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Illinois expanding school-based healthcare to more students
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More Illinois students will soon have access to health services at school thanks to new funding coming to the state. The federal government has approved a state proposal to expand...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2023 Montse PB / CC
UPDATE: Biden signs executive order on 'environmental justice'
UPDATED 2:48 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order directing every single federal agency to work toward "environmental justice for all" and improve th...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on "actions to advance environmental justice" prior to signing an executive order in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Two more suspects arrested in Alabama 'Sweet 16' shooting
(Reuters) - Authorities in Alabama on Thursday said they had made two more arrests in connection with last week's shooting at a "Sweet 16" birthday party that left four people dead and 32 others wound...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers walk through the crime scene, a day after a shooting at a teenager's birthday party in a dance studio, in Dadeville, Alabama, U.S., April 16, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
Biden considering launching re-election bid on Tuesday -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden may announce his re-election campaign by video as soon as Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, setting the stage for a possible...
TJ Carson Apr 20, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden convenes the fourth virtual leader-level meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Charges against Alec Baldwin to be dropped in 'Rust' shooting
TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -New Mexico prosecutors have decided to drop criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western m...
TJ Carson Apr 20, 2023 Actor Alec Baldwin departs his home, as he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust", in New York, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Arrest of suspect in robbery of Papa John's near Bradley
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say the man suspected in robbing a Papa John's near Bradley University earlier this month has been found. 29-year-old Keith Clark was taken into custody without incident T...
TJ Carson Apr 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria Police)
UPDATE: Fire at Morton Industries
UPDATED 6:12 P.M. MORTON, Ill. - Damage was limited to items outside the facilities of Morton Industries when a fire broke out. Crews spent hours using a ladder truck to try and put out a fire at what...
TJ Carson Apr 20, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Building fire near downtown unintentional -Fire Dept.
PEORIA, Ill. - A building in the area of Peoria's Warehouse District sustained some damage after a fire Thursday afternoon. Peoria Firefighters were called to a building in the 1000 block of Southwest...
Will Stevenson Apr 20, 2023 (25 News)
Tornadoes rip through central Oklahoma, killing at least 3
(Reuters) -Teams of emergency crews on Thursday picked through flattened homes left in the wake of a powerful tornado that killed at least three people in central Oklahoma a day earlier. Two of the fa...
TJ Carson Apr 20, 2023 A general view shows damage following overnight tornadoes in Cole, Oklahoma, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Man faces harassment, weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was taken to jail late Wednesday night after he allegedly was found to have a gun in his possession. Peoria Police say Dylan Starr, 25, had fled the scene by the time offic...
Will Stevenson Apr 20, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
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