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New State Police rules for assault weapons permits will take effect Oct. 1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinoisans who own weapons that can no longer be purchased or sold in the state under its new assault weapons ban will soon be able to register those weapo...
Will Stevenson Sep 18, 2023 brian.ch / CC
Suspect in Los Angeles deputy's killing detained
(Reuters) -A man suspected of ambushing and fatally shooting a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy at a traffic light over the weekend has been detained, local authorities said on Monday. A reward of ...
Will Stevenson Sep 18, 2023 Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer (Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department)
Son of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads not guilty to U.S. trafficking charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Ovidio Guzman, one of the sons of incarcerated Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, pleaded not guilty to U.S. fentanyl trafficking charges on Monday in federal court in Chi...
Will Stevenson Sep 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Ovidio Guzman, son of kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is briefly captured by Mexican military police in a residential compound near the centre of Culiacan in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico October 17, 2019 in this still image taken from a helmet camera footage obtained October 30, 2019. Mexican Government TV/Handout via REUTERS/File photo
Police: Woman assaulted in East Peoria by possible solar panel salesman
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Police in East Peoria say they need your help finding someone who might have recently assaulted a woman there. Police don't say when it happened, but say a female claims to have be...
Will Stevenson Sep 18, 2023 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin Township Office building described as "stable" with deeper inspections planned this week
PEKIN, Ill. - What remains of the Pekin Township Office building after two walls collapsed earlier this month has been described as "stable." An emergency demolition had to be ordered after the west w...
TJ Carson Sep 18, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man injured after being shot at Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for someone who is believed to have shot a man late Saturday night in the Averyville area. Officers went to Adams and Spitznagle just after 11 p.m., and learne...
Will Stevenson Sep 18, 2023 Midwest Communications
Big jackpots for lottery games up for grabs Monday night. Here's where each game stands
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - There's a couple opportunities Monday night to win life changing money. The jackpot for the Illinois Lottery's Lotto game currently sits at around $23.6 million. That's the second ...
TJ Carson Sep 18, 2023
Biden's son Hunter sues IRS, alleges unlawful release of his taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging unlawful disclosure of his taxes by whistleblowers who work for the U.S. tax ag...
TJ Carson Sep 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden walks to the motorcade after arriving at Fort McNair, after U.S. President Joe Biden spent the weekend at Camp David, in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo
Gas prices dip again in the Peoria area. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The price of a gallon of gas in the Peoria area continues to fall. After an about five cent decrease reported last week, both GasBuddy and AAA are reporting another drop in the average ...
TJ Carson Sep 18, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: American prisoners freed by Iran land in U.S. after swap deal, CNN reports
UPDATED 9/19 5:56 A.M. DOHA/NEW YORK (Reuters) -A plane carrying five Americans freed by Iran landed in the United States on Tuesday, a day after they were swapped for the release of five Iranians hel...
TJ Carson Sep 18, 2023 Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, who were released during a prisoner swap deal between U.S. and Iran, arrive at Doha International Airport, Qatar September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous/File Photo