Category Archives: Top Stories
U.S. Congress Jan. 6 panel shines light on Trump pressuring Justice Dept
UPDATED 4:41 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump pressured top Justice Department officials nearly daily in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, urging officials to reverse...
Jun 23, 2022 Former Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel Steven Engel, former Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and former Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue are sworn in to testify during the fifth of eight planned public hearings of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool
Police investigate four-car accident in Peoria Heights
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Officials say three people were injured after a four-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in Peoria Heights. Peoria Fire says they were called in to assist around 12:45 p.m. at W...
Jun 23, 2022 Midwest Communications
Moving day for Peoria Zoo's Burmese Python
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the biggest residents of the Peoria Zoo has slithered her way into a new home. "Louise" is a Burmese Python that zookeeper Douglas Holmes estimates to be more than 20 years old, ...
Jun 23, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Six killed in helicopter crash in West Virginia-report
(Reuters) - A helicopter used for tourism flights crashed onto a highway in West Virginia state on Wednesday, killing six people on board, local media reported. The helicopter, which was based at an a...
Jun 23, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. bans sales of Juul e-cigarettes, company to seek stay
UPDATED 2:10 p.m. (Reuters) -Sales of Juul e-cigarettes were blocked by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, in a major blow to the once high-flying firm whose products have been tied to...
Jun 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An electronic cigarette device made by JUUL is shown in this picture illustration taken September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Illustration
Ameren Illinois deflecting blame for sky high summer electricity bills
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- It's likely to be a long hot summer with sky high electricity bills, but officials with Ameren Illinois say there should also be plenty of relief for residents who are struggling ...
Jun 23, 2022 (Ameren Illinois)
Man injured in overnight shooting in the East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was hospitalized after a shooting in Peoria's East Bluff neighborhood early Thursday morning. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth said officers were called to N. Maryla...
Jun 23, 2022 (25 News)
Police chief who delayed assault on Uvalde mass shooter is put on leave
(Reuters) -The Texas school district police chief who has come under withering criticism for the police response to the Uvalde school massacre has been placed on administrative leave by the district a...
Jun 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Uvalde Police Chief Pete Arredondo speaks at a press conference following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. Mikala Compton/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS
Police make arrest in May homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they've arrested a man in connection with what is believed to be the city's ninth homicide this year. Police say Stephen Coaxum, 34, was arrested Wednesday on charges ...
Jun 22, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Yellowstone partially reopens after historic flooding
(Reuters) - Yellowstone partially reopened under restricted conditions Wednesday after historic flooding forced the entire national park to close on June 13 for the first time in 34 years. According t...
Jun 22, 2022 A view shows rocks sliding down the side of a hill and hitting a car at the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana, U.S. June 12, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video released on June 14, 2022. Anne Leppold/via REUTERS
