Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden's counter-disinformation executive resigns after a few weeks on the job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Biden administration's disinformation-fighting group has resigned, she told Reuters on Wednesday. Nina Jankowicz, who was named as executive director of the Depa...
May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The American flag is seen flying at half staff over the White House to honor the 1 million U.S. citizens killed by COVID-19 since the pandemic began in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
'Jelani Day Bill' signed into law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Legislation crafted after an Illinois State University graduate student ended up missing and later dead has been signed into law. Governor JB Pritzker has signed what was called th...
May 18, 2022 25 News
Man arrested on stolen vehicle, weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is facing both theft and weapons charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle. Peoria Police say they used a license plate reader to help discover the stolen vehicle on Romeo...
May 18, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
September trial date set for Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi
DAVENPORT, Ia. -- Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi appeared in a Davenport, Iowa courtroom Tuesday and left with a September 26 trial date set for the tax fraud charges he's facing. Rossi is charged with ...
May 18, 2022 (25 News)
Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO amid Turkish objections
BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) -Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday, a decision spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but face objections from Turkey to an accessi...
May 18, 2022 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden's Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff shake hands during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
East Peoria moves forward with license plate readers to help curb crime
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- There will soon be more than a dozen new license plate readers installed to help police curb crime in East Peoria. City Council members gave their final approval during Tuesday ni...
May 18, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Record gas prices nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX NEWS) -- There seems to be no relief in sight from prices at the pump. AAA said Tuesday gasoline prices rose four more cents, pushing the national average price for regular unlea...
May 18, 2022 David Wilson / CC
Two Trump-backed candidates win U.S. election primaries, but two fall short
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican candidates endorsed by Donald Trump won their party's nominations for governor in Pennsylvania and for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday in the biggest t...
May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano speaks at a protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
Peoria home destroyed by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to a reported house fire in the area of Spitznagle Avenue and N.E. Monroe Street. Crews arrived to find the entire first ...
May 18, 2022 Midwest Communications
Retired Canton Police K9 passes away
CANTON, Ill. -Canton Police are mourning the loss of one of their own -- a K9 officer who both worked hard and was beloved. Canton Police say K-9 officer Jack passed away May 9th, about six years afte...
May 17, 2022 Canton Police
