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Congress to probe 'rogue' actions of Trump's Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top two Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Sunday vowed to probe the "rogue" actions of the Justice Department during former President Donald Trump's term, including its move ...
Jun 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The crest of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Update: Two garages destroyed by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters responded to a pair of garage fires Sunday night and early Monday morning. Around 11 p.m. Sunday, crews found a garage on W. Antionette Street, near S. Madison Park...
Jun 14, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria Council selects next member
PEORIA, Ill. - Dr. Kiran Velpula will fill the at-large Peoria City Council seat, vacated when Rita Ali became mayor. Council on Saturday convened a special meeting, going into executive session to di...
Jun 12, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
U.S. screens 2.02 million airport passengers Friday - highest since March 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 2.02 million passengers on Friday at U.S. airports, the highest number since March 2020 when the coronavir...
Jun 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Travelers go through general screening at a security checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington, U.S. April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
At least 13 people wounded in Austin, Texas shooting
(Reuters) -At least 13 people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas early on Saturday, police said, adding the suspected shooter was still at large. Two of the injured are reported to b...
Jun 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Cars wait at a traffic light on 7th street in Austin, Texas, U.S. March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Flores/File Photo
Peoria Police searching for person who hit pedestrian
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are searching for the driver of a tan Chevrolet Trailblazer who struck a pedestrian last Saturday, June 5. The incident happened just after 10:30 a.m. in the 100 block of...
Jun 11, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Local COVID roundup 6/11: Just 4 new tri-county cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- On the same day Illinois moved into Phase 5 of Restore Illinois, the Peoria City/County Health Department reported just four new COVID-19 cases across the tri-county area. Woodford Cou...
Jun 11, 2021 Midwest Communications
Tremont Turkey Festival returns this weekend after year away due to COVID
TREMONT, Ill. -- After COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 Tremont Turkey Festival, the event is back this weekend as Illinois fully reopens. Crowds of people have already started flooding th...
Jun 11, 2021 Tremont Turkey Festival Facebook
G7 vaccine pledge is just a drop in the ocean, campaigners say
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - A Group of Seven plan to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries lacks ambition, is far too slow and shows Western leaders are not yet up to the job...
Jun 11, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A migrant holds her baby as she receives a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mavrovouni camp for refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos, Greece, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
UPDATE: Missing person from Peoria found
UPDATE (9:54 a.m.) PEORIA, ILL. --Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said 34-year-old Kimberly Anderson, who was reported missing Thursday, has been found and is okay. ----------------------...
Jun 11, 2021 (Peoria Police Department)
