Category Archives: Top Stories
Civilians evacuated from Azovstal plant - Reuters photographer
BEZIMENNE, Ukraine (Reuters) -A group of 40 civilians was evacuated on Sunday from Mariupol's Azovstal steel works in a convoy with vehicles bearing United Nations symbols, signalling a deal had been ...
May 01, 2022 Civilians who left the area near Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, accompanied by UN staff, walk at a temporary accommodation centre during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the village of Bezimenne in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Pope says Mariupol 'barbarously bombarded,' implicitly criticizing Russia
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday described the war in Ukraine as a "macabre regression of humanity" that makes him "suffer and cry", calling for humanitarian corridors to evacuate people...
May 01, 2022 Pope Francis speaks during Regina Caeli prayer, in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, May 1, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Knox County Sheriff's Office identifies deputy hit and killed Friday
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Knox County Sheriff's Office has released the name of one of their deputies, hit and killed by a runaway alleged criminal Friday morning, as Nicholas D. Weist. Authorities have als...
Apr 30, 2022 Courtesy Knox Co. Sheriff's Office FB Page
Fire displaces 9 residents near Bradley University Campus
PEORIA, Ill. -- A pre-dawn fire left serious damage and at least nine residents temporarily displaced from a home near the Bradley University campus early Saturday. Peoria Fire officials say they got ...
Apr 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
Special needs teacher in Pekin accused of choking student
PEKIN, Ill. --A teacher in Pekin is accused of laying hands on a student, allegedly choking them in recent days. An incident report obtained by 25 News shows 49-year-old Jackie Gray was arrested last ...
Apr 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces pounded Ukraine's eastern Donbas region on Saturday but failed to capture three target areas, Ukraine's military said, while Moscow said Western sanctions on Russia and...
Apr 30, 2022 A local resident stands next to debris of an open market destroyed by a military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Nuzhnenko
Excitement building for Peoria Rivermen fans as team nears SPHL title
PEORIA, Ill. -- There is a lot of excitement building for fans of the hometown Peoria Rivermen semi-pro hockey team as they continue a deep post-season run which could very well end in a championship....
Apr 30, 2022 (Peoria Rivermen Hockey)
Twister slams southeast Kansas, severe weather possible here at home
PEORIA, Ill. -- A storm system that brought at least one tornado to southeast Kansas could create some severe weather conditions here in Central Illinois later in the day Saturday. It's what we're hea...
Apr 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
Man sentenced to federal prison for LSD distribution
PEORIA, Ill. - A Bartonville man is going to federal prison for about five years, after pleading guilty to a charge of Distribution of LSD. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Derrick Meyers, 24, was sent...
Apr 29, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Doctor says stabbing, arson suspect is unfit to stand trial
PEKIN, Ill. - A doctor says he is, but a judge will rule next week whether a Tazewell County man accused of stabbing his sister then setting their home on fire is fit to stand trial. 25 News reports a...
Apr 29, 2022
