Category Archives: Top Stories
Expert: School Resources Officers have good points, bad points
PEORIA, Ill. - An expert who has spent years examining the need for "school resource officers" says they can be a help, even in the wake of incidents like the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Emily Owe...
Jun 20, 2022 justine warrington / CC
Pence to Central Illinois Republicans: "We're going to win it all back"
PEORIA, Ill. -- Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered a rallying cry for Illinois Republicans Monday night at the Peoria Civic Center and promised "we've only just begun." The former Indiana Gove...
Jun 20, 2022 Anthony Quintano / CC
Biden says decision on pause on federal gasoline tax could come by end of week
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that a decision on whether to pause a federal gasoline tax could come by the end of this week, as the United States struggles to...
Jun 20, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he hosts the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change (MEF) in the South Court Auditorium at the White House Complex in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Officials want Peoria and Woodford County residents to take survey about broadband
PEORIA, Ill. - They've been live for about a week now -- online surveys being conducted by the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council regarding the need for broadband internet in Peoria and Woodf...
Jun 20, 2022 Tim Reckmann / CC
Driver cited for Peoria County crash Sunday
ELMWOOD, Ill. -- A single-vehicle crash in Elmwood on Sunday left several people injured. Peoria County Sheriff's deputies responded to the area of W. Meehan and W. Keyser Roads on second shift Sunday...
Jun 20, 2022 Ken Hawkins / CC
Parades, street festivals and speeches mark Juneteenth across U.S
ATLANTA (Reuters) -With street parties, the trumpets and drums of marching bands, speeches and a few political rallies, people across the United States marked Juneteenth this weekend, a jubilee commem...
Jun 20, 2022 People gather for a Juneteenth celebration, at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Layne
State: Those pesky ticks are back
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - You may not want to be outside for very long with all the heat we've been having recently, but if you do go out, state officials warn to be on the lookout for ticks. Samantha Kerr ...
Jun 19, 2022 dr_relling / CC
U.S. rolls out COVID vaccine for children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, allowing a nationwide rollout to start next wee...
Jun 19, 2022 Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine are pictured in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
NATO warns of long Ukraine war as battles in the east grind on
KYIV (Reuters) -The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, calling for steadfast support from Ukraine's allies as Russian forces battle for territory in the country's ea...
Jun 19, 2022 A view shows a tram depot destroyed by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Vitalii Hnidyi
Mark Shields, longtime U.S. political commentator, dies at 85
(Reuters) - Mark Shields, a longtime TV political pundit and syndicated columnist in Washington known for his expansive knowledge of U.S. politics, humor and staunch support of liberal Democrats, died...
Jun 19, 2022 (PBS)
