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Teen arrested on weapons charges during Peoria Public Schools graduation ceremonies
PEORIA, Ill. - A 14-year-old was arrested on weapons charges during graduation ceremonies Saturday at the Peoria Civic Center. Peoria Police say while assisting with crowds just before 2:45 P.M., offi...
May 19, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Crash near Havana claims life of one person
HAVANA, Ill. - One person has died after a Monday afternoon crash near Havana. Illinois State Police says the two-vehicle crash occurred just after noon on US Route 136 at Illinois Route 78. Troopers ...
May 19, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Man sentenced after pleading guilty to shooting at car in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been sentenced to prison after reportedly shooting at a car in Peoria's East Bluff in February. Court documents show that 29-year-old Michael Walder was sentenced on Monday to...
May 19, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office - Michael Walders mug shot)
Trump speaks to Putin, Vance says US could walk away from Ukraine war
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Russia's Vladimir Putin about Ukraine on Monday, after Vice President JD Vance said Washington could walk away from the peace pro...
May 19, 2025 Vice President JD Vance talks to reporters on board of the Air Force Two at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, in Rome, Monday, May 19, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
UPDATE: Several teenagers arrested after Richwoods graduation ceremony
UPDATED 4:17 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Seven teenagers were arrested after a fight broke out after the Peoria Richwoods High School graduation ceremony Saturday at the Civic Center. Peoria Police says the f...
May 19, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protection for Venezuelans
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump's administration on Monday to strip about 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States of a temporary protected status given under his predece...
May 19, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Local official blasts state law for pretrial release of a Woodford Co. man in child porn case
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - The Woodford County State's Attorney is blaming Illinois' Pretrial Fairness Act for allowing the release before trial of a Germantown Hills man on 21 felony counts of possessin...
May 19, 2025 Midwest Communications
Republicans hope to nudge Trump agenda toward passage despite divisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives will try to nudge President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill toward passage this week, despite a running battle over spe...
May 19, 2025 Chairman U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) attends a House Budget Committee meeting as the committee votes to advance U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill in a rare Sunday night session, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 18, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
Firefighters respond to Peoria nursing facility overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Sharon Wood HealthCare on W. Richwoods Boulevard early Monday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says when they arrived around 3:45 ...
May 19, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices down a few cents ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have fallen nearly two cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.29 on Monday. GasBuddy says Peoria prices are four cents lower than a month ago, and nearly 39 ...
May 19, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
