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East Bluff home damaged by Saturday fire
PEORIA, Ill. - At least $20,000 in damage was done to a home by an accidental fire Saturday afternoon. That's what Peoria Firefighters say, after crews were called to the home on East Maywood in the c...
Mar 10, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden makes contradictory comments on Gaza 'red line' in MSNBC interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said in an MSNBC interview on Saturday that Israel's threatened invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza would be his "red line" for Prime Minister Benjamin Ne...
Mar 10, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Nearly 9 in 10 state-level primaries give voters no choice in candidates
(Capitol News Illinois) - On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state's court system. But most of those contests are uncomp...
Mar 10, 2024 The exterior of the Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. In 2024, nearly 90 percent of Statehouse primaries feature either one candidate or none at all. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Three dead in Texas crash of US military helicopter on border patrol
(Reuters) - A National Guard helicopter assigned to patrol duty along the U.S.-Mexico border crashed in Texas on Friday, killing two soldiers and a U.S. Border Patrol agent who were aboard and injurin...
Mar 09, 2024 A view from inside a vehicle shows emergency services personnel responding to a helicopter crash near La Grulla, Texas, United States, March 8, 2024 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. A.C./via REUTERS
US senators make new push to make daylight saving time permanent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 12 bipartisan senators said on Friday they are making a new legislative effort to make daylight saving time permanent and end the twice-annual changing of clocks. In ...
Mar 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Employees with the Architect of the Capitol wind the Ohio Clock on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Richwoods takes 3rd Place at IHSA Championships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Peoria's Richwoods High School ended a very memorable season with a win Friday night, taking home the third-place trophy in Class 3A of the Illinois High School Association boys' bas...
Mar 09, 2024 (Richwoods High School Facebook Page)
US Senate passes spending bill, averts imminent shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown on Friday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current f...
Mar 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People walk past the U.S. Capitol building as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown looms in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/ FILE PHOTO
Peoria city council to vote on East Bluff road project, city manager salary
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the main roads in Peoria's East Bluff could soon see some major improvements. The Peoria City Council is scheduled to vote on a proposal at the Tuesday, March 12th meeting on a n...
Mar 08, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois State University to make hire from within for new president
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University appears to have its new leader, and did not have to look far for it. The university's Board of Trustees is planning to meet in a special meeting on March 18th ...
Mar 08, 2024 Dr. Aondover Tarhule (Illinois State University)
Son of Flight MH370 passenger conflicted over honouring the dead
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Every spring, China observes the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, where families visit and clean the graves of their ancestors, making ritual offerings and paying respects. Bu...
Mar 08, 2024 Family members of passengers aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 demand the search for the missing plane be resumed on the 10th anniversary of the aircraft's disappearance, in front of police lines near the Malaysian embassy in Beijing, China, March 8, 2024. REUTERS/Xiaoyu Yin
