Category Archives: Top Stories
Pekin, PCHS #303 come to agreement on lease for bus building
PEKIN, Ill. - After a bit of a delay, a lease agreement regarding bus service has been reached between the city of Pekin and Pekin Community High School #303. On Monday night, the Pekin city council u...
Mar 12, 2026 (City of Pekin)
Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation
Article Summary The Illinois Supreme Court traveled Wednesday to the campus of Western Illinois University to hear oral arguments in two cases. Chief Justice P. Scott Neville said the tradition of cou...
Mar 12, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court held a session on the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, as part of its tradition of “riding the circuit,” which is meant to make the court more accessible to people in all parts of the state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
One injured after vehicle goes into ravine in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was injured after a car went into a ravine Thursday morning in Peoria. Peoria Fire says crews responded to the T-intersection of Prospect and Montclair just before 11:30 A.M....
Mar 12, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Suspect dead in Detroit-area synagogue shooting, no other casualties reported
March 12 (Reuters) - The suspect in an episode of gun violence on Thursday at a Detroit-area synagogue was shot dead, according to a law enforcement official, with no other casualties from the inciden...
Mar 12, 2026 Smoke rises from the building after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026 in a still image from video. ABC Affiliate WXYZ via REUTERS.
Former Peoria High basketball coach makes court appearance, trail date set
PEORIA, Ill. - The former head coach of the Peoria High School boys' basketball team has a date set for a trial on alleged sexual abuse charges. 41-year-old Daniel Ruffin was charged twice last month ...
Mar 12, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
Arrest made in stabbing homicide near Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in Peoria's first homicide of 2026. Peoria Police says 21-year-old Tavion Evans was developed as a suspect in the stabbing death of 35-year-old Zachary White las...
Mar 12, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Gunman at Virginia university shot dead after injuring two
March 12 (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on Thursday morning at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, injuring two people before being shot dead, according to the university. In an emergency ...
Mar 12, 2026 REUTERS
US Senate passes housing affordability; House consideration next
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at boosting affordable housing construction nationwide, giving lawmakers the opp...
Mar 12, 2026 Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, stands at the House Chamber before U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS
Iran's supreme leader, in first remarks, vows to avenge martyrs, keep strait closed
By Parisa Hafezi and Bo Erickson DUBAI/HEBRON, Kentucky, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack U.S. bases, new Supreme Leader Mojt...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2016. Amir Kholousi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims edge down
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, which could help to assuage fears of a labor market deterioration after an unexpec...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
