Category Archives: Top Stories
Texas Panhandle firefighters battle blaze before wind gusts return
CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) -Fire crews in the Texas Panhandle on Friday were battling to get a tighter grip on the state's largest wildfire on record, hoping to capitalize on a lull in incessant wind g...
Mar 01, 2024 A drone view shows homes damaged by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, in Stinnett, Texas, United States February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Biden says US military to airdrop food and supplies into Gaza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Friday plans to carry out a first military airdrop of food and supplies into Gaza, a day after the deaths of Palestinians queuing for aid th...
Mar 01, 2024 Aid is air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, March 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kosay Al Nemer
Traffic stop leads to arrest of Peoria man on weapons and drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested on weapons and drug charges after a traffic stop early Friday morning. Peoria Police say the stop occurred just after 12:20 A.M. in the area of University and ...
Mar 01, 2024 Antonio Walker Mugshot (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Western Illinois University president to step down at the end of the month
MACOMB, Ill. - Western Illinois University in Macomb will be looking for a new president. The university's 12th president, Guiyou Hwang, announced on Friday that he will be leaving the university on M...
Mar 01, 2024 (Western Illinois University)
East Peoria conducting survey on what people think of the city as part of branding project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria wants to know what you think of the city. A survey is now live for those who live and work in East Peoria, asking them about their perceptions of the city. The survey t...
Mar 01, 2024 (City of East Peoria)
Riverfront Museum lectures this weekend focused on African-American hair care millionaires
PEORIA, Ill. - American Journalist and author A'Leila Bundles is hosting a lecture series at Peoria Riverfront Museum this weekend. It's called "Mentors, Rivals and Sisterfriends: Madam C.J. Walker an...
Mar 01, 2024 A’Lelia Bundles (via aleliabundles.com)
Trump in court seeking delay of trial on mishandling classified documents
FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) -Donald Trump was in federal court in Florida on Friday to ask a judge to push back his criminal trial on charges of mishandling classified documents until the thick of ...
Mar 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks outside the courtroom on the day of a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
CVS, Walgreens to begin selling abortion pill this month
(Reuters) -CVS and Walgreens, the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, will start selling abortion pill mifepristone at their stores in several states this month, drawing praise from President Joe Biden,...
Mar 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File photo
Most of central Illinois experiencing dry conditions before spring's arrival
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Spring will return soon, but the chances of drought in central Illinois will also return. As of Tuesday morning, the U.S. Drought Monitor reports all of Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, Mar...
Mar 01, 2024 (U.S. Drought Monitor)
Big jackpots up for grabs in multi-state lottery games this weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - There's a couple chances to win life changing money this weekend. Friday evening's Mega Millions jackpot sits at $607 million. The one-time cash option for that prize is $286.9 mil...
Mar 01, 2024 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
