Category Archives: Top Stories
Russia takes Avdiivka from Ukraine, biggest gain in 9 months
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia on Sunday said it had full control of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew though Moscow said that some Ukrainian troops were still holed up in a vast So...
Feb 18, 2024 Smoke rises near the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant in the town of Avdiivka in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, as seen from Yasynuvata (Yasinovataya) in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/ File Photo
Lawyers hope for Illinois Supreme Court answer to Trump ballot question
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Lawyers representing Donald Trump and five Illinois voters hoping to see the former president removed from next month's primary ballot sparred in a downtown Chicago c...
Feb 17, 2024 A sample ballot from Sangamon County shows the names that will appear before voters in the March 19 Republican primary, pending action by a Cook County Circuit Court.
Indoor pickleball court planned for Normal, company says Peoria is next
KAYSVILLE, Utah - Peoria is expected to be one of the places next to get some indoor pickleball courts. Utah-based "The Picklr" - described as an indoor franchise, is going through a rapid expansion, ...
Feb 17, 2024 (The Picklr)
US VP Harris: Will work to ensure Russia pays damages to Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration stood ready to support Ukraine in its war with Russia for "as long as it takes" and would push ...
Feb 17, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attend a press conference during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on February 17, 2024. Tobias SCHWARZ/Pool via REUTERS
Navalny was struck down with 'sudden death syndrome', his mother was told at Russian prison
KHARP, Russia (Reuters) -Alexei Navalny's mother was told on Saturday that Russia's most prominent opposition leader had been struck down by "sudden death syndrome" and that his body would not be hand...
Feb 17, 2024 Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and lawyer Vasily Dubkov arrive at the regional department of Russia's Investigative Committee in the town of Salekhard in the Yamal-Nenets Region, Russia February 17, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Man accused of home repair fraud in Peoria also faces similar charge in Woodford County
EUREKA, Ill. - A man not yet officially facing charges in Peoria County for alleged home repair fraud, has pleaded not guilty to similar charges in Woodford County. Court records indicate Nicholas Ham...
Feb 17, 2024 Nicholas Hamby (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria man pleads guilty to federal money laundering, fraud charges
PEORIA, Ill - A Peoria man will be sentenced after an alleged co-conspirator goes to trial on federal charges of Bank Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. Richard Weiss, 62, pleaded guilty...
Feb 17, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
104.9 The Wolf Radiothon collects more money for St. Jude
PEORIA, Ill. - People just like you have come through once again for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The annual "Country Cares" Radiothon hosted by our station 104.9 The Wolf raised just over $...
Feb 17, 2024 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Crime up, homicides by gunfire down, in Peoria in 2023. Read the full report here
PEORIA, Ill. - The good news, homicides by shootings were down in Peoria in 2023. The bad news, virtually every category of crime otherwise went up. That's part of the annual Peoria Police report, sen...
Feb 17, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: At least 340 people detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny, rights group says
UPDATED 9:43 A.M. ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -At least 340 people have been detained at events across 30 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most formidab...
Feb 17, 2024 People gather at the Solovetsky Stone monument to the victims of political repressions to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia February 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
