Category Archives: Top Stories
Pompeo confirms he was on Ukraine call
ROME (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed that he was on the telephone call between President Trump and the Ukrainian president that is the subject of an impeachment inquiry. "I wa...
Oct 02, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets the media in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Italy at the start of a four-nation tour of Europe as the push to impeach President Donald Trump gains steam at home. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Possible hazardous material found in Edwards
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to 7116 N. Kickapoo-Edwards Road for a possible hazardous material release Tuesday afternoon. Peoria crews responded to a mutual aid call from...
Oct 02, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Round Two For Adult Cannabis License Applications
CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Tuesday applications for adult use cannabis licenses for new dispensing organizations are available. The applicatio...
Oct 01, 2019 MWC
Former POTUS candidate to speak in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Creve Coeur Club of Peoria has announced the speaker for its annual George Washington Day Banquet. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiori...
Oct 01, 2019 AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Shining light on the fight against breast cancer
PEORIA, Ill. - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is bringing attention to the importance of mammograms. Cindy Martin, director of Women's Services, said th...
Oct 01, 2019 OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Pompeo says Democrats are trying to 'intimidate' State Department employees
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says in a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Democrats are trying to "intimidate" and "bully" State Department employees and that depos...
Oct 01, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks out to greet the media during his meeting with Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the US State Department in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Peoria family's home ravaged by flood, go fund me account established
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Harshbarger family has lived on Kellar Parkway in Peoria for nearly 18 years. But, after torrential rains flooded their home last Friday, they are basically starting over. Paul and...
Oct 01, 2019 25 News
Illinois announces start of Winter Energy Assistance Program
SPRINGFIELD, IL--On Oct. 1, seniors and people with disabilities can begin applying for the state's winter energy assistance program. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps fa...
Oct 01, 2019 Thermostat installed by Evan Storlie, of Mercurio's Heating and Air Conditioning in Tacoma, Wash., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (Kevin P. Casey/ AP Images for American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning)
2019 Peoria County Property Assessment Announced
SPRINGFIELD, IL, - Peoria County was issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the "multiplier", is the method use...
Sep 30, 2019 MWC
Bustos visits East Bluff Community Center
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-17) toured the East Bluff Community Center on Monday to learn about its history and contributions. The East Bluff Community Center is a non-profit organization that aims ...
Sep 30, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
