Category Archives: Top Stories
Louisiana man arrested after allegedly trying to meet up with minor in Peoria County
HANNA CITY, Ill. - A Louisiana man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to meet up with a minor. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies were called to Lakeshore Drive in Hanna City ...
May 26, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump considering taking $3 billion in Harvard grants, giving them to trade schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools acros...
May 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A student walks on the Allston campus of Harvard University, in Allston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
Trump says Putin has 'gone absolutely CRAZY', considering more sanctions on Russia
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY" by unleashing the largest aerial attack of the war on Ukraine and said he was weighing new sanctions ...
May 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Daily newspapers with covers, dedicated to the recent phone call of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, are laid out at a newsstand in a street in Moscow, Russia, February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File Photo
UPDATE: PPD says missing woman found safe
UPDATE: 7:06 P.M. The Peoria Police Department says 29-year-old Allison Baldwin has been located and is safe. She had been reported missing on Sunday by a concerned friend. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Polic...
May 26, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Russia attacks Ukraine for third night in a row, Ukrainian officials say
(Reuters) -Russia has attacked Ukraine for a third night in a row, Ukrainian regional officials and emergency services said, a day after the biggest aerial attack of the war so far killed at least 12 ...
May 26, 2025 Residents look at an apartment building that was damaged in a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 25, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Trump administration puts new limits on reporters at Pentagon
(Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued orders that require journalists to have official escorts within much of the Pentagon building, the latest in a series of Trump administr...
May 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
Pekin police searching for armed suspect
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin police says they are looking for a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a resident. Police say officers responded to a house in the 1300 block of South 13th Street. The homeowner sai...
May 25, 2025 Pekin Police Department
Peoria Heights fire chief fired
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Peoria Heights Village Board has parted ways with Fire Chief Dan Decker. The board, during a special meeting Saturday, voted not to renew Decker's contract. Decker had been ...
May 25, 2025 Photo: 25 News (File)
Four adults, six pets displaced by Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill - A house resulted in injuries to one person. Peoria firefighters responded to a report of a kitchen fire at a residence on Meadows Place off Sheridan Road. Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall sa...
May 25, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley baseball coach announces retirement
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University has begun a nationwide search for a new baseball coach. The University announced through a news release that baseball Head Coach Elvis Dominguez has retired. Domingue...
May 25, 2025 Photo: Bradley University Athletics
