Category Archives: Top Stories
PPS approves bid for Peoria Stadium renovations
PEORIA, Ill. -- More changes are coming to Peoria Stadium. The Peoria Public School board on Monday night, approved a $4.4 million bid to replace the stadium's track and cover the field in artificial ...
Julia Bradley Dec 13, 2022
Pekin plans to sell acreage for new sports complex
PEKIN, Ill. -- The City of Pekin is willing to sell some it's property at a very cheap price - with the expectation a developer will build a sports complex. Monday night, Pekin City Council agreed to ...
Julia Bradley Dec 13, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Lockerbie bombing suspect appears briefly in U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people, appeared in a federal court in ...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2022 Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, is shown in this Alexandria Sheriff's Office photograph taken in Alexandria,Virginia on December 11, 2022. Alexandria, VA Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Lawmakers hear from advocates for assault weapon ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Victims and survivors of multiple mass shootings urged state lawmakers on Monday to pass a ban on assault weapons, arguing that communities throughout Illin...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. officials to meet Russians on Paul Whelan case -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior U.S. officials plan to have talks this week with Russian counterparts to discuss the case of Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia, days after attempts to gain his...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2022 A view shows the Penal Colony IK-17, which is the correction facility where American Paul Whelan was transferred to serve a 16-year sentence on the espionage charges, in Ozerny settlement in the region of Mordovia, Russia December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Changes to state's "One Day Rest in Seven" Act January 1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Among the myriad new laws taking effect in January: changes to state law regarding breaks for workers. Rules under the "One Day Rest in Seven" act will be clarified for workers who...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2022 Got Credit / CC
Country star Walker Hayes coming to Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - A GRAMMY-nominated country music star will make Peoria the second stop on his 2023 tour. Walker Hayes will bring his "Duck Buck Tour" to the Peoria Civic Center Arena on April 14th -- t...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2022 (Peoria Civic Center)
US special counsel subpoenas Georgia's election official -W.Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. special counsel Jack Smith has issued a subpoena to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to appear before a grand jury, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citi...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2022 Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attends a news conference a day after midterm elections, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Illinois, 17 other states reach agreement with Walgreens, CVS over opioid epidemic
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says his office led what he called "bipartisan negotiations" with 17 other states leading to a multi-billion dollar settlement with two pharmacy c...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2022 K-State Research and Extension / CC
Massive snowstorm targets large swath of United States
(Reuters) - A powerful winter storm system moved across the U.S. Northwest, Plains and Southwest on Monday, bringing frigid temperatures, blizzard-like conditions and freezing rains that threatened to...
Cooper Banks Dec 12, 2022 Midwest Communications