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Man charged with attempted murder of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A California man armed with a handgun who planned to kill Brett Kavanaugh was charged with attempted murder on Wednesday after being arrested near the U.S. Supreme Court justice'...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Man arrested on numerous drug, weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested on felony drug and weapons charges after a search of a home he was found in this (Wednesday) morning. Peoria Police say Stefan Brown, 25, faces three counts of...
Jun 08, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria ROE could move alternative high school to closed Peoria Park District facility
PEORIA, Ill. - It won't start the school year in that location, but the Peoria County Regional Office of Education's alternative high school will likely end the year in a new home. The ROE is negotiat...
Jun 08, 2022
Man arrested for one of two shootings last week at Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they found the man they believe was responsible for a shooting in the area of Taft Homes, pretty much back in the same area. Police say officers spotted Shyheim Chapai...
Jun 08, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
IDOT launches video game-themed distracted driving campaign
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A new awareness campaign by the Illinois Department of Transportation might be targeting some of the younger drivers out there -- or, at least, anyone who likes playing video games...
Jun 08, 2022 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
East Peoria City Council approves new police body cameras
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's police department will soon join most of the rest of the area in having new body cameras. The East Peoria City Council Tuesday night voted to approve the purchase and...
Jun 08, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Young survivor of Texas school massacre tells U.S. Congress of day's horror
UPDATED 1:35 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fourth-grade survivor of last month's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school told U.S. lawmakers that after the gunman murdered her teacher and friends, ...
Jun 08, 2022 Miah Cerrillo, survivor and Fourth-Grade Student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. June 8, 2022. Jason Andrew/Pool via REUTERS
CAT increases shareholder dividends
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Caterpillar's Board of Directors voted on Wednesday to raise the quarterly cash dividend by nine cents, an 8% increase, to $1.20 per share of common stock, payable August 19, to sha...
Jun 08, 2022 Caterpillar
Moderna's new booster produces stronger response against Omicron
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Wednesday an upgraded version of its coronavirus vaccine produced a better immune response as a booster dose against the Omicron variant than the original shot in a stu...
Jun 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A vial and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo, in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Arson causes mobile home fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to a mobile home early Wednesday morning in the area of W. Bonny Doon Lane and N. Hale Avenue. When crews arrived around 2:45 a.m., the home was entirely ...
Jun 08, 2022 Midwest Communications
