Category Archives: Top Stories
Storms leave hundreds without power
MORTON, Ill. - Scattered power outages are reported in the Tri-County area after last night's storms. At its peak, Ameren Illinois reported 858 customers without power, mainly in the Morton area. The ...
Jul 12, 2025 Ameren Illinois
Downsized Heart of Illinois Fair begins Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - The Heart of Illinois Fair has substantially downsized this summer, and event organizers are hesitant to call it a "fair." This year, the event will feature only motor sports, like a tr...
Jul 12, 2025 Photo: 25 News
State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration of President Donald Trump presses ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of ...
Jul 12, 2025 A general view of the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government's disaster response
KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the stricken Hill Country region, where at least 12...
Jul 11, 2025 An image of a cracked heart is placed on a collapsed tree by the Guadalupe River, across from Camp Mystic, following deadly flooding, in Hunt, Texas, U.S., July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Trump's "big bill" takes center stage in Illinois' U.S. Senate race
PEORIA, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 are hitting the campaign trail s...
Jul 11, 2025 U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, left, meets with independent pharmacy owners, including Dave Bagot of Petersburg Pharmacy (right), in Petersburg on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes against 18-game regular season
Reuters/Field Level Media - Take it from Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a playoff regular since entering the NFL, every additional game takes a physical toll. While commissioner Roger Goodell and...
Jul 11, 2025 Feb 5, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Christian Okoye (left) grabs a selfie with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (center) and tight end Travis Kelce (right) after arriving at Goldwater Air National Guard Base. Mandatory Credit: Michael Chow-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
IDPH claims measles outbreak in Illinois is over
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - While concern over a resurgence in measles cases nationwide grows, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps to prevent cases from showing up here. In an earlier rep...
Jul 11, 2025 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
Second defendant pleads guilty in connection to armed robbery death
PEORIA, Ill. - One man has pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in connection with Facebook marketplace robbery that left one man dead. 20-year-old Keshawn Williams was one of five people charg...
Jul 11, 2025 Midwest Communications
Peoria teen pleads not guilty in tow yard murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager accused of killing a man while speeding out of a tow yard during a carjacking pleaded not guilty in court Thursday. 18-year-old Terrance Shaw was arrested in June alon...
Jul 11, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Trump administration scraps plan to abolish FEMA, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has backed away from abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Washington Post reported on Friday, ahead of the president's visit ...
Jul 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Search and rescue team members look for missing people amid debris in the waters of the Guadalupe River, near Camp Mystic, following deadly flooding, in Hunt, Texas, U.S., July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
