Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump says US would escort ships in Strait of Hormuz 'if needed' -Fox News interview
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the United States would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed, adding in a Fox News interview that aired on Friday that the...
Mar 13, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Senator seeks US watchdog probe into Texas drone incidents
March 13 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee on Friday called for a government investigation into two recent incidents of the government's use of a laser-bas...
Mar 13, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) attends a press conference outside of the Broadview ICE facility, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/ File Photo
Four US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Four of the six crew members aboard a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the U.S. mi...
Mar 13, 2026 REUTERS
Crash leaves one dead, three injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A head-on collision in Peoria Thursday night left one person dead and three others injured, including an infant. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron said crews responded to reports of an ...
Mar 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Exclusive-With Iran war exit elusive, Trump aides vie to affect outcome
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A complex tug-of-war inside the White House is driving U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting public statements on the course of the Iran war, as aides debate when and...
Mar 13, 2026 A woman sits outside her destroyed apartment after it was damaged by an airstrike while she was inside, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
'Do what we can': Senate committee passes bill regulating loud commercials on streaming
Article Summary A Senate bill regulating the volume of commercials on streaming services so they can't be noticeably louder than entertainment content passed the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Com...
Mar 12, 2026 Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, right, speaks at a news conference Thursday. Turner is working with Sen. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, on a bill that would regulate commercial volume on streaming services. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert.)
Marshall County man sentenced after child sex abuse materials guilty plea
LACON, Ill. - A Sparland man will spend more than two decades in prison after a guilty plea for disseminating child sex abuse materials. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says 46-year-old Shawn Ro...
Mar 12, 2026 courtroom gavel
Peoria Manual to play for a state championship in boys' basketball
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Peoria Manual will play for a state title. The Rams defeated Tolono Unity, 62-57, in Thursday's IHSA Class 2A boys' basketball state semifinals at State Farm Center in Champaign. Ram...
Mar 12, 2026 (Peoria Manual High School)
Pekin, PCHS #303 come to agreement on lease for bus building
PEKIN, Ill. - After a bit of a delay, a lease agreement regarding bus service has been reached between the city of Pekin and Pekin Community High School #303. On Monday night, the Pekin city council u...
Mar 12, 2026 (City of Pekin)
Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation
Article Summary The Illinois Supreme Court traveled Wednesday to the campus of Western Illinois University to hear oral arguments in two cases. Chief Justice P. Scott Neville said the tradition of cou...
Mar 12, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court held a session on the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, as part of its tradition of “riding the circuit,” which is meant to make the court more accessible to people in all parts of the state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
