Category Archives: Top Stories
Koehler reacts to Governor signing budget
PEORIA, Ill. - He says there are some things he didn't like about the state budget Governor JB Pritzker signed in to law Tuesday. But, on the whole, Peoria State Senator Dave Koehler thinks the spendi...
Apr 20, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. top diplomat Blinken seeks cooperation on migration at Panama summit
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for more regional cooperation to help communities strained by inflows of refugees and migrants, as he sought to rally...
Apr 20, 2022 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks next to Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes during a news conference on the Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection in Panama City, Panama, April 20, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS
Intruder at Peruvian ambassador's house fatally shot by Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secret Service officers fatally shot an intruder at the Peruvian ambassador's residence after a confrontation on Wednesday morning following an apparent break-in attempt, au...
Apr 20, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Pekin's finest compete to bring in blood donors
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's "Battle of the Badges" blood drive returns to City Hall on Wednesday. The competition pits the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, Pekin Police Department, and Pekin Fire Departme...
Apr 20, 2022 Midwest Communications
Biden hosts military chiefs as Ukraine crisis intensifies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will convene top U.S. military leaders on Wednesday in an annual White House gathering that takes on special significance as the war in Ukraine enters a risk...
Apr 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure projects at the Portsmouth Port Authority in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S. April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Biden administration will appeal lifting of mask mandate, if CDC agrees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Tuesday it would appeal a judge's ruling ending a mask mandate on airplanes if public health officials deem it necessary to stem...
Apr 20, 2022 People without masks arrive to the counter for check in at La Guardia Airport after the Biden administration announced it would no longer enforce a U.S. coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mask mandate on public transportation, following a federal judge's ruling that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful, in New York, U.S., April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Bartonville volunteer firefighter accused of drinking before driving a fire truck
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A Bartonville volunteer firefighter is on probation after allegedly drinking before driving a fire truck to a call. That's according to 25 News, who reports on a Freedom of Informa...
Apr 19, 2022 (25 News)
Corrections officer arrested on sexual misconduct complaint
CAMBRIDGE, Ill. - A Stark County man is out of a job and under arrest after allegedly having some form of sexual contact at the Henry County Jail. Illinois State Police say that Trayton Jones, 21, of ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Illinois State Police)
One injured in Tuesday afternoon shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - At least one person was hurt during an early afternoon shooting Tuesday in Peoria's East Bluff neighborhood. Peoria Police were called to a home near Frye Avenue and Prospect Road just ...
Apr 19, 2022 Midwest Communications
Two Peoria homes destroyed by fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Nine Peoria residents are now reportedly displaced thanks to a massive and devastating fire on Tuesday -- and local fire crews remain on scene investigating. Crews were called to the ho...
Apr 19, 2022 (25 News)
