Category Archives: Top Stories
Mistrial declared in murder case after jury deadlocked
PEORIA, Ill. - The jury considering the fate of a Peoria man charged with one of the city's first homicides of 2021 has deadlocked. That's according to our news partner 25 News. A judge Friday night t...
Jan 31, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
NWS: Winter storm to hammer Central Illinois
UPDATED 6:18 P.M. LINCOLN, Ill. - The National Weather Service says it's getting more confident that the Peoria area could see a considerable amount of snow in the coming days. Forecasters in Lincoln ...
Jan 31, 2022 (National Weather Service -- accurate as of 4:30 p.m. 1/31/22)
U.S. judge rejects plea agreement by Ahmaud Arbery's murderers
UPDATED 4:08 P.M. (Reuters) -A U.S. judge in Georgia rejected plea agreements reached between federal prosecutors and two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, saying she was no...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a sign outside the Glynn County Courthouse after the jury reached a guilty verdict in the trial of William "Roddie" Bryan, Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, in Brunswick, Georgia, U.S., November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Spotify shares rebound after Joe Rogan apology, Citigroup upgrade
(Reuters) - U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan apologized and pledged more balance on his show amid a backlash against COVID-19 misinformation on the streaming service that wiped more than $2 billion off its ma...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
U.S. and UK ready to punish Putin associates if Russia invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to punish with sanctions if Russia sends troops into Uk...
Jan 31, 2022 A service member walks near armoured personnel carriers of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during military exercises outside Kharkiv, Ukraine January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy
Groups want lawmakers to end natural gas surcharge on utility bills
UPDATED 5:54 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Some special interest groups in Illinois are calling on lawmakers to end a natural gas surcharge Ameren and other utilities tack on to your energy bill, a charge ...
Jan 31, 2022 (Ameren Illinois)
U.S. grants full approval to Moderna's COVID vaccine in adults
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave full approval to Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for people age 18 and older, making it the second fully approved vaccine for the virus. ...
Jan 31, 2022 Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Longtime local business closing after death of owner
PEORIA, Ill. - A longtime Peoria business and self-described "largest camera shop in downstate Illinois" is closing after about 85 years in business. Peoria Camera Shop, in the Metro Centre, says its ...
Jan 31, 2022 Peoria Camera Shop
Peoria Zoo celebrates Zebra holiday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Monday, January 31 is International Zebra Day. The goal of celebrating it is to help raise awareness about the zebra's plight, so that they can be preserved and protected. Peoria Park ...
Jan 31, 2022 (Peoria Zoo Facebook)
Former Miss USA dies at 30 after apparently jumping from building - media
Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who worked as a entertainment correspondent for the television show "Extra," has died after apparently jumping from a Manhattan apartment building, New York police told ...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst competes in the Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. December 8, 2019. Picture taken December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/
