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UPDATE: Ameren says power restored to most customers by Wednesday night after Monday's storms
UPDATED 11:11 A.M. 7/16/24 PEORIA, Ill. - Ameren Illinois says it will take a couple days before most of its customers are back online after Monday night's storms. The utility says it's continuing to ...
Jul 15, 2024 (Ameren Illinois)
Victim of "suspicious death" in Canton identified
CANTON, Ill. - Officials in Fulton County have released the identity of the victim in a "suspicious death" on Saturday in Canton. Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes says 61-year-old Christopher Leyde...
Jul 15, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Trump officially nominated for president, picks J.D. Vance for running mate
UPDATED 2:42 P.M. MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Donald Trump selected U.S. Senator J.D. Vance on Monday to serve as his vice presidential running mate, as the Republican Party officially nominated the former ...
Jul 15, 2024 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
OSF Healthcare investigating social media posts from employee allegedly regarding Trump assassination attempt
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF Healthcare says it is conducting an investigation of a social media post by an employee allegedly regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The X account...
Jul 15, 2024 (OSF HealthCare)
Trump gunman's motive eludes investigators as Secret Service defends response
BETHEL PARK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -The motive behind a 20-year-old gunman's attempt on the life of Donald Trump remained a mystery two days later with the suspect having been shot dead and the FBI u...
Jul 15, 2024 Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump wait for his arrival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 14, 2024 a day after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Live-in caretaker sentenced to prison in relation to 2019 death of Peoria woman
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has sentenced a live-in caretaker found guilty last month of murdering the woman he was caring for. Dmitri Rogatchev was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Monday....
Jul 15, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Gas prices remain about the same in the Peoria area in the past week
PEORIA, Ill. - Prices at the pump in the Peoria area are about the same as this time one week ago. GasBuddy reports an average price of $3.66/g for unleaded on Monday. Although it's up a little more t...
Jul 15, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Judge tosses Trump documents case, ruling prosecutor unlawfully appointed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents, dealing the former president another major legal victory...
Jul 15, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
3.4-magnitude earthquake hits Illinois overnight
SOMONAUK, Ill. - The U.S. The Geological Survey says a 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit Illinois early Monday morning. It happened at approximately 2:53 a.m. near Somonauk, Illinois, in Southern DeKalb Co...
Jul 15, 2024 gmac84 / Depositphotos.com
After attempt on his life, Trump sees moment for unity
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -Donald Trump was in Milwaukee on Monday to make final preparations for the Republican presidential nomination later this week after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt that...
Jul 15, 2024 Supporters react as Trump Force One, carrying Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, lands in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 14, 2024 a day after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
