Raoul: Over $300K more owed to Rivian workers who weren't paid overtime
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Several subcontractors working with electric car maker Rivian are being required to pay more than $300,000 dollars more in back wages and penalties in updated settlements announced to...
Aug 23, 2022 Greg Gjerdingen / CC
Center for Prevention of Abuse preps for annual Duck Race
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's the longest-running race of its kind. Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse is preparing 30,000 rubber ducks to compete in their 34th Annual Duck Race this weekend. The Center's...
Aug 23, 2022 (Center for Prevention of Abuse)
New PFD Station 4 officially open
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's oldest fire station is now closed, and Peoria's newest fire station is now open. Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger says the old Station Four on Southwest Jefferson is official...
Aug 23, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPS teachers stage silent protest
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools Board of Education was greeted by a silent protest at Monday night's school board meeting. Teachers lined the back row of the auditorium displaying signs that sai...
Aug 23, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. urges citizens to leave Ukraine as fears grow of Russian attacks on capital
KYIV (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Ukraine, saying it believed Russia was preparing to target civilian and government infrastructure in the next few days as the ...
Aug 23, 2022 The Russian flag flies on the top of a building, as a monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko is seen in the foreground, in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
