Category Archives: Top Stories
US existing home sales fall for second straight month in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fell in April as higher mortgage rates and house prices weighed on demand, dealing another setback to the housing market. Home sales slippe...
May 22, 2024 A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
UPDATE: Power restored to most Ameren customers in Central IL
UPDATED 11:25 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - As of late Wednesday morning, power has been restored to most Central Illinois Ameren customers. As of 11 a.m., the number of homes without power in Tazewell County w...
May 22, 2024 (Ameren Illinois)
UPDATE: Iowa crews search for survivors after deadly tornadoes
UPDATED 2:00 P.M. (Reuters) - Rescue teams in Iowa searched through the ruins of homes and buildings in Greenfield on Wednesday, looking for survivors of a deadly tornado that tore through the town th...
May 22, 2024 Damage the day after a deadly tornado struck Greenfield, Iowa, U.S. May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
Biden cancels $7.7 billion more in student debt for 160,000 borrowers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the cancellation of another $7.7 billion in student debt for 160,000 borrowers, bringing the total number of people to benefit fr...
May 22, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as he deliver remarks at the Westwood Park YMCA in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Woodford County Board votes to affirm non-sanctuary status of county
EUREKA, Ill. - The Woodford County Board, on its second try, has approved its non-sanctuary status. The resolution to affirm the status was approved by a voice vote at Tuesday night's meeting. It was ...
May 21, 2024 Woodford County Board members listen to the public comment portion of the May 21st, 2024 meeting before a vote on the county's sanctuary status. (Woodford County Zoom)
As legislative session adjournment looms, a rush to regulate carbon capture industry
SPRINGFIELD - A technology that some say is a key tool to address climate change and others say is a cash grab for heavy industry could face new regulations - if lawmakers can find the time before the...
May 21, 2024 The interior of the Illinois Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Oven catches fire in Peoria, three dogs rescued
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a home on W. Bradley Avenue just before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on reports of a fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says crews found smoke coming...
May 21, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing cousin in South Peoria after argument
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will remain in jail after being charged with Attempted First Degree Murder for a stabbing incident earlier this month. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petition ...
May 21, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden reaches out to Republican leaders for support of border bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday urged Republican leaders in the House and Senate to support a revived bipartisan bill on border security, even as House Speaker Mike Johnson declar...
May 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden greets members of the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Peoria County grand jury indicts man accused in shooting death of MikeQuese Taylor
PEORIA, Ill. - The man alleged to have shot and killed an 18-year-old from Peoria who was home from junior college in Kansas has been indicted. 20-year-old Messiah Carpenter was indicted on one count ...
May 21, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
