Category Archives: Top Stories
US judge blocks Trump administration's use of troops in California
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from using the military to fight crime in California, as the Republican president threatens to send troops to...
Sep 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: National Guard troops wear gas masks during protests against federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
US Congress returns, with a one-month deadline to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress returns on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions - keeping federal agencies funded and averting a partial government shutdown...
Sep 02, 2025 The U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., as the death toll from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exceeds 100,000 victims, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up a bit following Labor Day weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria were up nearly two cents in the last week, averaging $3.36 a gallon on Tuesday, according to GasBuddy. Those prices are just over five cents higher than a month ago...
Sep 02, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Powerball jackpot grows to $1.3 billion after no one won the top prize Monday night
URBANDALE, Ia. - The Powerball jackpot just keeps growing...reaching $1.3 billion after no one matched all five numbers and the Powerball Monday night. Monday's winning numbers were: 8, 23, 25, 40 and...
Sep 02, 2025 (Powerball)
Two motorcyclists seriously injured in Woodford County crash
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - Two motorcyclists were seriously injured Monday evening in a three-vehicle crash in rural Woodford County. Chief Deputy Sheriff Dennis Tipsword said that a preliminary investig...
Sep 02, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Crowds turn out for Peoria Labor Day parade in its new home
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois' labor movement was celebrated in a different location on Monday. The annual Peoria Labor Day parade was held on Farmington Road in West Peoria. It's a shift away from ...
Sep 01, 2025 Mayor James Dillon waves to the crowd in a convertable during the 2025 Peoria Labor Day Parade, moved to West Peoria from downtown Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Political standoff intensifies over Trump's plans for Chicago crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A political standoff over U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to crack down on crime and illegal immigration in Chicago intensified on Sunday as a top administration official prom...
Sep 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A tour boat floats down the Chicago River as U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 25, 2025. REUTERS/ Jim Vondruska/File Photo
EU says von der Leyen's plane GPS system was jammed, Russian interference suspected
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The GPS system of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's airplane was jammed while en route on Sunday to Bulgaria, where it landed safely, an EU spokesperson said on ...
Sep 01, 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, and Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB party, visit Bulgarian state arms company VMZ-Sopot, in Sopot, Bulgaria August 31, 2025. Bulgarian Government Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
Ukraine suspects Russia of assassinating former parliamentary speaker
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian officials said on Monday they suspected Russia of involvement in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy after a suspect was detained. National police head ...
Sep 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Investigators inspect the body of former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, who was killed this morning, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine August 30, 2025. REUTERS/Roman Baluk/File Photo
Woman arrested in connection with Peoria stabbing incident
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police responded to reports of a stabbing in the area of W. Harper Terrace and W. Overbrook Drive early Sunday morning. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers arrived just...
Sep 01, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
