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Biden vows air defense systems for Ukraine after missile attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States will provide Ukraine with advanced air systems after a devastating miss...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks following a tour of IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S., October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Eric Holder to be keynote speaker at Peoria MLK Luncheon
PEORIA, Ill. - The man described as the third longest-serving Attorney General in U.S. history will be the keynote speaker at a big annual Peoria event. The group Public Employees for Community Concer...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2022 Ryan J. Reilly / CC
Rivian shares skid after EV maker recalls nearly all vehicles
UPDATED 4:54 P.M. (Reuters) - Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc closed 7.3% lower on Monday after the electric-vehicle maker recalled nearly all its vehicles, heightening investor concerns that the comp...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2022 The logo of startup Rivian Automotive's is seen at the electric vehicle factory in Normal, Illinois, U.S. April 11, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Investigation after dead body found in storage unit
MAQUON, Ill. - Law enforcement in Knox County say no arrests have been made yet after a decomposing body was found inside a storage locker Friday night. The Knox County Sheriffs Department was called ...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Four juveniles, one adult arrested following late night shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say five people were arrested -- four of them juveniles -- after a shooting Sunday night involving an allegedly stolen car. Police say they tried to pull a vehicle over at...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2022 (1470 & 100/3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man wanted for late night Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they want your help looking for a man who allegedly shot and injured another man late Sunday night. Peoria Police say it started around 10:20 p.m. with a ShotSpotter a...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2022 (1470 & 100/3 WMBD/Peoria Police 2018)
Gas prices jump another 25+ cents in Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - Another significant increase in local gasoline prices in the last week. Both AAA and GasBuddy.com report Peoria-area gas price averages more than 25 cents higher than this time last wee...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2022 (Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)
Man faces weapons charge after standoff with police
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is behind hars after barricading himself inside a residence over the weekend. Peoria Police say they were called to a home on Northeast Madison in the North Valley Saturday...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
OSF HealthCare releases results from Community Health Needs Assessment
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare is sharing results of its 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment for Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford Counties. The assessment is required every three years by the Patient ...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Appeals court temporarily blocks Arizona's abortion ban
(Reuters) - An appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a 1901 ban on nearly all abortions in the state, overruling a trial court's decision last month to let the ban proceed...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Abortion rights protesters march through downtown Tucson in part with nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble/File Photo