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UPDATE: No injuries reported after Grand Bear Resort blaze
PEORIA, Ill. -- 61 fire departments and a million gallons of water. That's what it took to contain a fire which broke out and devastated half-a-dozen structures at the Grand Bear Resort at Starved Roc...
May 31, 2022 Courtesy Josh Robson & 25 News
Local athlete dies in ATV accident over the weekend
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. -- An all-terrain vehicle crash in Fulton County Sunday night has killed a teenage athlete from Canton. 19-year-old Lukas Goforth played baseball and football at Canton High School...
May 31, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. jury finds ex-Clinton campaign lawyer not guilty of lying to FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A jury in Washington on Tuesday found a former attorney for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign not guilty of lying to the FBI when he met with the bureau in September 2016 t...
May 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Attorney Michael Sussmann departs the U.S. Federal Courthouse after opening arguments in his trial, where Special Counsel John Durham is prosecuting Sussmann on charges that he lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) while providing information about later discredited allegations of communications between the 2016 presidential campaign of former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia, in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre
UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - The grieving Texas town of Uvalde begins laying to rest the 21 school children and teachers who were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school a week ago, with two fu...
May 31, 2022 Flowers, toys, and other objects to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school mass shooting resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, are seen at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
Collins: Threat of severe storms late Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's looking like the Peoria area could see some severe weather late Tuesday. 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins confirms a cluster of potentially severe thunderstorms are expec...
May 31, 2022 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: One found dead at Summer Camp festival
UPDATE: 5:54 p.m. CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - We're learning more about a man who was found dead at Summer Camp this past Memorial Day weekend. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identifies the deceased indi...
May 31, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Update: Several cabins destroyed at Grand Bear Resort
UPDATE (4:30 a.m.) - Several cabins were a total loss after fire tore through buildings at Grand Bear Resort near Starved Rock State Park late Monday afternoon. Utica Assistant Fire Chief Drew Partain...
May 30, 2022 Courtesy Josh Robson & 25 News
One killed in Memorial Weekend motorcycle crash near Northwoods Mall
PEORIA, Ill. -- We're learning more about a fatal motorcycle crash in Peoria over the Memorial Day weekend. According to a news release from Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood's office, the Peoria Po...
May 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
Cardinals CB Jeff Gladney killed in car accident
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney was killed in a car accident early Monday morning. He was 25. His agent, Brian Overstreet, confirmed his death to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "We are devast...
May 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
Veteran of force to become Creve Coeur Police Chief
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - A member of the Creve Coeur Police force is taking the department's top job. The department announced on social media that the village's trustees last week approved promoting Justi...
May 30, 2022 (Creve Coeur Police Department via Facebook)
