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Mattis Says Trust Is Question In Taliban Talks
(AP) - Former Defense Secretary James Mattis says that when it comes to trying to negotiate an Afghanistan peace deal with the Taliban, the key question is whether they can be trusted. Mattis cites pa...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 AP/Ebrahim Noroozi

Dorian Death Toll Rises To 44 In Bahamas
(AP) - The government in the Bahamas says the death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen by one to 44. Health Minister Duane Sands on Sunday confirmed the toll in a WhatsApp message to The Associated ...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 AP/Fernando Llano

Fire Early Sunday Morning On North Central In Peoria
Peoria Firefighters/Paramedics responded to a report of a fire at 2009 N. Central Ave. at 3:53 A.M. Sunday morning. Heavy smoke and fire were coming from the roof at the front corner at the single sto...
Dalton Kemper Sep 08, 2019 Midwest Communications

Man Shot On N. Knoxville In Peoria
A man told police he was shot in the head near Starcrest Cleaners, 1636 N. Knoxville Avenue in Peoria, at approximately 1:47 p.m. Saturday. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson, with Peoria Police, s...
Julia Bradley Sep 07, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley

Crews Battle Kitchen Fire Saturday Morning
At 5:09 a.m. Saturday, Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to the 1200 block of W. Willow Lane for a possible house fire. Upon arrival, the homeowner notified firefigher/paramedics there was a f...
Kristina Leahy Sep 07, 2019

Illinois, Chicago receive $38M to fight opioid epidemic
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois and the city of Chicago are receiving nearly $38 million in federal grants to fight the opioid eipdemic. Sen. Dick Durbin says the money will address "one of the wors...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 07, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock

Dorian Speeds North, Buffeting New England Coast
(AP) - Tropical storm-force winds are ruffling southeastern Massachusetts as Hurricane Dorian continues to move north. Early Saturday, the center of the weakening Category 1 storm was around 145 miles...
Kristina Leahy Sep 07, 2019 The Bogue Shores condominiums is seen after losing its roof during high winds from Hurricane Dorian in Atlantic Beach, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Only a few residents stayed behind after an evacuation order and no one was injured. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Man Convicted In Informant's Death Gets 60 Year Sentence
(AP) - A central Illinois man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing a police informant to keep her from testifying in a drug case. Marquelle Palmer of Bloomington in May was found guilt...
Kristina Leahy Sep 07, 2019

Airport to see facelifts
PEORIA, Ill. -- A couple of upgrades are coming soon to General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria met Friday in a special session to accept an...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 06, 2019

Charges Dropped Against 14-Year-Old Murder Suspect
Update: Marks' hearing in juvenile date has been set for Friday Sept. 13. Charges against a 14-year-old murder suspect from Peoria were dropped in court Friday. Prosecutors against the suspect, Zaveon...
Kristina Leahy Sep 06, 2019


