Category Archives: Top Stories
Israel says it expects Hamas to fulfil its obligation and return all hostages
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel expects Palestinian militant group Hamas to return the remaining hostages to Israel, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Under a U.S.-brokered plan, Hamas released ...
Oct 15, 2025 A man prays as people gather at "Hostages Square" to await the expected return of Israeli hostages, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Sheriff's Office: Peoria's Last Chance Bar & Grill vandalized overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office reports that the Last Chance Bar & Grill, on W. Second Street in Peoria was vandalized early Wednesday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkin...
Oct 15, 2025 Last Chance Bar & Grill was vandalized early Wednesday morning. Damage is estimated at $100,000. (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump administration says 4,108 workers have been fired since shutdown began
(Reuters) -The number of U.S. federal worker layoffs as a result of the government shutdown was revised downward on Tuesday, suggesting the Trump administration's initial statement about sweeping job ...
Oct 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said, the latest such operation in recent weeks as the...
Oct 15, 2025 A boat burns off the coast of Venezuela in this screen grab taken from a video released October 14, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said on a post on Truth Social was a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat. Donald Trump via Truth Social/via REUTERS
"Nuisance gathering" ordinance passed by Peoria City Council in response to unruly downtown crowd
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is giving police another tool to help deal with unruly crowds. On Tuesday night, city council unanimously approved amending city code to make it easier for polic...
Oct 14, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two arrested in Chillicothe after months-long methamphetamine investigation
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A pair of arrests were made in Chillicothe after a months-long investigation into alleged illegal methamphetamine sales. Chillicothe Police says the arrests were made Tuesday in th...
Oct 14, 2025
18-year-old ordered held pending trial in connection to shooting death of teenager in Peoria's West Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has ordered an 18-year-old to remain in jail until trial in connection to the shooting death of a teenager earlier this month. The Peoria County State's Attorney's...
Oct 14, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Man indicted for alleged role in sexual assault of teen at Peoria residence
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl earlier this year has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted 52-year-old Eddie Blakes on one...
Oct 14, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria hosts ceremony to honor fallen firefighters from its history
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters gathered at City Hall on Tuesday to honor their fallen brothers. The annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial ceremony honors the 16 firefighters who died in the line of d...
Oct 14, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Grayson murder trial to cause street closures in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A high-profile murder trial in Peoria is causing some closures around the Peoria County Courthouse. The Sean Grayson murder trial, which was moved from Springfield to Peoria earlier thi...
Oct 14, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
