Category Archives: Top Stories
After delay, Congress sends $40 billion Ukraine aid package to Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate approved nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine on Thursday sending the bill to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law as Washington races to kee...
May 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens during a news conference about legislative efforts to lower gas prices, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Peoria man wanted after leading police chase
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for help finding a suspect that's been wanted since Tuesday night. Police say they located a vehicle associated with Wilbert Tuson, 23, thanks to the a license...
May 19, 2022 (Peoria Police)
Early voting gets underway for Illinois' primary election
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois' primary election is just about a month away, and early voting began Thursday. Thomas Bride, Executive Director of the Peoria County Election Commission, said in order to vote...
May 19, 2022 Midwest Communications
Buffalo mass murder suspect makes brief appearance in court
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -The 18-year-old white man accused of killing 10 people in a livestreamed shooting at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, briefly appeared in court on T...
May 19, 2022 Buffalo shooting suspect, Payton S. Gendron, appears in court accused of killing 10 people in a live-streamed supermarket shooting in a Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise; continuing claims lowest since 1969
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the labor market remains tight amid worker shortages, with the number of Americans on jobless rolls at...
May 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
As COVID cases rise, U.S. health officials mull widening additional booster eligibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials are considering extending the eligibility for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to people under 50 amid a steady rise in cases, with the United States seei...
May 19, 2022 People queue to be tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Foaming efforts continue at BioUrja plant ahead of demolition
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Fire Department remains on the scene at BioUrja Renewables and Allied International to begin the foam mitigation process again. Interim Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger said due to f...
May 19, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Buffalo mass murder suspect makes brief appearance in court
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -An 18-year-old white man accused of killing 10 people in a livestreamed racist shooting at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, briefly appeared in cour...
May 19, 2022 A Member of the FBI search for evidence at the scene of a weekend shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Fatal crash closes Jefferson and Abington in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say one person is dead after a crash involving a car and a pedestrian early Thursday morning. PPD says the incident happened just after 4 a.m. at the intersection of N.E....
May 19, 2022 Midwest Communications
Biden invokes Defense Production Act to increase infant formula supply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden took steps on Wednesday to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States, invoking the Defense Production Act to help manufacturers obtain the i...
May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Empty shelves show a shortage of baby formula at CVS in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal
