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Illinois to invest more than $23 million in abortion access, reproductive health care initiatives
(Capitol News Illinois) - As another of Illinois' border states is set to enact a near-total abortion ban this week, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced several new programs to help address the influ...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions on Monday after a news conference at which his administration announced a new interagency effort to ensure access to abortion care in Illinois. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
US sees narrow opportunity to reverse course in Niger after coup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is a narrow opportunity to reverse last week's military takeover in Niger and U.S. diplomatic and military posture there will depend on whether the democratically elected ...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2023 Demonstrators gather in support of the putschist soldiers in the capital Niamey, Niger July 30, 2023. Signs read: "Long live Niger, long live Russia", "France must leave". REUTERS/Balima Boureima/File Photo
US nurse, child abducted in Haiti, non-profit organization says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, a faith-based humanitarian aid organization said on Saturday. "We can confirm that Alix Dorsainvil, our director's wife,...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2023 Amy Nelson / CC
Two arrested after another dog was found on a boat where seven were found abandoned in July
PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about the people who may have left seven abandoned dogs on a boat along the Illinois River in July. Fon du Lac Park Police say officers were called to the same boat ...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2023 Robert Recaldini, Jr., and Amanda O'Neill (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Over $1 Billion up for grabs with Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing
CHICAGO, Ill. - Americans are lining up to change their lottery luck Tuesday night. One lucky winner could grab a massive $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the fourth-largest prize in the game's hi...
Julia Bradley Aug 01, 2023 (Mega Millions Consortium)
Central IL law enforcement embrace 'National Night Out' opportunities
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Local police will be out in force Tuesday night for National Night Out Against Crime. Officer Dramaine Taylor, with Washington Police, tells WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", the sole...
Julia Bradley Aug 01, 2023 Maryland GovPics / CC
UPDATE: Caterpillar's 2023 margin forecast, upbeat results send shares to record high
UPDATED 12:06 P.M. (Reuters) -Caterpillar Inc said on Tuesday that strong demand for heavy machinery from construction and mining industries is expected to drive full-year operating margin near the to...
Julia Bradley Aug 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
An arrest is made after shots were fired in Fulton County
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - Someone is in custody after a report of a shooting in Fulton County. The Fulton County Sheriffs Department says the department got multiple 911 calls of a person being shot around 4:...
Will Stevenson Jul 31, 2023 Midwest Communications
Peoria-area gas prices rise again this week, according to two agencies. Here's why, according to one of them
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in the Peoria area have risen again. Both GasBuddy.com and AAA say their averages have increased about nine cents a gallon in the last week in their local regions. AAA's is a...
Will Stevenson Jul 31, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
A man is dead after a head-on collision in rural Peoria County
PRINCEVILLE, Ill. - A Princeville man is dead after the car he was driving crossed traffic and hit another vehicle head-on. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Robert Renken, 66, was pronounced d...
Will Stevenson Jul 31, 2023 (Midwest Communications)