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Woman arrested after alleged stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A weekend stabbing in Peoria has resulted in the arrest of a woman. Peoria police say officers responded to the area of the 1000 block of NE Perry around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. When they a...
Aug 11, 2025 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Victim refuses treatment after Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police are looking for the suspect in an early morning shooting. Officers responded to the 4000 of Brandywine Drive around 2:10 a.m. Monday on a report of a man armed with a gun....
Aug 11, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Semi driver injured in I-39 crash
MINONK, Ill. - A crash on I-39 near Minonk is under investigation. Woodford County Chief Deputy Sheriff Dennis Tipsword said the accident occurred at 9:01 a.m. on I-39 near Minonk. A northbound semi r...
Aug 11, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Shots fired at man in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One man is in custody after admitting to police he fired shots at another man. Officers responded to a call of nine shots fired around 10:25 a.m. Friday near Warren Street and Lincoln A...
Aug 11, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Which Republicans are seeking statewide office in 2026? So far, hardly any
Politicians set to gather at State Fair this week, unofficially kicking off 2026 election season Article Summary No Republican candidates have publicly announced they're running for three statewide of...
Aug 11, 2025 2022 Fair Salvi: Kathy Salvi speaks to supporters at the 2022 Illinois State Fair in Springfield as a candidate for U.S. Senate. Salvi was elected chair of the Illinois Republican Party in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Trump says he will take control of DC police, deploy National Guard to US capital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to the U.S. capital and putting Washington's police department under federal control to combat wh...
Aug 11, 2025 Protesters gather near the White House, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying National Guard troops to Washington, D.C, in Washington D.C., U.S., August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Man in custody after forcing his way into a Peoria County home Sunday
PEORIA COUNTY, - A family was unharmed after a man knocked on their door, asked to borrow their car, and forced his way into their home Sunday afternoon. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the i...
Aug 11, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Epstein partner Ghislaine Maxwell's grand jury records to remain sealed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge denied on Monday the Justice Department's bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein's partner Ghislaine Maxwell on se...
Aug 11, 2025 Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell stands at the podium to address Judge Alison Nathan during her sentencing in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. Maxwell was convicted on December 29, 2021 on five of the six counts she faced for helping the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
Israel steps up Gaza City bombing after Netanyahu vow to expand offensive
CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinians reported the heaviest bombardments in weeks on Monday in areas east of Gaza City, just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected to complete ...
Aug 11, 2025 Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians from Irheem family, who were killed in an overnight Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Landmark trial kicks off over Trump's use of US military in policing role
(Reuters) -A landmark trial kicks off on Monday over the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops to support its deportation efforts and quell protests in Los Angeles, in a legal challenge ...
Aug 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Members of the California National Guard stand guard at the Paramount Business Center parking lot a day after clashes between protesters and law enforcement following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, California, U.S., June 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jill Connelly/File Photo
