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Victim in stable condition, 14 rounds fired in possible drive-by shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting that has left at least one person hospitalized. Police say a ShotSpotter alert came in just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the 1500 block of West...
Will Stevenson Jul 14, 2022 (25 News)

Case against woman charged with fatal DUI delayed
PEKIN, Ill. - A former Bradley University student will be back in court in two months in connection with the death of two out-of-state residents she allegedly hit while driving drunk. Court records in...
Will Stevenson Jul 14, 2022 (Tazewell County Sheriffs Department via 25 News)

More charges for teen charged with Mackinaw murder
PEKIN, Ill. - One of the teenagers charged in connection with the death of a Mackinaw woman now faces additional charges. Tazewell County Circuit Court records indicate Andre Street, 17, faces counts ...
Will Stevenson Jul 14, 2022 (File-25 News)

Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump, dies at 73
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ivana Trump, the first wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the mother of his three oldest children, who helped her husband build some of his signature buildings includ...
Cooper Banks Jul 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ivana Trump arrives at her belated birthday party at the Pangaea Soleil club during the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 24, 2006. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Coroner: Two people found shot in Peoria home Thursday
UPDATE: 4:16 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- We've confirmed with Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood that two people found dead inside a central Peoria home Thursday afternoon both sustained gunshot wounds. Of ...
Cooper Banks Jul 14, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Duckworth renews call for assault-style weapons ban
UPDATED 6:07 p.m. WASHINGTON, D.C. - One of Illinois' two U. S. Senators says there is no reason for anyone to have an AR 15, or other similar types of weapons, anywhere but on the battlefield. Senato...
Will Stevenson Jul 14, 2022 (U.S. Senate)

Flood leaves dozens of homes damaged in southwest Virginia
UPDATE: 11:50 a.m. A deputy sheriff in Buchanan County, Virginia now says there are no residents unaccounted for in the "impact area" near where floodwaters damaged dozens of homes. ORIGINAL STORY: (R...
Cooper Banks Jul 14, 2022

Biden defends Saudi trip, says he will not avoid human rights
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not avoid talking about human rights when he visits Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his Middle East trip and said his position...
Cooper Banks Jul 14, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he leaves Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, on his way to Jersualem, near Tel Aviv, Israel, July 13, 2022. Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. weekly jobless claims rise for second straight week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for a second straight week last week, suggesting some cooling in the labor market amid tighter monetary ...
Julia Bradley Jul 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Big tournaments mean big money for Central IL
PEORIA, Ill. -- Over the next two weeks, three major sports tournaments are coming to the Peoria area. Louisville Slugger Sports Complex is hosting the JP Sports World Series Baseball Tournament and t...
Julia Bradley Jul 14, 2022 VSPYCC / CC


