Category Archives: Top Stories
Toulon alderman now faces federal child porn charges
PEORIA, Ill. - An alderman in one Stark County community reportedly until Monday now faces federal charges connected to an investigation into child pornography. 25 News reports Jason Musselman, 34, fa...
Mar 14, 2022 (Stark County Jail via 25 News)
Kyiv urges West to back Ukraine to 'avert a larger war'
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the West on Monday to supply Ukraine with weapons and apply more sanctions on Russia to help prevent other countries being ...
Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a news conference after meeting with his counterparts Russian Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Mevlut Cavusoglu, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Antalya, Turkey March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
'Hard' Ukraine peace talks go ahead as Kyiv apartment block shelled
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said it held "hard" talks on a ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of troops and security guarantees with Russia on Monday, despite the fatal shelling of a residential bu...
Mar 14, 2022 Firefighters look at a residential building that was hit by a shell as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the Obolon district in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Former U.S. President Obama tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was feeling fine other than a scratchy throat. "I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but ...
Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. former President Barack Obama looks on during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dead at age 71-Deadline
(Reuters) -William Hurt, an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in movies such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "Broadcast News," died on Sunday at the age of 71, according to Deadline. "It is wi...
Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Actor William Hurt arrives for the premiere of his movie "Winter's Tale" in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Peoria home damaged by fire Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home went up in flames early Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to the area of Spring Street and NE Glendale Avenue around 7:30 a.m. A search of the home found no one in...
Mar 14, 2022 Midwest Communications
Legendary quarterback Tom Brady says he will play for Tampa next season
(Reuters) - Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady on Sunday announced that he would return to Tampa Bay next season after he had previously indicated he was retiring from the NFL. "These past two months I'...
Mar 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Jan 16, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) drops back to pass in the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles in a NFC Wild Card playoff football game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Gas prices level off in Peoria-Pekin metro and across Illinois, for now
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gas prices appeared to level off Sunday in the Peoria-Pekin metro area. According to Triple A, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in Peoria stood at $4.55, which is ab...
Mar 13, 2022 Midwest Communications
Ukraine: 9 killed, 57 wounded in Russian air strike on military base near Poland
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -At least nine people were killed and 57 wounded in a Russian air strike on a large Ukrainian military base near the Polish border on Sunday, local Ukrainian authorities said, ...
Mar 13, 2022 A medic tends to a serviceman following an attack on the Yavoriv military base, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at a hospital in Yavoriv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Fire Marshal's Office: Check detectors as you "Spring Forward"
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office is urging the public to check their smoke alarms as they "Spring Forward" this weekend. Fire Marshal Spokesperson J-C Fultz said Daylight ...
Mar 12, 2022 Gallant's Photography / CC
