Category Archives: Top Stories
US FAA cancels brief groundstop for JetBlue planes
March 10 (Reuters) - A briefly issued groundstop for all JetBlue flights was canceled within an hour on Tuesday by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the airline said it had resolved...
Mar 10, 2026 A JetBlue aircraft comes in to land at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Democratic US senators demand immediate hearings on Iran war
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Six Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday said they are embarking on an intensified campaign for public hearings on the Iran war, with top Trump admin...
Mar 10, 2026 Smoke continues to rise after a reported strike on fuel tanks in an oil refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
East central Illinois teenager passes away at Peoria hospital after baseball injury
PEORIA, Ill. - An Edgar County teenager has died in a Peoria hospital after reportedly being injured during baseball practice. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 15-year-old Bentley Wolfe of Chr...
Mar 09, 2026 (Peoria County Coroner)
Peoria Manual returns to boys' basketball state finals
STERLING, Ill. - Peoria Manual is returning to the state's biggest stage in boys' basketball. The Rams punched their ticket Monday night to the IHSA Class 2A state finals, after a convincing victory o...
Mar 09, 2026 (Peoria Manual High School)
Peoria Police granted access to Peoria Public Schools security cameras
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police has been granted access to security cameras at Peoria Public Schools. After the topic was tabled last month, the PPS board unanimously approved the agreement in its consen...
Mar 09, 2026 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Trump says war could be over soon, as Iran rallies behind new hardline leader
DUBAI/JERUSALEM/DORAL, Florida, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon, even as Iran's hardliners staged a show of loyalty to...
Mar 09, 2026 A picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on a screen in Tehran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Pekin mayor says data center project will not move forward
PEKIN, Ill. - A proposed data center project for the city of Pekin will not move forward. During Monday night's city council meeting, Mayor Mary Burress made the announcement via a prepared statement,...
Mar 09, 2026 (City of Pekin)
Two men charged with terrorism after homemade bomb thrown at anti-Islam protesters in New York
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Two men accused of igniting homemade bombs at a chaotic anti-Islam protest outside the New York City mayor's mansion told police they were inspired by Islamic State, the ...
Mar 09, 2026 A man identified as Emir Balat is detained by police officers during a rally to stop public Muslim prayer outside the Gracie Mansion official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
One person dies after Spring Bay fire Monday morning
SPRING BAY, Ill. - One person has died after a fire at a Spring Bay duplex early Monday morning. Spring Bay Fire says crews responded just before 5:30 A.M. to the 100-block of Spring Creek Terrace, wi...
Mar 09, 2026 Midwest Communications
White House says it fired NTSB board member after concerning reports
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it had fired National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman after receiving reports of inappropriate behavior and failing to atte...
Mar 09, 2026 Member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) J. Todd Inman speaks with a journalist, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
