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Galesburg teen dies after being struck by train
GALESBURG, Ill. -- A 15-year-old Galesburg girl has died after being struck by a train Wednesday evening. The girl, Katie J. Ackerson, was found dead in a nearby drainage ditch around 6:37 p.m. The in...
Aug 26, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
UPDATE: Additional $20,000 in damage to apartment building after Thursday fire
UPDATE 1:30 P.M. -- According to Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Sander, the fire Thursday at the apartment building was put out in approximately 25 minutes from alarm time. Sander said attack lines w...
Aug 26, 2021 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Update: Pritzker reinstates indoor mask mandate
CHICAGO -- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a new COVID-19 policy for the state on Thursday, requiring eligible students and school staffers to be vaccinated and all to wear masks in schools ...
Aug 26, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over 'very credible' Islamic State threat
(Reuters) - The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday, citing the threat of an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants as Western troops hurry to evacuate as...
Aug 26, 2021 U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load passengers aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen/Handout via REUTERS
U.S. House Jan. 6 committee demands Trump White House records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol issued its first demands for documents from government agencies on Wednesday, including commu...
Aug 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A worker removes razor wire from the top of security fencing as part of a reduction in heightened security measures taken after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Arrest made in November homicide
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have made an arrest related to a homicide from Nov. 6, 2020. The suspect was taken into custody Wednesday and arrested for first degree murder in relation to the homicide...
Aug 25, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Bradley's Charley Steiner to be inducted into MVC Hall of Fame
PEORIA, Ill. -- Charley Steiner will become the 13th Bradley Brave to be inducted to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Hall of Fame in March 2022. Steiner graduated from Bradley in 1971 and immedia...
Aug 25, 2021 Bradley University
First ever Bridge-to-Bridge Festival aiming to connect four river communities
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Most communities across the area have their own festivals and celebrations unique to others. When the first ever Bridge-to-Bridge River Drive Festival kicks off on Sept. 18, it ...
Aug 25, 2021 Courtesy: Bridge-to-Bridge Facebook page
U.S. to prioritize troop evacuation in last two days of Kabul operation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military will continue evacuating people from Kabul airport until an Aug. 31 deadline if needed, but will prioritize the removal of U.S. troops and military equipment on...
Aug 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Marines provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 22, 2021. Picture taken August 22, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/Handout via REUTERS.
U.S. House approves voting rights bill, but outlook poor in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a voting rights measure that Democrats say would help counteract a wave of voting restrictions in Republican-led states, bu...
Aug 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
