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Charlie Kirk shooting suspect not cooperating with authorities, Utah governor says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The man arrested in the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is not cooperating with authorities, but investigators are working to establish a motive for the shooting by ...
Sep 15, 2025 A person wears a t-shirt with the words, "We are Charlie", during a vigil in Provo, after U.S. right-wing activist, commentator, Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Utah, U.S. September 12, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
UPDATE: 45-year-old woman identified as 2nd victim in fatal Pekin crash
UPDATED 5:16 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 45-year-old woman has been identified as the second victim in a fatal crash Saturday morning in Pekin. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Candace Bumbalough of...
Sep 15, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Jim Edgar, Illinois' 1990s-era moderate GOP governor, dies at 79
Article Summary After disclosing aggressive pancreatic cancer diagnosis in February, former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar died on Sunday. Edgar spent nearly his entire adult life in and around Illinois go...
Sep 14, 2025 Former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar speaks at a May 28 event in Springfield to dedicate the reading room at the Illinois State Library in his honor. Edgar helped secure funding for the facility when he was secretary of state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Man rescued from Illinois River after jet ski crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A collision between two jet skis resulted in one man being rescued from the Illinois River. It happened around 4:15 p.m. Saturday in an area of the river just north of the McClugage Bri...
Sep 14, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria Park District welcomes proposal toward riverfront amphitheater
PEORIA, Ill - The Peoria City Council has approved a letter of intent for an $11 million donation from the Hengst Foundation toward a 5,000 seat riverfront amphitheater Peoria Park District Executive ...
Sep 14, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Weekend temperatures soar in Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - If you think it was hot Saturday, you were right. The thermometer peaked at 96 degrees in Peoria according to the National Weather Service, making Saturday the hottest day of the year. ...
Sep 14, 2025 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
Powerball jackpot grows to $64 million
URBANDALE, Ia. - No grand prize winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The jackpot now grows to $64 million for the next drawing Monday. The winning numbers were: 28, 37, 42...
Sep 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Crawford conquers Alvarez to become undisputed super middleweight champ
(Reuters) - Terence Crawford clinched a unanimous victory over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to become the undisputed super middleweight champion in a thrilling contest at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sa...
Sep 14, 2025 Sep 13, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Canelo Alvarez (black/gold trunks) and Terence Crawford (black/red trunks) box during their super middleweight title bout at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images
Peoria Heights mayor to veto grocery tax
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Peoria Heights Mayor Matt Wigginton says he intends to veto a one-percent grocery tax enacted by the Village Board. The Village Board voted 5-1 in favor of the tax during a depa...
Sep 13, 2025 (Village of Peoria Heights)
Trump's Vatican envoy courts Pope Leo with a birthday cake
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's new ambassador to the Vatican, a right-wing Catholic who was sharply critical of Pope Francis, tried to sweeten his diplomacy on Saturday in a me...
Sep 13, 2025 Pope Leo XIV receives the letters of credence from Brian Francis Burch, the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, at the Vatican, September 13, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS
