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2-year-old boy dies after UTV crash that killed two others
PEORIA, Ill. -- A two year old child involved in an already deadly UTV crash in Tazewell County earlier this month has reportedly himself died from injuries sustained in the crash. The update is accor...
Mar 28, 2022 Midwest Communications
House bills aim to reduce fentanyl-related deaths in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State lawmakers are crafting a pair of bills in response to the rising number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Illinois. Senator Laura Ellman of Naperville is sponsoring Hou...
Mar 28, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Reports: Albert Pujols returning to Cardinals
(REUTERS) -- First baseman Albert Pujols won three Most Valuable Player awards in his 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, and after 10 seasons in Southern California, Pujols is apparently returni...
Mar 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Oct 21, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols (55) celebrates as he runs home to score on a two run home run hit by left fielder Chris Taylor (3) in the fifth inning against the Atlanta Braves during game five of the 2021 NLCS at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
AAA: Local gas prices down slightly
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local gas prices have dropped a bit. According to AAA, the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Peoria/Pekin metro area was $4.48 Monday. A week ago, the average price...
Mar 28, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Mobile home a total loss in East Peoria fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire crews believe what started as a porch fire resulted in the total loss of a mobile home Sunday afternoon in East Peoria. Around 2:30 p.m., the Spring Bay Fire Department, assi...
Mar 28, 2022 (25 News)
'CODA' takes top prize, Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"CODA," a heartwarming movie about a deaf family with a hearing daughter, won a landmark best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, in a ceremony overshadowed by best-actor win...
Mar 28, 2022 Will Smith cries as he accepts the Oscar for Best Actor in "King Richard" at the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Biden says budget targets Trump's 'fiscal mess,' raises taxes on wealthy
UPDATED: 5:10 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday submitted a $5.79 trillion budget plan to Congress that calls for record peacetime military spending and further aid for Ukr...
Mar 28, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden announces his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young listens in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
One injured following house fire in Alta area
PEORIA, Ill. --Peoria fire officials say one person is injured in the wake of a house fire late Saturday. It happened at a home in the 3800 block of West Hearthwood Avenue in some neighborhoods in the...
Mar 27, 2022 Midwest Communications
Fight at Peoria Chuck E. Cheese
PEORIA, Ill. -- There are no serious injuries reported in the wake of an incident at a local family restaurant in Peoria. 25 News reports Peoria Police got called to the Chuck'E'Cheese on West Lake Av...
Mar 27, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Russia hits Ukraine's Lviv with cruise missiles, defence ministry says
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia struck military targets in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv with high-precision cruise missiles, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday. Russia hit a fuel depot being ...
Mar 27, 2022 Rescuers work at a site of fuel storage facilities hit by cruise missiles, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv, in this handout picture released March 27, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
