Category Archives: Top Stories
US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charge against Jan. 6 rioters, Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court raised the legal bar for prosecutors pursuing obstruction charges against defendants involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol in a ruling on Fri...
Jun 28, 2024 Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Iowa can enforce six-week abortion ban, state's top court rules
(Reuters) -Iowa can enforce a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, the state's highest court ruled on Friday, reversing a lower court order that had blocked the law from taking ef...
Jun 28, 2024 Abortion rights activists gather at the U.S. Supreme Court to mark the second anniversary of the Court overturning Roe v. Wade, in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
US Supreme Court backs anti-camping laws used against homeless people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Friday anti-camping laws used by authorities in an Oregon city to stop homeless people from sleeping in public parks and public streets - a rulin...
Jun 28, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Officer Tim Artoff issues a ticket to an unhoused man for fentanyl possession, in Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S., April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Deborah Bloom/File Photo
Instant view: US inflation cools in May; consumer spending rises moderately
(Reuters) - U.S. prices were unchanged in May while consumer spending rose moderately, a trend that could draw the Federal Reserve closer to start cutting interest rates this year. The flat reading in...
Jun 28, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A woman shops in a supermarket in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Mail-In ballot tracker coming to Tazewell County ahead of November election
PEKIN, Ill. - A new vote-by-mail service will give Tazewell County voters the ability to track their vote once it's mailed in. Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman says the county has contracted with K...
Jun 28, 2024 joaquincorbalan / Depositphotos.com
Mission of Mercy offering free dental care at Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - The Illinois Mission of Mercy is providing a free dental clinic Friday and Saturday at the Peoria Civic Center. Organizers of the event say the goal is to provide dental care for people...
Jun 28, 2024 Mission of Mercy dental volunteers with a young patient. The free dental clinic will be set up Friday and Saturday at the Peoria Civic Center. (Illinois State Dental Society Foundation)
Biden delivers uneven performance under Trump's barrage of falsehoods at first debate
ATLANTA (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden delivered a shaky performance at Thursday's debate while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks, as the t...
Jun 27, 2024 Democrat candidate, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Republican candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, stand at their podiums at the start of a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Peoria mayor looks ahead in annual State of the City address
PEORIA, Ill. - For Peoria Mayor Rita Ali, the best is yet to come for the city. The sentiment was the theme of her annual State of the City address Thursday night, held at Haven on the Farm in the nor...
Jun 27, 2024 Peoria Mayor Rita Ali gives the State of the City address on June 27th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Liquor license for proposed new Highly Flavored location delayed by Peoria City Council
PEORIA, Ill. - The owner of Highly Flavored will have to wait another couple weeks before learning whether he can serve alcohol at the restaurant's proposed new location in downtown Peoria. Highly Fla...
Jun 27, 2024 Twin Towers Mall. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Garage a total loss after Thursday fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Investigators believe arson is the cause of a fire in Peoria Thursday that left a garage as a total loss. Peoria Fire responded before noon to the area of Knoxville and Briarwood Court....
Jun 27, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
