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UPDATE: New York U-Haul truck strikes eight people, driver in custody
UPDATED 5:22 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Police in New York City have arrested a U-Haul truck driver accused of deliberately plowing into pedestrians on Monday, injuring at least eight people before offi...
Will Stevenson Feb 13, 2023 A New York Police Department vehicle blocks a U-Haul rental vehicle, where according to media reports a man struck multiple people and the NYPD took the driver into custody, near the Battery tunnel in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Man confronts burglars in East Bluff home, police investigating
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Bluff homeowner says he fended off several people who had broken in Sunday afternoon. That's according to Peoria Police, who say a burglary in progress was reported just after 1...
Will Stevenson Feb 13, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Police investigate potential drive-by shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for someone who opened fire in the city's East Bluff area Sunday afternoon. Police say they responded to an area of Archer and Arcadia around 1:39 p.m. Sunday ...
Will Stevenson Feb 13, 2023 Midwest Communications
Local gas prices drop a little
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in the Peoria are probably not falling as much as most of us would like, but they are falling nonetheless. GasBuddy.com says their survey of Peoria-area gas stations indicate...
Will Stevenson Feb 13, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
CAT/Chiefs extend naming rights to Dozer Park
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Chiefs and Caterpillar have agreed to a five-year extension on Dozer Park stadium naming rights. CAT obtained naming rights to the ballpark in 2013, calling it Dozer Park in ...
Julia Bradley Feb 13, 2023 Peoria Chiefs
Rescuers in Turkey dig to rescue family a week after earthquake
ANTAKYA/ELBISTAN, Turkey (Reuters) -Rescuers in Turkey pulled out several people alive from collapsed buildings on Monday and were digging to reach a grandmother, mother and daughter from a single fam...
Julia Bradley Feb 13, 2023 Search and rescue teams work on a collapsed building, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkey, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar
NFL-Heroic Mahomes leads Chiefs to Super Bowl win over Eagles
UPDATED 9:57 P.M. GLENDALE, Ariz (Reuters) -Patrick Mahomes proved why he is the NFL's Most Valuable Player as he shrugged off an ankle injury to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a dramatic 38-35 win ov...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2023 Feb 12, 2023; Glendale, Arizona, US; The Kansas City Chiefs bench celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Rihanna lights up Super Bowl stage with 'Diamonds'
(Reuters) - Pop and R&B superstar Rihanna made a grand return to the stage on Sunday, floating on a platform high above the Super Bowl field and performing hits from "Umbrella" to "Diamonds." Dres...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2023 Football - NFL - Super Bowl LVII - Half-Time Show - State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, United States - February 12, 2023 Rihanna performs during the halftime show REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid
U.S. shoots down mysterious object near Canadian border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put Nort...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a nighttime mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Josh Smith
Man hospitalized with stab wound in neck
PEORIA, Ill. - One person is in the hospital after being stabbed in the neck early Sunday morning. That's according to Peoria Police. They say they got the call just before 3:30 a.m., when the man was...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2023 (Midwest Communications)