Category Archives: Top Stories
US jobless claims edge up; productivity improves in second quarter
(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked up to the highest level in a month last week, suggesting the labor market was largely stable even though job...
Aug 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People speak with job placement and professional development representatives during a job fair for federal workers organized by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. March 15, 2025. REUTERS/Chase Castor/File photo
United Airlines flights resume after it resolves technology glitch
CHICAGO (Reuters) -United Airlines said a technology issue that led to a grounding of its flights for a few hours at U.S. airports and major delays across its network on Wednesday had been resolved. "...
Aug 07, 2025 A traveler awaits their delayed luggage after United Airlines grounded flights due to a tech outage at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., August 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Trump's higher tariffs hit major US trading partners, sparking defiance and concern
(Reuters) -U.S. trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil and India were still scrambling to get a better deal on Thursday as President Donald Trump's higher tariff rates on imports from dozens of co...
Aug 07, 2025 Containers are stacked on the deck of cargo ship One Minato at Port Liberty New York in Staten Island, New York, U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Chillicothe man ordered detained after child pornography arrest
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of uploading child pornography online has been ordered to stay in the Peoria County Jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 27-year-old Kewan Hudson was ord...
Aug 06, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
First look: 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow unveiled
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow. The sculpture is made of 800 pound...
Aug 06, 2025 Gov JB Pritzker and wife MK pose for a photo with the 2025 butter cow. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
11th member of alleged violent Peoria street gang indicted, charged with murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A 22-year-old has been added to the list of people charged for their alleged role in a violent Peoria street gang. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Nasaan Booker was ind...
Aug 06, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. Army sergeant suspected of shooting, wounding five fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) -A U.S. Army sergeant is suspected of shooting and wounding five fellow soldiers with his personal handgun on Wednesday at Fort Stewart Army Airfield near Savannah, Georgia, before h...
Aug 06, 2025 Traffic enters Fort Stewart at the main entrance gate following an active shooter incident on the U.S. Army base located in Hinesville, Georgia, U.S. August 6, 2025. Richard Burkhart/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
Man found deceased in East Peoria shopping center parking lot
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 72-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle in an East Peoria shopping center parking lot Wednesday morning. East Peoria Police says officers responded just after 10:15 A.M. to t...
Aug 06, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Pekin woman sentenced after guilty plea in murder-for-hire plot
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin woman accused of attempting to hire someone to murder her husband has been sentenced to prison. Court documents show that 48-year-old Allison Salinas has been sentenced to 16 yea...
Aug 06, 2025 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Money put forward to fund repairs for Riverview Plaza building
PEORIA, Ill. - Work can now move forward to repair the Riverview Plaza building in downtown Peoria. City Manager Patrick Urich says MJ Illinois's owner has placed $500,000 in an escrow account. The mo...
Aug 06, 2025 A moving truck is seen outside the Riverview Plaza building on March 11th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
