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Biden lands in Europe in middle of dispute over Russian energy sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Brussels on Wednesday in the middle of a dispute with European allies over whether to impose further energy sanctions on Russia over its invasion...
Mar 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One, before traveling to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for the weekend, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
Staffing concerns remain in Peoria Fire despite engine company reopening
PEORIA, Ill. - All Peoria Fire stations are open -- at least most of the time -- but, concerns remain. Engine Company Two remains open and operations as it's funded in the city budget. But, things got...
Mar 23, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state, dies at 84
UPDATED 2:12 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Madeleine Albright, who fled the Nazis as a child in her native Czechoslovakia during World War Two but rose to become the first female U.S. secretary of state ...
Mar 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks before an interview in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2016. Picture taken November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
City Council rejects liquor license for Family Dollar location
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is saying no to giving a liquor license to a chain retailer with a location in what Peoria Police calls a "hot spot" area for crime. Council members unanimously ...
Mar 23, 2022 (25 News)
Knepp: Despite a drop in COVID cases, local hospitals are full
PEORIA, Ill. -- With COVID-19 cases dropping significantly, local hospitals have experienced a definite shift. Dr. Keith Knepp, President and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois, confirms area h...
Mar 23, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
UnityPoint Health's Red, White & Boom returns on July 4th
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's been two years since we've been able to gather on the riverfront for UnityPoint Health's Red, White and Boom! Midwest Communications-Peoria General Manager Mike Wild told WMBD's "...
Mar 23, 2022 Midwest Communications/Scott Sternberg
Biden's Brussels trip to highlight new Russia sanctions, NATO posture plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and his European counterparts will announce new sanctions against Russia and new measures to tighten existing sanctions during his trip to Brussels this ...
Mar 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden discusses the United States' response to Russian invasion of Ukraine and warns CEOs about potential cyber attacks from Russia at Business Roundtable's CEO Quarterly Meeting in Washington, DC, U.S., March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Tornado rips through New Orleans, destroying homes; one dead
(Reuters) -A tornado blasted through New Orleans on Tuesday, killing at least one person, destroying homes and knocking down power lines, media reported, in another setback for an area that has yet to...
Mar 23, 2022 Debris is strewn across the ground in the Arabi neighborhood after a large tornado struck New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn
Council waives right to buy the Spirit of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -- The City of Peoria is allowing the Spirit of Peoria's owner to sell the boat instead of exercising its right of first refusal for a possible sale. Following an emotional deba...
Mar 23, 2022 (25 News)
Midwest Food Bank helps Ukraine
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria-based Midwest Food Bank and another agency are working together to send some help to the people of Ukraine. The food bank and "Convoy of Hope" are sending 240,000 servings of...
Mar 22, 2022 (25 News)
