Category Archives: Top Stories
Arts in Education Spring Celebration returns to downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The Gerald M. Brookhart Arts in Education Spring Celebration is back for its 41st year in downtown Peoria. Dave Poehls tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" students come from all over Central Il...
Apr 20, 2026 Students perform at the CAT Visitors Center during the Arts in Education Spring Celebration. (photo courtesy springcelebration.org)
FBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absences
By Jana Winter April 20 (Reuters) - FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick following the publication of an article on Friday allegin...
Apr 20, 2026 FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Kash Patel looks on, as he testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
150,000 Illinois households may lose federal food assistance beginning May 1
Article Summary Due to changes from President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some immigrants are no longer eligible for federal food assistance, and some able-bodied adults must meet new w...
Apr 20, 2026 A volunteer holds a “Save our SNAP” bag at a rally on April 14 in Springfield. An estimated 150,000 Illinoisians could lose their SNAP benefits beginning May 1 due to changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Japan, triggers tsunami warnings
TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay away from coastal areas where tsunami waves...
Apr 20, 2026 The coastline of Tomakomai, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, after a tsunami advisory was issued following an earthquake, April 20, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Eight children killed at home in Louisiana domestic violence, police say
By Leah Douglas and Jeffrey Dastin April 19 (Reuters) - A gunman killed seven of his children and an eighth minor in a domestic violence incident on Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, before police fata...
Apr 20, 2026 Police officers secure a street where eight children, with ages ranging from 1 to 14, were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. April 19, 2026, in a still image from video. ABC Affiliate KTBS via REUTERS/Handout via REUTERS
NWS confirms multiple tornadoes Friday night in Central Illinois
LINCOLN, Ill. - The National Weather Service in Lincoln says a squall line over West-Central Illinois Friday night produced substantial straight-line wind damage with embedded tornadoes. Preliminary r...
Apr 20, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria gas prices dip below $4.20, but relief may be short-lived
PEORIA, Ill. - Local drivers are seeing a drop in gas prices, with the average in Peoria dropping nearly five cents a gallon in the last week. According to GasBuddy, the average price in Peoria was $4...
Apr 20, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Update: Armed homeowner arrested, victim rescued after Princeville standoff
Updated at 8:42 a.m. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- The Peoria County Sheriff's Office has released new details regarding a daylong standoff in Princeville on Sunday that resulted in a man's arrest. The incid...
Apr 20, 2026 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Japan eases back tsunami warning after magnitude 7.7 quake, no immediate reports of casualties, damage
TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay away from coastal areas where tsunami waves...
Apr 20, 2026
Firefighters bit by dogs while trying to rescue them from a S. Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Three Peoria firefighters suffered dog bites Saturday evening while trying to rescue three dogs from a vacant home on fire in South Peoria. The Fire Department was called to a home on W...
Apr 18, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
