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Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon after huge attacks jeopardize truce
By Parisa Hafezi and Maya Gebeily DUBAI/BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday, putting the Middle East ceasefire in further jeopardy after its biggest attacks o...
Apr 09, 2026 A man carries pieces of clothing at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Ain Al Mraiseh in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Update: Driver fleeing PPD is injured after jumping bridge gap
PEORIA, Ill. - An SUV, leading Peoria Police in a chase, crashed into an embankment after driving off a section of the Harmon Highway overpass still under construction early Wednesday morning. Peoria ...
Apr 09, 2026
Pekin law enforcement leaders react to arrest made in Robert Bee case
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County law enforcement leaders discuss a break in the case regarding the death of a 13-year-old Pekin boy nearly a decade ago. 48-year-old Keith Brackett has been charged with t...
Apr 08, 2026 Pekin Police Chief Seth Ranney speaks at a press conference announcing an arrest in the murder case of 13-year-old Robert Bee, who went missing in 2016. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Arrest made in connection to 2016 homicide of 13-year-old Robert Bee
PEKIN, Ill. - An arrest has been made in connection to the nearly decade-old homicide of a Pekin child. Pekin Police Chief Seth Ranney and Tazewell County State's Attorney Kevin Johnson announced on W...
Apr 08, 2026 Tazewell County State's Attorney Kevin Johnson speaks at a press conference on April 8th, 2026 announcing an arrest made in connection to the 2016 death of 13-year-old Robert Bee of Pekin. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man sentenced to 18 years for abusing child in Peoria Heights Case
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for abusing a five-year-old boy left in his care in 2024. Carl Rogers Jr., 31, was sentenced for causing a traumatic brain inj...
Apr 08, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
License suspension or speed control? Lawmakers explore alternative for reckless drivers
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow drivers with suspended licenses to continue driving with a speed control device in the...
Apr 08, 2026 A LifeSafer intelligence speed assistance device installed in a vehicle. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Tenants start moving in to South Peoria's Churchview Garden Homes
PEORIA, Ill. - Tenants are starting to move into the newest housing complex in South Peoria. The first tenants have moved into the Churchview Garden Homes complex at Shelley and Antoinette. The comple...
Apr 08, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Vance to lead US delegation to Iran talks on Saturday
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is dispatching his Iran negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for talks, the White House told ...
Apr 08, 2026 A man shouts slogans as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Shippers seek clarity on Hormuz passage as Iran issues fresh warnings
By Jeslyn Lerh and Nerijus Adomaitis SINGAPORE/OSLO, April 8 (Reuters) - Shippers on Wednesday said they needed more clarity on the terms of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire before resuming transit through the...
Apr 08, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D printed oil pipeline are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Guilty Plea in North Valley Home Invasion
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to Home Invasion. Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says 39-year-old D...
Apr 08, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
