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Federal grant helps Illinois expand mental health services for farmers
DECATUR, Ill. - A pilot program that started in Central Illinois is now being expanded to the rest of the state, and it's one aimed at helping farmers. The Illinois Department of Agriculture says the ...
Aug 31, 2021
Mike Richards leaves executive producer role at Jeopardy!
UPDATE 12:04 P.M. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Mike Richards, who earlier this month stepped down as the new host of "Jeopardy!" after a backlash over past offensive comments, will no longer serve as execut...
Aug 31, 2021 An undated handout photo of new "Jeopardy!" host Mike Richards, who is also the executive producer of the long-running daily TV quiz show. Carol Kaelson/Sony Pictures Entertainment/Handout via REUTERS
Mississippi highway collapses in Ida's wake, Louisiana grapples with power, water woes
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -Two people were killed and 10 injured when a deep crevasse opened up on a Mississippi highway in the wake of heavy rains unleashed by Hurricane Ida, a powerful storm that left p...
Aug 31, 2021 A destroyed car is seen under the debris of a building after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, U.S., August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Small businesses will benefit from Illinois' new tax law
PEORIA, Ill. -- A new Illinois tax law aims to help small businesses save money on their taxes. The state and local taxes, or SALT deductions have a current cap of $10,000 that was put in place in 201...
Aug 31, 2021 (25 News)
Peoria shooting leaves man seriously injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called around 7:20 p.m. Monday to the area of Charlton Street and McBean on reports of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found an adult male victim with gunsho...
Aug 31, 2021 (25 News)
Last U.S. forces leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, following a chaotic airlift nearly 20 years after it invade...
Aug 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, arrive to provide security in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021. Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
Crews investigate possible gas leak at Peoria High
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire crews Monday were on the scene at Peoria High School for a potential gas leak. According to scanner traffic, the building was being evacuated around 2:45 p.m. Scanner traffic also...
Aug 30, 2021 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
EU drops U.S. from list of COVID-safe countries for travel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Monday to remove the United States from the EU's safe travel list, meaning U.S. visitors and those from five other countries are likely to fac...
Aug 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Illinois sending Search and Rescue Team to Louisiana
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says some of Illinois' best will be helping rescue crews and first responders in Louisiana in the aftermath of what was Hurricane Ida. Pritzker said M...
Aug 30, 2021 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / CC
Oil up, off session highs after Ida; OPEC+ looks to boost output
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil edged higher on Monday, but remained below session highs as Hurricane Ida weakened after forcing shutdowns of U.S. Gulf oil production, and OPEC+ looked set to go ahead with a ...
Aug 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in front of a drilling rig at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
