Category Archives: Top Stories
U.S. carries out ICBM test delayed during Chinese show-of-force over Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States military said on Tuesday that it had carried out a test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, delayed to avoid escalating tensions with Beijing...
Aug 16, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., August 2, 2017. U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
U.S. Justice Dept. opposes revealing evidence supporting search of Trump's home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it opposes unsealing the affidavit that prosecutors used to obtain a federal judge's approval to search former President Donald Trump's...
Aug 16, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump departs Trump Tower two days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York City, New York, U.S., August 10, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Overheated hoverboard causes Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Fire crews responded just after 6:30 p.m. Monday to a home on N. Osage Court, near N. Trails Edge Drive, on reports of a fire in the basement. Assistant Fire Battalion Chief Kyl...
Aug 16, 2022 liz west / CC
Giuliani a target of Georgia's criminal probe into 2020 U.S. election
(Reuters) -Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer who helped lead challenges to the 2020 election results, said on Monday that he is a target in a criminal probe in Georgia exa...
Aug 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during an appearance on the John Catsimatidis radio show in New York City, New York, U.S., September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Council member announces run for Pekin Mayor
PEKIN, Ill. - The woman who currently ends up filling the mayor's shoes in Pekin when the mayor isn't available now wants the job for good. Becky Cloyd -- Pekin Mayor Pro Tempore -- announced on socia...
Aug 15, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Becky Cloyd via Facebook)
Peoria Police investigating armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a late-Sunday morning armed robbery. Police say officers were called to a building near Dries Lane and West Margaret Avenue 11:35 a.m., in the 3000 block...
Aug 15, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Landmark Recreation Center to be auctioned off
PEORIA, Ill. - A popular recreation facility is apparently going to be on the auction block. The Peoria Forest Hill Development Company says the Landmark Recreation Center is now listed for a "direct ...
Aug 15, 2022 (25 News)
Local gas prices declining -- but maybe not for long
AURORA, Ill. - Depending on which entity you ask, gas prices are now either under four dollars a gallon in Peoria, or just at that level. AAA says the current average price for a gallon of unleaded in...
Aug 15, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
FBI, DHS warn U.S. law enforcement of threats after Trump search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI and U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have warned law enforcement agencies of an increase in threats following a search of former President Donald Trump's Florid...
Aug 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
UPDATE: New details on fatal Hanna City plane crash
UPDATED 3:49 p.m. HANNA CITY, Ill. - We're learning more about the time leading up to Saturday's deadly single-engine plane crash in Hanna City. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of t...
Aug 15, 2022 (FlightAware.com -- used with permission)
