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As assault weapons ban faces challenges, lawmakers consider more gun restrictions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers are considering further legislation restricting the possession and marketing of firearms, even as state and federal courts are weighing t...
Will Stevenson May 13, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Severe weather possible Saturday night, says Collins
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Last weekend we saw plenty of severe weather in the area. Now that we're into this weekend, it could be much the same thing. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist thinks things c...
Will Stevenson May 13, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Italy confirms backing for Ukraine as Zelenskiy prepares to meet pope
ROME (Reuters) -Rome promised its full backing for Ukraine on Saturday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy began a visit for talks with Italian officials and Pope Francis, who said in late April the Vati...
Will Stevenson May 13, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is welkomed by Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani as he arrives at Rome's Ciampino airport, Italy, May 13, 2023. Italian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) -The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping policy shift at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as a COVID-era order that had allowed the swift ...
Will Stevenson May 13, 2023 Migrants walk to cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents before the lifting of Title 42, in Matamoros, Mexico, May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Man arrested on weapons charges during PPD special enforcement detail
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested on weapons charges during the latest of Chief Eric Echevarria's Anti-Violence Initiative special directed patrols. Peoria Police say officers on patrol saw a l...
Will Stevenson May 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Two dead in West Bank, Israel strikes Gaza, Palestinians fire rockets
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza towards Israel early on Saturday after Israeli aircraft bombed Islamic Jihad targets in the enclave overnight, as violence spill...
Will Stevenson May 13, 2023 Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike amid Israel-Gaza fighting in Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip, May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to sold-out crowd in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A variety of topics and accomplishments were touched on by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) Friday night in Peoria. DeSantis was the keynote speaker at the annual Peoria and Tazewell C...
TJ Carson May 12, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden meets with Spain's Sanchez, discusses Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez underscored their support for Ukraine in the war with Russia on Friday during a White House meeting that also t...
Will Stevenson May 12, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez shake hands in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 12, 2023.
Debt ceiling worries deepen as early June U.S. default reinforced
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington standoff over raising the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit is adding to global economic worries, as a new non-partisan congressional report cited ...
Will Stevenson May 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen at sunset after a sixth round of voting for a new Speaker of the U.S. House failed to elect a new Speaker on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2023 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Protesters in Peoria for DeSantis visit
PEORIA, Ill. - The groups that are protesting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' visit to Peoria say while they believe DeSantis is not welcome here, but also think it's a teachable moment. Peorians for B...
Will Stevenson May 12, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)