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Man injured after Friday shooting at South Peoria shopping center
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot Friday afternoon in South Peoria. Peoria Police say the shooting occurred in the area of Western and Howett at the Family D...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2024 (25 News)

Rivian lowers annual production forecast due to parts shortage, shares drop
(Reuters) -Rivian slashed its full-year production forecast on Friday and missed third-quarter deliveries expectations due to a parts shortage and slowing growth in electric-vehicle demand, sending sh...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Electric truck maker Rivian unveils R2 SUV during an event in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Man arrested in Peoria on federal weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A wanted man was arrested Thursday on federal gun charges in Peoria. Peoria Police say 23-year-old Isaiah Nunn-Brown was observed leaving a residence in the area of Gale and Institute j...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Israel targets Hezbollah intel HQ in Lebanon, Iran says it will not back down
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel said it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Lebanon overnight and was assessing the damage on Friday after a series of strikes on senior figur...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2024 People stand near damaged buildings and vehicles, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on the Mreijeh neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush

State grant to help bring grocery store to South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Pastor Chuck Brown has been working to open a grocery store in Peoria's South Side for the past few years. After the closures of Aldi's and Krogers in the area in recent years, he says ...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Harris adviser meets US Muslim, Arab leaders angry at support for Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris met American Muslim and Arab leaders on Wednesday as Harris' presidential campaign seeks to win back voters angry at U.S. suppor...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Pro-Palestinian protestor faces off with Wayne State University police after the WSU student encampment was raided by WSU police in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

Peoria Fire Department's Fallen Firefighters Memorial
PEORIA Ill. - Members of the Peoria Fire Department gathered outside city hall Friday morning - to honor those fallen in the line of duty. It was the department's annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial, ...
Casey Foreman Oct 04, 2024

Jury selection begins next week in corruption trial of former Speaker Madigan
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Jury selection will begin next week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose half-century career and status as Illinois' ...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2024 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Pedestrain struck by Chillicothe Police squad car
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a local hospital after reportedly being struck by a Chillicothe Police squad car. Illinois State Police say the crash occurred in the area of Rome West Road and ...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2024 (Midwest Communications)

US port strike ends leaving cargo backlog
(Reuters) -U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half ...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen stacked in Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT), as port workers from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) participate in a strike, in Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo


