Category Archives: Top Stories
Goodfield-based theater asking for help after weekend theft of money and a safe
GOODFIELD, Ill. - A local theater is asking for help after a theft from this past weekend. In a social media post, The Barn Three in Goodfield says the theft occurred between midnight Saturday and 8:3...
Mar 11, 2025 (The Barn III Facebook)
Second Peoria mayoral debate on WTVP canceled
PEORIA, Ill. - A planned debate between the two candidates for Peoria mayor will not happen. Peoria public television station WTVP announced Tuesday the March 19th debate between incumbent Rita Ali an...
Mar 11, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US job openings rise, layoffs low before Trump policy shifts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings increased in January, but demand for labor is likely to soften in the months ahead amid concerns that uncertainty over import tariffs and aggressive government ...
Mar 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A “Help Wanted” sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Trump says he will double tariffs on Canada metals to 50%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled his planned tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the United States from Canada, bringing the total to 50%, in response ...
Mar 11, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US judge says Musk's DOGE must release records on operations run in 'secrecy'
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday ordered the government-downsizing team created by U.S. President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk to make public records concerning its operat...
Mar 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Elon Musk shows his shirt to the press as he arrives with U.S. President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
US and Ukraine hold talks in Saudi Arabia after major drone attack on Russia
JEDDAH (Reuters) - Ukrainian and U.S. officials held crunch talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to find a path towards ending the war with Russia, hours after Kyiv's forces launched their largest drone a...
Mar 11, 2025 U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov hold a meeting in the presence of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS
Peoria Christian and Peoria Manual High advance to IHSA State Finals
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Christian and Peoria Manual High Schools are headed to the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals, after wins Monday night. Peoria Christian rallied past Greenfield 66-49, to win the ...
Mar 11, 2025 (Photo courtesy of Peoria Christian High School Facebook page)
Peorians sentenced to years in prison for drug and firearms offenses
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria men have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as firearm charges. 39-year-old Kelvin Patterson, Jr. was ...
Mar 11, 2025
Diocese of Peoria sued for alleged sexual abuse of a child by a priest
PEORIA, Ill - A lawsuit was filed Monday against the Catholic Diocese of Peoria on behalf of a man who alleges a priest sexually abused him many years ago. The suit, filed in Peoria County Court, alle...
Mar 11, 2025 (Catholic Diocese of Peoria via Facebook)
New technology aids Peoria County Sheriff's deputies in police chases
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is implementing new technology in regards to police chases. Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputy squad vehicles have had StarChase installed on th...
Mar 10, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
