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Woman indicted for allegedly hitting boyfriend with vehicle in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman accused of hitting her boyfriend with a vehicle has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. 21-year-old Kayana Polk was indicted on Tuesday of Aggravated Domestic Battery. ...
Sep 16, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Additional charges against trio accused in fatal South Peoria shooting in June
PEORIA, Ill. - Three men are facing additional charges in a June fatal shooting in South Peoria after allegedly shooting another person in the incident. A Peoria County grand jury has indicted 20-year...
Sep 16, 2025 courtroom gavel
Kitten rescued from sewer drain by Peoria Fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria Fire Department crew spent part of their Tuesday morning rescuing a kitten in a sewer drain. Chief Shawn Sollberger says the kitten was in the drain in a side street off of Uni...
Sep 16, 2025 (Peoria Fire Department)
Power problems result in soft lockdown at Peoria Richwoods
PEORIA, Ill. - A power outage caused a soft lockdown at Peoria Richwoods High School Tuesday afternoon. A Peoria Public Schools spokeswoman says the lockdown was put in place to limit movement and ens...
Sep 16, 2025 (Peoria Public Schools)
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination
PROVO, Utah (Reuters) - Utah prosecutors said on Tuesday they will seek the death penalty for the suspect in conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination, hours before he was due in court via vi...
Sep 16, 2025 Utah County Attorney Jeffrey S. Gray speaks during a press conference about the charges and next steps in the case of Tyler Robinson, who is suspected of fatally shooting U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Provo, Utah, U.S., September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Man arrested for allegedly trying to meet up with minor in Germantown Hills
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A Lawrenceville man has been arrested in Woodford County for allegedly soliciting and trying to meet with a minor. Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says 32-year-old Matthew Cornes ...
Sep 16, 2025 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office)
US Border Patrol chief says 'many arrests' in Chicago immigration crackdown
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Gregory Bovino, a U.S. Customs and Border Control chief who played a prominent role in a deportation crackdown in Los Angeles, said his team has arrived in Chicago on Tuesday and ha...
Sep 16, 2025 U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino attends a press conference, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo
Israel says 'Gaza is burning' as it launches ground assault
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring "Gaza is burning" as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had...
Sep 16, 2025 Smoke rises from the evacuated Al-Ghefari tower, as it collapses after it was hit by Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City, September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
US retail sales increase solidly; headwinds from softening labor market loom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in August as consumers bought a range of goods and dined out, but a weakening labor market and rising prices because of tariffs po...
Sep 16, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Shoppers browse a Walmart Supercenter, in Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S. April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Siddharth Cavale/File Photo
Luigi Mangione wins dismissal of some counts over killing US health insurance executive
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge dismissed on Tuesday two criminal counts against Luigi Mangione over the December 2024 killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson, though the 27-y...
Sep 16, 2025 Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, is escorted at Manhattan Supreme Court on the day he appears on New York State murder and terrorism charges, in New York City, U.S., September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar
