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Woman arraigned for fatal hit-and-run accident
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria woman accused of causing a fatal hit and run accident in November is pleading not guilty. Karrie Brunswig, 43, was arraigned Thursday in Peoria County Circuit Court, on charg...
Dec 09, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
Michigan school shooting 'entirely preventable', says $100-million federal lawsuit
(Reuters) - A deadly shooting rampage at a Michigan high school last week was "entirely preventable," according to a $100 million federal lawsuit filed on Thursday against the Michigan school district...
Dec 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jail booking photos taken of Ethan Robert Crumbley, 15, charged with first-degree murder in a high school shooting in Michigan, U.S. December 1, 2021, in a combination photograph with his parents Jennifer Lynn Crumbley and James Robert Crumbley who were taken into custody December 3, 2021. Oakland County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Amtrak to temporarily cut some service over U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak told a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Thursday it expects to be forced to cut some service in January because of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate...
Dec 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: An Amtrak train is parked at the platform inside New York's Penn Station, the nation's busiest train hub, which will be closing tracks for repairs causing massive disruptions to commuters in New York City, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech booster for 16- and 17-year-olds
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE those aged 16 and 17, as public health officials have urg...
Dec 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
'Drive For Miracles' underway for OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. -- Each year, OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria takes care of thousands of children. And, for the last 21 years, John Riley with 93.3 The Drive has been raising mon...
Dec 09, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD
Former U.S. senator, presidential candidate Bob Dole lies in state in Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A casket bearing the remains of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole, a three-time Republican presidential candidate and decorated World War Two veteran, was placed in the Capitol's Rotu...
Dec 09, 2021 The casket of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a Congressional memorial service, where it will lie in state, in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 9, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS
With 'Summit for Democracy,' Biden seeks to rally nations against rising authoritarianism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden gathered more than 100 world leaders on Tuesday in a virtual "Summit for Democracy" intended to counter authoritarianism - and with Russia and China poi...
Dec 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after late-night passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to repair the nation's airports, roads and bridges, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to lowest level since 1969
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in more than 52 years last week as labor market conditions continued to tighten a...
Dec 09, 2021 A job seeker leaves the job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Deal to avert U.S. default, raise debt limit faces test in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal between the top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Senate to help raise the federal government's $28.9 trillion debt limit will be tested on Thursday when the full chamb...
Dec 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Bradley student stabbed near campus
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Bradley University student suffered a minor injury after reportedly being stabbing off-campus early Wednesday morning. A community advisory alert said Bradley and Peoria Police respo...
Dec 09, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
