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Driver involved in fatal Peoria crash in May pleads guilty and is sentenced
PEORIA, Ill. - A Wyoming man has pleaded guilty for his role in a head-on crash in May that killed a Dunlap High School student. Court records show 25-year-old Levi Dietz pleaded guilty Thursday to on...
Nov 09, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump's Republicans hold narrow edge in fight for US House majority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Republicans held on to a narrow edge on Friday as election officials tallied the final votes that will determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives, tho...
Nov 09, 2024 Trump supporters take photographs near the U.S. Capitol building as the sun sets the day U.S. President Elect Donald Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Limestone High School employee arrested after alleged inappropriate relationship with student
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A Limestone High School employee has been arrested after an alleged inappropriate relationship between them and a student. Bartonville Police say 37-year-old Ronnie Baskin was arre...
Nov 09, 2024 (File-25 News)
After Hamas rejection of hostage deal, US asked Qatar to expel the group
WASHINGTON/DOHA (Reuters) -The U.S. has told Qatar that the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the Palestinian militant group rejected the latest proposal to achieve ...
Nov 08, 2024 An armoured vehicle drives as damaged buildings are seen in the background, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen EDITOR'S NOTE: REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHS WERE REVIEWED BY THE IDF AS PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE EMBED. NO PHOTOS WERE REMOVED. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Federal judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban, setting up likely appeal
SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in East St. Louis on Friday struck down Illinois' assault weapons ban on the grounds that it violates the Second and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution and issued a...
Nov 08, 2024 The U.S. District Courthouse is pictured in East St. Louis. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Hundreds of local high school students learn how to "build their future"
EDWARDS Ill. - More than 400 local high school students learned how they could "build their future" Friday in Edwards... It was the third annual Skills USA Construction Pathways Career Experience -- a...
Nov 08, 2024
Investigators say intentionally set fire damages Peoria apartment
PEORIA, Ill. - Investigators say a Peoria apartment fire from Friday morning was reportedly intentionally set. Peoria Fire crews arrived just after 7:15 A.M. in the area of Wardcliffe and Rockwood, di...
Nov 08, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
US judge pauses Trump 2020 election case after election victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday set aside pending deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case after federal prosecutors said they were grappling with the "u...
Nov 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith are seen in a combination of file photos in Washington, U.S., in 2023. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis, Kevin Wurm/File Photo
US charges Iranian man in plot to kill Donald Trump, Justice Dept says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, th...
Nov 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters during his rally for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo
Peoria's Scottish Rite Theater under new management
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria is all "abuzz" with the announcement that the Scottish Rite Theater is reopening. The venue, that's been closed since last April, is under new management. TempleLive Music Group'...
Nov 08, 2024 (TempleLive Music Group)
