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Trump casts doubt on mutual defence as he flies to Europe for NATO summit
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -President Donald Trump cast doubt on Tuesday over the United States' commitment to defending its NATO partners, suggesting there were "numerous" definitions to the cornerstone of ...
TJ Carson Jun 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Air Force Commander Colonel Angela Ochoa after stepping off Marine One to board Air Force One to depart for the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Group of males charged in connection to armed robbery at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - Four males, three adults and one teenager, are charged in connection with a robbery at a Northwest Peoria apartment complex. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 19-year-old...
TJ Carson Jun 24, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Second arrest made in connection to Peoria South Side homicide last week
PEORIA, Ill. - A second arrest has been made in connection to a shooting death on Peoria's South Side last week. Peoria Police says 18-year-old Kemareon Bell was identified as a suspect in the death o...
TJ Carson Jun 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)

US health secretary Kennedy says he brought back 722 CDC employees, 220 at NIH
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday that he has rehired 942 employees who were laid off from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Nati...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2025 U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Dream Center Peoria asking for help in replacing its AC/HVAC systems
PEORIA, Ill. - The Dream Center Peoria is dealing with air conditioning problems at two of its locations, including the shelter in downtown Peoria and the new Zoe House, a shelter for moms and new bab...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2025 Dream Center Peoria via Facebook

UPDATE: Trump says both sides violate ceasefire, tells Israel: 'Do not drop those bombs'
Updated: 6:08 a.m. TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump accused both Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire on Tuesday hours after he announced it, expressing particul...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2025 A member of the security forces stands amid debris at an impacted residential site, following a missile attack from Iran on Israel, amid the Israel-Iran conflict, in Be'er Sheva, Israel June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Metamora's history with the Underground Railroad told through film
METAMORA, Ill. - A Woodford County village's history with the Underground Railroad is being told on the big screen. 25 News reports that the film "The Underground Railroad in Metamora" debuted on Sund...
TJ Carson Jun 23, 2025 (25 News)

US Supreme Court lifts limits on deporting migrants to countries not their own
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for President Donald Trump's administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them a chance to...
TJ Carson Jun 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan migrants react after arriving on a deportation flight from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Kroger set to close one of three Peoria locations
PEORIA, Ill. - Kroger's plan to close around 60 stores across the country will have effects in Peoria. 25 News reports the Peoria location on Sterling is slated to close on August 2nd. A Kroger spokes...
TJ Carson Jun 23, 2025 (Kroger)

Teenager arrested after large gathering and fight in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was arrested after Peoria Police allege a connection to an armed robbery. Officers responded just before 7:45 P.M. to Logan Park on Saturday after reports of a large crowd an...
TJ Carson Jun 23, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)


