Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office determines August officer-involved shooting in Peoria's East Bluff justified
PEORIA, Ill. - The final report from an officer involved shooting death in Peoria's East Bluff from this summer states the use of deadly force was justified. The shooting on August 5th claimed the lif...
Dec 11, 2025 (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office)
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing makes first in-court appearance
Dec 11 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the accused killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, sought on Thursday to limit media access to ensure a fair trial as the 22-year-old man made his...
Dec 11, 2025 Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, U.S., December 11, 2025. Rick Egan/Pool via Reuters
New laws: Gun storage, police background check changes take effect in 2026
Article Summary Several new public safety laws will take effect Jan. 1. One new law requires gun owners to store their firearms in a locked and secure location when children are present or face big fi...
Dec 11, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker passes in front of a row of Illinois State Police vehicles during a ceremony outside the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on March 30, 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
UPDATE: South Peoria church destroyed by Thursday morning fire
UPDATED 2:08 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A South Peoria church believed to be abandoned is a total loss after a fire Thursday morning. Peoria Fire crews were called to the building at Blaine and Starr just af...
Dec 11, 2025 (25 News)
US judge orders Kilmar Abrego released from immigration detention
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego, whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown...
Dec 11, 2025 Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, holds his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura's hand, as he appears for a check-in at the ICE Baltimore field office three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. August 25, 2025. Picture taken through glass. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Peoria Public Works preparing for next round of winter weather
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Works' Snowfighters are returning to around-the-clock operations Thursday morning as crews prepare for another round of winter weather. Public Works' Nick McMillion says f...
Dec 11, 2025 Peoria snowplow on the streets following the first real snow storm of 2024. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
Sherrone Moore, fired by Michigan, jailed on assault allegation
Sherrone Moore, fired as Michigan's football coach earlier in the day, was in police custody late Wednesday night after he was the subject of an assault investigation. Pittsfield Township (Mich.) Poli...
Dec 11, 2025 Oct 5, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore walks out of the locker room during pregame warmups against the Washington Huskies at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images
Republican-controlled US Congress poised to allow Obamacare health subsidies to expire
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress is poised to allow tax credits to lapse for 24 million Americans this month, as a December 31 deadline approaches with no sign of...
Dec 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
With no winner Wednesday night, Powerball jackpot grows to $1 billion
Urbandale, Ia. - No one won the Powerball jackpot of $930 million Wednesday night, but three tickets won $1 million in Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey. The winning numbers were: 10, 16, 29, 33, and ...
Dec 11, 2025 (Powerball)
US House backs massive defense policy bill, Senate next
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive defense policy bill on Wednesday authorizing a record $901 billion in annual military spending, paving the way for the...
Dec 11, 2025 A U.S. Marine carries a shoulder-launched weapon system after arriving on the beach during amphibious operations in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
