Category Archives: Top Stories
Four more arrests made as part of Peoria Police Anti-Violence Initiative detail
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say four people were arrested Wednesday in the latest special enforcement detail that's a part of Chief Eric Echevarria's Anti-Violence Initiative. Echevarria says 19 offi...
Jun 09, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. House to weigh more Supreme Court security next week, Pelosi says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will weigh legislation next week to boost security for Supreme Court justices, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, one day after an ar...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo
Part of downtown street now 'Honorary Aurthur Mae Perkins Way'
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman who has helped her community in myriad ways -- most notably in the school system -- now has her own street named after her. The area near the Peoria Public Library main b...
Jun 09, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Women's group hopes to make an 'Impact' with tens of thousands in grants
PEORIA, Ill. -- A group of women engaged in giving have announced thousands of dollars in private grants for several local non-profits. The women of IMPACT Central Illinois have announced $260,000 has...
Jun 09, 2022
Bradley backers jump on board with Name, Image, and Likeness changes
PEORIA, Ill. -- Now that the NCAA is allowing collegiate athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness, many schools and college sports fan clubs are jumping on board with the change and it's...
Jun 09, 2022 (Bradley University)
PCAPS offering free cat adoptions
PEORIA, Ill. -- Summer months are a busy time at local animal shelters. Case in point, Peoria County Animal Protection Services right now is caring for over 120 cats alone...well above what they're se...
Jun 09, 2022 Jennifer C. / CC
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but remaining at a level consistent with a tight labor market. Initia...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Biden says Republicans bullied by gun lobby during late-night show visit
Los Angeles (Reuters) - U.S President Joe Biden on Wednesday blamed the lack of any progress on gun safety on intimidation by the gun lobby, and he called on voters to make it a deciding issue come No...
Jun 09, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden smiles with host Jimmy Kimmel during the taping of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" as Biden visits the city for the ninth Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles, U.S. June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump aides' words to take center stage as U.S. Capitol riot hearings open
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional hearings on the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters will spotlight testimony by the former president's top aides and family members as ...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Democratic, Republican lawmakers push to maintain momentum in U.S. Senate gun talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rare bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate to agree on legislation to address a wave of mass shootings could reach a watershed moment on Thursday as lawmakers decide whether th...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry/File Photo
