Category Archives: Top Stories
Sean 'Diddy' Combs found guilty at criminal trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty on Wednesday after a criminal trial in which two of the music mogul's former girlfriends testified that he physically and sexually abused them. ...
Jul 02, 2025 Sean "Diddy" Combs and his attorney Marc Agnifilo discuss how to respond to a new note sent by jurors, during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., July 1, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Record July Fourth travel expected as Americans hit the road and the skies
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A record number of Americans are set to travel for the Fourth of July holiday by road and air, travel industry statistics show, but many last-minute travelers say their plans depen...
Jul 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Travelers check the status of their flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Teens indicted on murder charges for S. Peoria tow yard death last month
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers were indicted on Tuesday in connection with the death of a tow yard employee in June. A Peoria County grand jury indicted 18-year-old Terrance Shaw and 16-year-old Jaylin ...
Jul 02, 2025 Brian Turner / CC
Trump tax-cut plan returns to US House, Republicans divided on bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The debate within President Donald Trump's Republican Party over a massive tax-cut and spending bill returns to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, as party leaders try to...
Jul 02, 2025 The U.S. Capitol building is seen as a thunderstorm rolls through Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
American Idol and The Voice Star Victor Solomon to Sing National Anthem at Red White and BOOM!
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's own Victor Solomon will sing the National Anthem ahead of Choose Greater Peoria RED WHITE AND BOOM! presented by i3 Broadband on the 4th of July over the Peoria and East Peoria...
Jul 02, 2025
Gov. Pritzker signs into law two bills aimed at healthcare costs at OSF Healthcare
PEORIA, Ill. - New state laws to help people's healthcare costs were signed into law in downtown Peoria on Tuesday. Governor J.B. Pritzker put his signatures on the Prescription Drug Affordability Act...
Jul 01, 2025 Gov. J.B. Pritzker is joined by area legislators and community leaders to sign two bills into law at OSF Healthcare's downtown Peoria headquarters. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Public Schools to require clear backpacks for 2025-26 school year
PEORIA, Ill. - Clear bookbags will now be the standard for Peoria Public Schools middle and high school students. The school board approved requiring clear bags at its meeting this Tuesday afternoon, ...
Jul 01, 2025 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Arrested in toddler's death, 18-year-old is the brother of Peoria boy shot to death in unsolved 2011 case
Amarian D. Billups Wilson encountered murder at a young age, according to his mother. Billups Wilson, 18, was arrested this week in the brutal death of an 18-month-old boy, booked on charges that incl...
Jul 01, 2025 Peoria Police Department
ICC President Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey announces her retirement
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - After nearly 40 years of service in higher education, Illinois Central College President Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey has announced her retirement, effective December 31, 2025. Quirk-Ba...
Jul 01, 2025 Illinois Central College President Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey announces three new programs to start in the fall of 2024, at a press conference on July 9th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
IDPH expands areas requiring lead exposure testing, including parts of Central IL
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced an expansion of its list of ZIP codes where lead exposure testing is required for children living in those areas. 180 new ZIP...
Jul 01, 2025 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
