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Bradley Basketball hosts annual spaghetti supper fundraiser
PEORIA Ill. - The Bradley Braves basketball season unofficially kicked off Tuesday night. It was the men's and women's team Spaghetti Supper -- an annual fundraiser which allows players to meet their ...
Oct 09, 2024 (Casey Foreman, 1470 &100.3 WMBD Radio)
Hezbollah says it pushes back Israelis along Lebanese border after troops hoist flag
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Wednesday its fighters had pushed back advancing Israeli forces in clashes along the length of the border, including in a village where Israeli...
Oct 09, 2024 A displaced man sleeps on the street at Beirut's central Martyrs' Square, where many families spend the night fleeing the overnight Israeli strikes in southern Beirut, in Lebanon October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Four teens arrested after allegedly being in possession of a stolen vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - Four teenagers were arrested after allegedly being in possession of a stolen vehicle in South Peoria. Peoria Police say officers observed the stolen vehicle in the area of Griswold and ...
Oct 09, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Biden, Netanyahu speak, Israel vows lethal retaliation against Iran
UPDATED 2:40 P.M. WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a call on Wednesday amid tensions with Iran, while Israeli Defence Minister...
Oct 09, 2024 An Israeli soldier stands next to the remains of an Emad ballistic missile at Julis army base, days after an attack by Iran on Israel, in southern Israel, October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Six wounded in stabbing attack in Israel, police say
HADERA, Israel (Reuters) - At least six people were wounded, two of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Hadera on Wednesday, Israeli authorities said. "The terrorist has been n...
Oct 09, 2024 Israeli police stand around the motorbike of the attacker following a stabbing attack in Hadera, Israel, October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Miro Maman
Trump and Harris fight for Pennsylvania county known for picking presidents
ERIE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The command center for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign in one of the most hotly contested counties in the most important election battleground ...
Oct 09, 2024 Field Organizer for the Harris campaign Hanna Oleski phonebanks at the Erie County Harris campaign headquarters in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Gulf Coast
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton tore towards Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, leaving residents with one final day to evacuate or hunker down before the "catastrophic" Category 5 storm is...
Oct 09, 2024 People board up businesses as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
City of Peoria gives approval to transfer station plan while new landfill is built
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Council members gave their blessing to a temporary plan to store solid waste while a new landfill gets built. Council unanimously approved a plan where GFL would build a tra...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gflenv.com)
Speed limit reduced on state route in Rome to try and reduce accidents
ROME, Ill. - You will now need to slow down when traveling through Rome on Illinois Route 29. The speed limit between Stephenson Avenue and Washington Street has been reduced from 55 miles per hour to...
Oct 08, 2024 Flashing lights are pictured on an Illinois State Police car. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Annual report shows gains in some areas of gambling may come at others' expense
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois surpassed $2 billion in tax revenue last year from all types of gambling and the state lottery - a record bolstered by continued growth in video ga...
Oct 08, 2024 Walker’s Bluff Casino & Resort, which opened in 2023, is pictured in Williamson County. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
