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Girl makes Girl Scout cookie delivery to UnityPoint Methodist
PEORIA, Ill. - Some healthcare professionals in Peoria are getting a message of "thanks a lot" -- even though the Girl Scouts no longer sell a cookie by that name. A nine-year-old girl named Brooklyn ...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 (25 News)

Canada braces for action on U.S.-border bridge blocked by protesters despite court order
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) - Canada was bracing for more protests against the government's pandemic measures on Saturday, with the focus on the vital U.S.-Canada bridge that remained be blocked by dem...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 A protester carries a cross as truckers and supporters continue blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Doormat no more, Bengals take improbable script to Super Bowl
(Reuters) - The Cincinnati Bengals were an NFL doormat for decades until quarterback Joe Burrow put the long-suffering franchise on his young shoulders and quickly turned the team into a force that ar...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Feb 8, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals helmets are seen with a Wilson NFL official Duke football and the SBLVI numerals at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Bradley nursing students get White Coats
PEORIA, Ill. - Some students at Bradley University are that much closer to their goal of working in a much-needed profession. Nearly 100 sophomores in Bradley's Nursing program got to don their white ...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 (25 News)

Phoenix gunfight leaves victim and suspect dead, 9 officers wounded
PHOENIX (Reuters) -A man fatally shot a woman inside a Phoenix home on Friday, then opened fire on police who were called to the scene, wounding nine officers in a gunfight that ended with the suspect...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 Midwest Communications

Porch Pantry receives litter notice from city, process questioned
PEORIA, Ill. - A problem the City of Peoria allegedly has with a local not-for-profit helping local homeless and others who may need food and other supplies may soon be close to being resolved. "[Comm...
Will Stevenson Feb 11, 2022 (25 News)

U.S. delays decision on COVID vaccine for children under 5 by at least 2 months
(Reuters) - A U.S. decision on Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years of age has been postponed for at least two months after the Food and Drug Administration sai...
Will Stevenson Feb 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Pfizer/BioNTech's new pediatric COVID-19 vaccine vials are seen in this undated handout photo. Pfizer/Handout via REUTERS

Russia has enough troops massed to invade Ukraine, U.S. says
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia has massed enough troops near Ukraine to launch a major invasion, Washington said on Friday, as it urged all U.S. citizens to leave the country within 48 hours afte...
Will Stevenson Feb 11, 2022 A satellite image shows a tent camp and equipment at the southern end of Oktyabrskoye air base, Crimea February 10, 2022. 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Man faces weapons charges after chase with police
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man is in trouble with the law in Peoria after allegedly giving chase to police and having a gun with him. Peoria Police say it happened Thursday afternoon near Laveille and Mad...
Will Stevenson Feb 11, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock

Driver charged after car hits house
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say one person has been arrested after a car hit a house early Friday morning. Police say the accident happened before 2:30 a.m. on Glendale, inbetween Evans and Morton. O...
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