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Child charged with murder, arson won't be in court during trial: Judge
EUREKA, Ill. - The then-nine-year-old boy arrested in 2019 for allegedly setting a fire that killed five people at a trailer park in Goodfield will not have to be in the courtroom when his trial begin...
Apr 11, 2022 25 News 2019 File Photo
Illinois passes statewide ban on "Ghost Guns", NRA in opposition
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- While President Biden plans new executive action aimed at cracking down on so-called "ghost guns" in the U.S., the state of Illinois has already passed it's own ban on those firea...
Apr 11, 2022 Midwest Communications
Latex gloves, days off from school, military sexual assault victims all subjects of late legislative session approvals
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A state budget that left Republicans fuming isn't the only thing Illinois lawmakers got passed in the waning hours of the shortened legislative session. Some of the legislation dea...
Apr 11, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Golf-Major win cements Scheffler as world's best player
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) -Scottie Scheffler held rock steady and cruised to a three-shot victory at the Masters on Sunday to earn the coveted 'Green Jacket' and cement his status as the world's top rank...
Apr 11, 2022 Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 10, 2022 Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. celebrates with his caddy Ted Scott on the 18th green after winning The Masters REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Ukraine says tens of thousands killed in Mariupol, accuses Russia of slowing evacuations
KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday that tens of thousands of people have likely been killed in Russia's assault on Mariupol and Russian forces have slowed down evacuations from the besie...
Apr 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Service members of pro-Russian troops inspect streets during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo
Biden cracks down on 'ghost guns' with new rule to tackle gun violence
UPDATED 5:40 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden unveiled a new rule to rein in so-called ghost guns and ban the manufacturing of the untraceable firearms on Monday as the administration fa...
Apr 11, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden clasps hands with high school ghost gun shooting victim Mia Tretta at an event to announce measures by Biden's administration to fight ghost gun crime, at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Pedestrians killed in East Peoria crash
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Two people have died after being hit by a vehicle Sunday night in East Peoria. The East Peoria Police Department said officers were called to the area of N. Main Street and Centen...
Apr 11, 2022 Midwest Communications
Crews staving off larger pavement collapse on Mossville Road
PEORIA, Ill. -- Pavement collapses that have closed a portion of Mossville Road on The Hill in north Peoria are being blamed on wet weather, but they also occurred near a water main. Twice in the past...
Apr 10, 2022 Midwest Communications
Kyiv keeps pressure on West to do more as battle looms in Ukraine's east
KYIV/BUZOVA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Sunday it was seeking another round of European Union sanctions against Moscow and more military aid from its allies as it braces for a major Russian o...
Apr 10, 2022 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a news briefing with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 9, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
NFL-Steelers QB Haskins dies at 24 after being hit by vehicle
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died on Saturday at the age of 24 after being hit by a vehicle, according to a report on the NFL website on Saturday. Haskins, a former first...
Apr 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Aug 12, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
