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7th annual Brownfest in Washington this weekend
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Brownfest returns to Washington this weekend. The event, put on by KB Strong, honors Washington Basketball Coach Kevin Brown. "He passed away from Glioblastoma in 2019, and Brownfes...
Sep 05, 2025 (KB-Strong Foundation)
Drought conditions growing in central Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The temperatures are falling across central Illinois but drought is growing. The latest US Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows abnormally dry conditions in all of Tazew...
Sep 04, 2025 (NOAA/National Weather Service)
Man arrested after allegedly shooting at neighbor in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was arrested on numerous weapons charges after allegedly shooting at his neighbor in Central Peoria. Peoria Police says shots were fired Wednesday just after 6:30 P.M. in the area...
Sep 04, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin man charged in wife's death ordered to remain in jail
PEKIN, Ill. - An elderly Pekin man accused in the death of his wife will remain in jail. 25 News reports a petition to deny pretrial release to 93-year-old James Pate was granted in Tazewell County co...
Sep 04, 2025 (Midwest Communication)
US senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats and Republicans pushed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's Jr. on his recent vaccine policies and their stark contrast to President Donald Trump's successful firs...
Sep 04, 2025 U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., looks at photographers on the day he testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's 2026 health care agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Justice Department opens criminal mortgage fraud probe into Fed Governor Cook
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal mortgage fraud probe into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and has issued grand jury subpoenas out of both Georgia and Michigan, accord...
Sep 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Lisa Cook testifies before a Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (for a second term), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Victim of "suspicious death" in Canton revealed
CANTON, Ill. - The identity of the victim in what Canton Police called a "suspicious death" from Wednesday has been revealed. Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes says 70-year-old David Kuntz of Canton...
Sep 04, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies at 91
MILAN (Reuters) -Designer Giorgio Armani, who helped to put Italy at the forefront of global fashion and dressed Hollywood stars, has died at the age of 91, the company that he founded and led for fiv...
Sep 04, 2025 Giorgio Armani poses with models before presenting his Spring Summer 2025 collection in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims rise as labor market eases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week, consistent with softening labor market conditions. Initial claims for...
Sep 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: 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/File photo
WTVP receives strong community support following federal cuts
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Over a month since federal funding was cut for public broadcasting stations nationwide, Peoria's WTVP is receiving a generous amount of support from the community. Funding for...
Sep 04, 2025 (25 News)
