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Man charged in connection with homicide claims self-defense
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused of shooting and killing another man late Tuesday night in a South Peoria home is so far claiming self defense made him do it. 25 News reports that's what John Nichols II...
Apr 28, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Last beam put into place as part of OSF Cancer Center Construction
PEORIA, Ill. - The last and, perhaps, most important beam has been placed on top of the still-under-construction OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute. The beam itself, part of a ceremony Thursday, has hund...
Apr 28, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria's options to limit panhandling are also more limited
PEORIA, Ill. -- The City of Peoria is considering new ways to curb panhandling, but their options are somewhat more limited now. Recent court action has essentially established constitutional free spe...
Apr 28, 2022 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden seeks $33 billion for Ukraine, a huge jump in funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden asked Congress for $33 billion to support Ukraine - a dramatic escalation of U.S. funding for the war with Russia - and for new tools to siphon assets from Ru...
Apr 28, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks while visiting a POET Bioprocessing plant in Menlo, Iowa, U.S., April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Al Drago
Student accused in fatal East Peoria crash won't walk in Bradley commencement
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University students may have gotten their wish about one of their fellow students not being able to walk in next month's commencement ceremony, following her arrest on charges i...
Apr 28, 2022 25 News
Accident in Peoria claims life of East Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. - Details are being released about an accident that happened early Saturday morning in Peoria and killed a passenger. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the rollover crash happened ...
Apr 28, 2022 Midwest Communications
Crews work to resolve water distribution issue in Chillicothe
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's still not entirely clear exactly when public works officials in Chillicothe will resolve an ongoing water distribution issue. Thousands of customers in Chillicothe are still advis...
Apr 28, 2022 25 News
Omicron, trade weigh on U.S. economy in first quarter
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and drop in pandemic relief money from the government, but the decline in output...
Apr 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People pay for their purchases at a supermarket in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Former U.S. Marine Reed lands in U.S. after prisoner swap with Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in Russia and released in a prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, landed in his home country, Reed's spokesperson ...
Apr 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in 2019 and accused of assaulting police officers, is escorted to a plane by Russian service members as part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia, in Moscow, Russia, in this still image taken from video released April 27, 2022. RU24/Handout via REUTERS TV
Moderna files for U.S. authorization of COVID shot for kids under 6
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Thursday it asked U.S. regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, which would make it the first shot against the coronavirus availabl...
Apr 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled "Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
