Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Man arrested for attempted murder for shooting in the East Bluff
UPDATED 7/11 5:20 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A woman is in stable condition after police say she was shot in the back Wednesday afternoon in Peoria's East Bluff. She was taken to a hospital with serious inju...
Jul 10, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court's Thomas, Alito
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Liberal Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel...
Jul 10, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on psychedelics in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
UPDATE: US House approves Trump-backed bill on non-citizen voting
UPDATED 4:40 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, fueled by Donald Trump's false claims about election fraud, approved a bill on Wednesday that would ban...
Jul 10, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen beyond a fountain in Washington, U.S., August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
In 'Rust' trial, Alec Baldwin accused of breaking gun rules; defense blames experts
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) -A New Mexico prosecutor on Wednesday said Alec Baldwin broke "cardinal rules" for handling guns in the 2021 killing of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, while his...
Jul 10, 2024 Actor Alec Baldwin listens during his hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer. Ross D. Franklin/Pool via REUTERS
Peoria man jailed on multiple gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a man on multiple weapons charges after a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. Officers stopped a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Cartel Barnett in the area of Uni...
Jul 10, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Biden, NATO set to announce Ukraine aid, stress membership pledge at summit
UPDATED 3:13 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of other NATO member states are set to announce new aid and stress a membership pledge for Ukraine at a summit in Washingto...
Jul 10, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden walks, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France's President Emmanuel Macron, and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban standing together behind him, as they attend NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Federal grant will pay for more electric buses for CityLink
PEORIA, Ill. - The federal government is spending nearly $15 million on electric buses for Peoria's public transit system. Battery-powered electric buses will replace the Greater Peoria Mass Transit D...
Jul 10, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Trump steps up attacks on Harris, stays silent on running mate pick
(Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally near Miami on Tuesday, trying to discredit her as the Democratic Party tus...
Jul 10, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally at his golf resort in Doral, Florida, U.S., July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Former Republican State Sen. Sam McCann on Tuesday was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for stealing nearly $700,000 in campaign funds and attempting to c...
Jul 10, 2024 MCCANN: Former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Springfield on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Peoria city council delays Highly Flavored liquor license vote for a second time
PEORIA, Ill. - The wait will be even longer now for a decision on a liquor license for Highly Flavored's proposed move to downtown Peoria's Twin Towers. Two weeks ago, city council deferred action on ...
Jul 09, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
