Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial until US Supreme Court review
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump's bid to delay his April 15 trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until the U.S. Supreme Court reviews cla...
Apr 03, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S., April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Biden to speak with Netanyahu on Thursday, US official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will speak by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, three days after Israel launched an attack in which seven World Central K...
Apr 03, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Peoria Chiefs starts 2024 season this weekend on road, home opener on Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - The boys of summer will soon take the field at Dozer Park in downtown Peoria. The 2024 season for the Peoria Chiefs, the High-A minor league baseball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinal...
Apr 03, 2024 Members of the Peoria Chiefs warmup before a workout at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police investigating man shot early Wednesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating after a man was shot early Wednesday morning. Officers responded at around 3:30 A.M. to a call regarding a person shot and taken to a local hospital via ...
Apr 03, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Center for Prevention of Abuse helping to raise awareness about child abuse and prevention all month
PEORIA, Ill. - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. And, preventing that abuse, whether sexual or otherwise, is part of the mission of Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse. "January through the e...
Apr 03, 2024 The Center for Prevention of Abuse has an ad wrapped around a CityLink bus about human trafficking. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Federal civil rights lawsuit against Peoria and Peoria County by heirs of Cleve Heidelberg dismissed
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal court has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Peoria and Peoria County, along with numerous former police officers and prosecutors, relating to the conviction...
Apr 03, 2024 courtroom gavel
US pushes back on judge over Trump claim that classified records he kept were personal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. prosecutor leading the case against Donald Trump for retaining classified documents after leaving office pushed back on a federal judge after she signaled she may accep...
Apr 03, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 2024 Senior Club Championship award ceremony at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
US private payrolls post largest gain in eight months in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in March, pointing to continued labor market strength. Private payrolls rose by 184,000 jobs last month, the most since last Ju...
Apr 03, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People waiting in a line are seen reflected in a car window outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/File Photo
Cool $1 billion Powerball jackpot up for grabs
(Reuters) - Lottery players across the United States will be scurrying to purchase their Powerball tickets on Wednesday with hopes of striking it rich by winning the whopping $1.09 billion jackpot, th...
Apr 03, 2024 A Powerball lottery sign along a freeway displays the latest billion dollar prize in San Diego, California, U.S., April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
East Peoria approves $122 million budget
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a $122 million budget for fiscal year 2025. Some of the largest appropriated expenses in that budget are for t...
Apr 03, 2024 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
