Category Archives: Top Stories
Pfizer signs $5.3 billion COVID-19 pill deal with U.S. govt
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc has signed a $5.29 billion deal with the U.S. government to deliver 10 million courses of its COVID-19 oral antiviral drug starting this year, the drug maker said on Thursday. Th...
Nov 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer/Handout via REUTERS
MSNBC banned from Rittenhouse trial as jury deliberates for third day
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) -The judge in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse banned MSNBC from the courthouse after a freelancer for the media network was detained by police close to a bus car...
Nov 18, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse listens as Judge Bruce Schroeder talks about how the jury will view video during deliberations in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 17, 2021. Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS
Deere strike to end as workers vote to approve contract
(Reuters) -A majority of Deere & Co's striking workers on Wednesday voted to approve a modified contract proposed by the farm equipment maker, ending a near six-week strike. The United Auto Worker...
Nov 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Scott Morgan
Illinois DMV's changing to "appointment only" for certain services
Peoria, Ill -- Starting next month, you'll need to make an appointment to do many things at the local licensing office. On Wednesday, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office announced it will...
Nov 17, 2021 A woman enters a Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles drivers license service center, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Hialeah, Fla. The U.S. Census Bureau has asked the 50 states for drivers' license information, months after President Donald Trump ordered the collection of citizenship information. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
New bio-tech business locating at Peoria NEXT
PEORIA, Ill. - A self-described "serial entrepreneur" is locating his newest bio-medical-related venture in Peoria. Doctor Shane Needham of Moscow, Idaho, chose the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center that'...
Nov 17, 2021 Dr. Shane Needham (left), CEO of Velocity Labs, with PeoriaNEXT Director Michael Stubbs. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria City Council struggles over how to fund pension balance
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria's way of paying down pension obligations through a direct fee to taxpayers will soon be no more. Now, it's about how and where to find the money. That discussion continued during...
Nov 17, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Nearly 20 vehicles found with slashed or flattened tires in downtown Peoria
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria Police are investigating a rash of vandalism to more than a dozen vehicles. "Police were dispatched to multiple locations in the downtown area...for reports of vehicles with slas...
Nov 17, 2021 (Midwest Communications)
Judge sentences U.S. Capitol rioter 'QAnon Shaman' to over three years in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the U.S. Capitol rioter known as the "QAnon Shaman" for his horned headdress to 41 months in prison for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 atta...
Nov 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jacob Chansley, holding a sign referencing QAnon, speaks as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather to protest about the early results of the 2020 presidential election, in front of the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center (MCTEC), in Phoenix, Arizona November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
Former Trump adviser Bannon enters plea of not guilty to obstructing Jan. 6 congressional probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he defied a congressional subpoena from a U.S. House panel ...
Nov 17, 2021 Steve Bannon, talk show host and former White House advisor to former President Donald Trump, looks on as he leaves an appearance in U.S. District Court after being indicted for refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena over the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Vigil held for young hit-and-run accident victim
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends are remembering the 10-year-old Peoria boy who died Friday after what police termed a hit-and-run accident earlier last week. A vigil was held Tuesday night for Troy ...
Nov 17, 2021 (Troy Erving's family via 25 News)
