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Sunday storms brought record rainfall to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria saw nearly four inches of rain on Sunday, which broke the daily rainfall record of 1.32 inches for October 24, set back in 1975, according to news partner 25 News. Sunday's rain...
Oct 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police investigating potential threat at Washington High School
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Washington Police Chief Mike McCoy says a team of investigators are looking into a threat against Washington Community High School Monday morning. McCoy spoke with news partner 25 ...
Oct 25, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
With corporate tax off table, U.S. Democrats turn to billionaires to fund spending bill
(Reuters) - U.S. Democrats are expected to unveil a tax plan on Monday that would seek to raise hundreds of billions of dollars from the country's roughly 700 billionaires to help pay for expanding th...
Oct 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: An American flag flies outside of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
UPDATE: Missing woman found, in good condition
UPDATE 7:00 P.M. 10/25/21 PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say officers located Monica Coombs, and is reported to be doing fine. ------------------------ PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are asking the publi...
Oct 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
15-year-old identified as 26th Peoria homicide victim in 2021
Peoria, Ill -- A 15-year-old boy is identified as the latest victim of homicide and gun crime in Peoria. He is the 26th murder victim in the city this year. He is the third murder victim just this mon...
Oct 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
White House: Schumer, Manchin in talks at Biden's Delaware home on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin were in talks with President Joe Biden at his home in Delaware on Sunday as Democrats scrambled to reach agreement on social sp...
Oct 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
"Roboteers Rumble" takes place in Tremont
TREMONT, Ill. - (25 News) - Tremont High School hosted a robotics competition Saturday where some massive machines entered the arena to battle it out. It was the "Roboteers Rumble" - named after a loc...
Oct 24, 2021 25 News
Three charged for rural Mackinaw murder Friday night
Peoria, Ill -- A woman is dead, a man is critically injured and three people are charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting in rural Mackinaw Friday night. Tazewell County Sheriff's offi...
Oct 24, 2021 Photo courtesy of 25 News WEEK
UPDATE: Four people injured in Murray Baker Bridge pile-up Friday
Peoria, Ill - Four people are recovering from injuries related to Friday night's multi-vehicle pile-up on the Murray Baker Bridge in Peoria. Illinois State Police describe it as a chain reaction crash...
Oct 24, 2021 Courtesy of news partner 25 News WEEK
Prop gun in Alec Baldwin accidental movie set shooting had live rounds, police say
SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin was handed what was described as a safe "cold gun" on the set of his movie "Rust", but the prop gun contained live rounds when it was fired, according to detail...
Oct 22, 2021 REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
