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Bond set for Bloomington man who led police on two-county chase, standoff
PEORIA, Ill. - The Bloomington man who led police on a chase through Peoria and Tazewell Counties Thursday, then engaged in a two hour standoff, is making his first appearance in court. Peoria County ...
Nov 19, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
Central IL Congressional Reps. react to "Build Back Better" advance
Peoria, Ill -- Central Illinois' representatives in Congress offer starkly different reactions to the advance of the Biden "Build Back Better" agenda in Washington. The nearly $2 trillion bill passed ...
Nov 19, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD
East Peoria man gets federal prison time for meth charge
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man will be spending fifteen years in prison on federal charges of Possession of Methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Joshua Ward, 35, was given the sentence ...
Nov 19, 2021 Peoria County Jail
Only you can prevent turkey frying fires
PEORIA, Ill. - It didn't quite go according to plan; but that was, perhaps, a good thing. A small brief flame erupted from a turkey Peoria firefighters put into a deep fryer Friday; but the large fire...
Nov 19, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Jury acquits U.S. teen shooter Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - A jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday on all charges relating to his fatal shooting of two men and wounding of a third with a semi-automatic rifle during chaotic 2020 r...
Nov 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Kyle Rittenhouse speaks with his attorneys before the jury is relieved for the evening during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, U.S., November 18, 2021. Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS
Harris was briefly first woman to be acting U.S. president as Biden underwent colonoscopy
UPDATED 12:27 P.M. BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden briefly transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris Friday as he underwent a colonoscopy, making her the first woman to hold ...
Nov 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris shake hands during a ceremony to sign the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act", on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill wins enough votes to pass in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion bill to bolster the social safety net and fight climate change secured enough votes to pass the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, aft...
Nov 19, 2021 A bicyclist rides along the East Front Plaza at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine booster for U.S. adults
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized booster doses of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, a move aimed at addressing waning protection among...
Nov 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A health worker draws a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial during a vaccination event hosted by Miami - Dade County and Miami Heat, at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, U.S., August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Jury in Rittenhouse murder trial to deliberate for fourth day
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Jurors in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will resume deliberations for a fourth day on Friday on whether to convict or acquit the teenager, who killed two men...
Nov 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Kyle Rittenhouse checks his cell phone as he waits with his attorneys for the judge to relieve the jury for the evening during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, U.S., November 18, 2021. Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATED: Suspect in custody following cross-county police chase and standoff
UPDATE: 10:24 p.m. Peoria, Ill -- We're learning more about a reported police standoff near Worley Lake in North Pekin. Police blocked an area of IL Route 29 & 98 for roughly two hours Thursday ni...
Nov 18, 2021 Scene photo courtesy; 25 News
