Category Archives: Top Stories
Duran Duran, Eminem, Dolly Parton among 2022 Rock Hall inductees
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Eminem, 1980s new wave band Duran Duran and country music legend Dolly Parton are among the performers who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this ye...
May 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Dolly Parton performs with Linda Perry during a gala event honoring Dolly Parton as the MusiCares person of the year, ahead of the Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Public asked to vote on new slogan for East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria wants your input. The city is asking the public to help pick a slogan that will be a part of a new community brand developed by the East Peoria Community Partners, com...
May 04, 2022 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Ukraine says it is 'ready' if Belarus joins Russian war effort
KYIV (Reuters) - Kyiv will be ready if Belarus's armed forces join Russia's war effort in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian State Border Service said on Wednesday. Belarus, a close ally of Rus...
May 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Senkivka checkpoint near the border with Belarus and Russia in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Comedian Dave Chappelle tackled on stage at Hollywood Bowl
(Reuters) - U.S. comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled on stage during his show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, according to multiple U.S. media outlets, citing witnesses at the "...
May 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Dave Chappelle introduces Jay-Z during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse/File Photo
Gay marriage, other rights at risk after U.S. Supreme Court abortion move
(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion that would end the recognition of a constitutional right to abortion could imperil other freedoms related to marriage, sexuality and...
May 04, 2022 JoshBerglund19 / CC
Peoria home may have been intentionally set on fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire that heavily damaged a Peoria home Tuesday night is being treated as a possible arson. Firefighters were called around 9:15 p.m. to NE Monroe, between Park and Camblin Avenues. ...
May 04, 2022 (Peoria Fire Department via Facebook)
Ousted former East Peoria fire chief replaced for good Tuesday
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Local elected leaders in East Peoria have named the man to replace former Fire Chief John Knapp, whose retirement came under a bit of a cloud earlier this year. Knapp hastily anno...
May 03, 2022 Fire Chief Robert Zimmerman (City of East Peoria)
Peoria Rivermen win SPHL championship
ROANOKE, Va. - The Peoria Rivermen are the champions of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The Rivermen defeated the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 3-2 in overtime Tuesday night to win the championship...
May 03, 2022
Russia fires more rockets at steel plant, some evacuees reach safety
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia unleashed rockets on Tuesday on an encircled steel works in Mariupol, Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city, after a ceasefire broke down with some civilians...
May 03, 2022 Smoke rises above a plant of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Fire causes damage to Hanna City home
HANNA CITY, Ill. - A Hanna City home suffered damage following a fire Tuesday afternoon. Logan-Trivoli Fire Chief David Tuttle says he had the Limestone, Bartonville, Elmwood, Timber-Hollis, and Farmi...
May 03, 2022 (25 News)
