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Peoria man accused of business burglary
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is in jail after he was caught Monday trying to break into a Central Peoria business. Peoria Police say they were called to a business near North University Street and Marg...
Aug 02, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Bailey 2017 Facebook video compares abortion to Holocaust
UPDATED: 5:26 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State Senator Darren Bailey may soon be on the defense after a five-year-old video resurfaced where he said the deaths during the Holocaust aren't like the death...
Aug 02, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, voicing U.S. 'solidarity' as China fumes
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday on a trip she said demonstrates American solidarity with the Chinese-claimed self-ruled island, ...
Aug 02, 2022 Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomes U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan August 2, 2022. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
Five PPS schools start new school year with new names
PEORIA, Ill. - Five Peoria Public Schools will start the new school year Wednesday with new names. Ribbon-cuttings for the schools started Monday and are continuing Tuesday. "Children need to know who...
Aug 02, 2022 (25 News)
Memphis to Peoria runners begin the trip to St. Jude
PEORIA, Ill. -- The St. Jude Memphis to Peoria runners are making their way down to Tennessee, having left Peoria Tuesday morning. 160 runners, chefs to feed them, and other support staff are headed t...
Aug 02, 2022 (stjuderuns.org)
Man sentenced to federal prison for sex trafficking a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Normal man is going to federal prison for about ten years for luring young girls to Peoria-area hotel rooms to have sex. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Jahquan Howard, 29, was recent...
Aug 02, 2022 (McLean County Jail via 25 News)
Princeville home struck by lightning, catches fire
UPDATED 11:42 A.M. PRINCEVILLE, Ill. - No one was hurt after a lightning strike caused a fire Tuesday morning at a Princeville home. Akron-Princeville Fire Chief Randy Haley says the call was reported...
Aug 02, 2022 (25 News)
Kentucky floods kill at least 37 as more storms forecast
(Reuters) -Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 37 people, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday while warning that more dangerous weat...
Aug 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A flooded area is flown over by a Kentucky National Guard helicopter deployed in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky, U.S. July 27, 2022. U.S. Army National Guard/Handout via REUTERS
U.S. Senate Democrats hope for green light on $430 billion climate, drug bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday were awaiting a ruling from a chamber referee this week on whether they can override the legislature's normal rules to pass a $430 billion drugs,...
Aug 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters after the weekly senate party caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Caterpillar adjusted profit rises on higher equipment prices
(Reuters) -Caterpillar Inc reported a bigger second-quarter adjusted profit on Tuesday, as higher equipment prices helped soften the blow from elevated freight and raw material costs. Even though supp...
Aug 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
