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Man accused of murder, arson pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man accused of killing a woman and leaving her body inside a home set on fire has pleaded not guilty. Court records indicate Tahir Goodman, 28, pleaded not guilty Monday. A gra...
Dec 20, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
Residents displaced by a Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home is a total loss. Firefighters responded around 7 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Green Street, finding smoke and flames coming from a second story window. Fire officials ...
Dec 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Casting Crowns latest group to headline Peoria Civic Center show
PEORIA, Ill. - A well-known band in the Christian music world is the newest act to confirm a tour date at the Peoria Civic Center. Casting Crowns has made the Civic Center a stop toward the tail end o...
Dec 20, 2021 Peoria Civic Center
South Side Mission prepping Christmas dinner for 2,400
PEORIA, Ill. -- The week leading up to Christmas is busy for everyone. But, at Peoria's South Side Mission, they're getting ready to feed over 2,400 people at the end of the week. The Mission's Rich D...
Dec 20, 2021 (South Side Mission)
Moderna says booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears protective vs. Omicron
(Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in laboratory testing and that the current versio...
Dec 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site n Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Schumer says Senate to vote on Biden plan despite Manchin objections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will move ahead with a vote on President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan early next year despite opposition from a key Democratic senator, and will also take ...
Dec 20, 2021 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), with Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), speaks to reporters after the weekly party policy caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files
Analysis: Rising cases, Omicron highlight holes in Biden's COVID strategy, experts say
(Reuters) - Amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, President Joe Biden is drawing criticism from health experts, who are calling for more urgency, ...
Dec 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the Omicron variant in the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Senators Warren, Booker test positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker said on Sunday they both tested positive for COVID-19 and were experiencing mild symptoms amid a nationwide surge in coronavirus ca...
Dec 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Cory Booker speaks as U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren listens at the first U.S. 2020 presidential election Democratic candidates debate in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Manchin delivers potential fatal blow to Biden's $1.75 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat who is key to President Joe Biden's hopes of passing a $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill, said on Sunday he would not support...
Dec 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Bradley holds in-person commencement ceremony
Bradley holds in-person winter commmencement ceremony PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - Bradley University held its first in-person commencement since 2019 Saturday to celebrate this year's winter graduates....
Dec 19, 2021 25 News
