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Mossvile man detained after allegedly uploading child sex abuse materials on social media app
PEORIA, Ill. - A Mossville man has been charged after allegedly uploading child sex abuse materials to Snapchat. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 39-year-old Dustin Myers is charged wi...
18h ago (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Diaz, Howard officially declared winners in Peoria Public Schools board races
PEORIA, Ill. - The presumed winners of the two Peoria Public Schools board races are now official. Andres "Andy" Diaz was the winner in the District Two race, earning nearly 60% of the vote over chall...
19h ago
East Bluff home damaged by fire Wednesday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for a house fire Wednesday in Peoria's East Bluff. Peoria Fire crews responded to the area of Delaware and Arcadia just before 5:00 P.M., with s...
Apr 02, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Pritzker calls for year-round E15 gasoline in letter to Congress
Article Summary JB Pritzker is urging Congress to authorize year-round E15 gasoline sales, arguing it would stabilize fuel markets and support rural economies. The push comes as federal restrictions c...
Apr 02, 2026
Remains found in Peoria wooded area presumptively identified
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner says remains discovered on Tuesday belong to a man that's been missing since last September. Coroner Jamie Harwood says the remains have been presumptively ide...
Apr 02, 2026 (Peoria County Coroner)
UPDATE: Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general, White House official says
UPDATED 12:18 P.M. WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on Thursday, a White House official said, following mounting frustration...
Apr 02, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
US labor market remains stable; trade deficit widens in February
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week amid low layoffs, suggesting labor market conditions remained calm in Marc...
Apr 02, 2026 Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Peoria plans $5.8 million reconstruction of dangerous intersection
By Kayla Johnson PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A busy intersection will be totally reconstructed in an effort that city leaders hope will make the area safer. The intersection of Forrest Hill Avenue and St...
Apr 02, 2026
Threat of severe storms late Thursday prompts 25 News First Alert Weather Day
PEORIA, Ill. - Several storm systems are expected to make their way into Central Illinois Thursday afternoon. With a threat of severe weather, 25 News First Alert Meteorologist Balint Szlavari says th...
Apr 02, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
NASA launches four astronauts on world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon ...
Apr 02, 2026 NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
