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Juveniles among those arrested during latest Anti-Violence Initiative detail
PEORIA, Ill. - "Please know where your children are at all times!" That's the message from Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria, after juveniles are suspected of committing crimes during what turned ou...
Will Stevenson Mar 16, 2023 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Murder charges dropped after dead body was found in storage locker
GALESBURG, Ill. - A rural Knox County woman no longer faces murder charges after a dead body was found inside a storage locker last October. A Knox County judge Thursday dismissed the four most seriou...
Will Stevenson Mar 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Knox County Jail)
Bill in State House to make it easier to test for fentanyl
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A bill making its way through the Illinois House is aimed at making it easier to detect fentanyl. The bill would allow for fentanyl test strips be sold over-the-counter by pharmaci...
TJ Carson Mar 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell Co. Republican Party)
Officials concerned about animal tranquilizer being used with Fentanyl in overdose cases
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a newer component of overdose deaths locally involving fentanyl. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the animal tranquilizer "Xylazine" was linked to more than 40 percent o...
Will Stevenson Mar 16, 2023 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Robotics competition to take place at Bradley this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Warriors made of steel and wires will battle at Bradley University's Renaissance Coliseum this weekend. The university is hosting the FIRST Robotics Central Illinois Regional Competitio...
TJ Carson Mar 16, 2023 (Bradley University)
I-DOT wants you to celebrate St. Paddy's Day Weekend responsibly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police and local law enforcement will be out in force over the St. Patrick's Day Weekend. They will be looking for speeders, drunk and distracted drivers, and those...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesda...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to continued labor market strength, though financial markets turm...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Shots fired at deputies overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert in area of W. Ann and S. Oregon in Peoria around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, indicating 4 shots fired. Once ...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
UPDATED - US banking system sound, but not all deposits guaranteed, Yellen tells senators
UPDATED 12:37 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when needed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on T...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert
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