Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden's nominee to replace Justice Breyer to receive 'prompt' Senate hearing - Schumer
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to replace Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court will receive a "prompt hearing" and will be considered and confirmed by the full Senate wi...
Jan 27, 2022 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) meet with the media following Senate Democratic lunch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. judge keeps Oath Keepers founder Rhodes in jail ahead of sedition trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday said Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, should remain in jail while he awaits trial on seditious conspiracy charges for his alleged ...
Jan 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes poses during an interview session in Eureka, Montana, U.S. June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
One body found, 38 still missing from capsized migrant boat off Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) -Rescue crews recovered one body but hopes dimmed for 38 other people lost at sea over the weekend from a capsized boat off Florida's coast in an incident being treated as an ill-fated...
Jan 27, 2022 Coast Guard Cutter Ibis' crew search for 39 people reported missing after their boat capsized in the Atlantic Ocean in what is being called a human smuggling attempt gone awry, off the coast of the Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida, January 25, 2022. Picture taken January 25, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Tri-County COVID update: mask mandate lawsuit decision expected Friday, and caution over a 'surge' being over
PEORIA, Ill. - A Sangamon County judge is expected to issue a ruling Friday regarding a lawsuit filed against 145 Illinois school districts regarding the mask mandate in the state's schools. Peoria Co...
Jan 26, 2022 Midwest Communications
IL lawmaker proposes reinstating death penalty, only for cop killers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A state lawmaker and candidate for Governor is introducing legislation that would reinstate the death penalty in Illinois -- only for those who are convicted of murdering cops. It'...
Jan 26, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Biden warns Putin with sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defenses
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up militar...
Jan 26, 2022 A service member of the Ukrainian armed forces walks at combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels outside the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk Region, Ukraine January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin
Durbin talks Ukraine and stock trading in Peoria area
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - "Very serious." That's how Senator Dick Durbin describes the situation between Russia and Ukraine, as Russian troops continue to gather at Ukraine's border. While in Creve Coeur Tu...
Jan 26, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria's Madison Theater is a step closer to reopening
PEORIA, Ill. -- Plans to renovate the Madison Theater in downtown Peoria are now closer to being a reality. Lee Wenger, with the Madison Preservation Association, told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show" o...
Jan 26, 2022 (Madison Preservation Association)
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi seeks re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she will run for a 19th term in office, without saying whether she would seek to remain in her Democratic leade...
Jan 26, 2022 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2022. Eric Lee/Pool via REUTERS
Peoria Council approves $1.7M land purchase in the Warehouse District
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council has signed off on an agreement to buy land in the Warehouse District for a new parking lot that leaders hope will spur growth. "They will be singing in the Warehous...
Jan 26, 2022 (25 News)
