Category Archives: Top Stories
US to cut funding to states over 'sanctuary cities,' Trump says
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or whi...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump returns from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Peoria firefighters have new contract despite objections over residency requirements
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria's City Council ratified a three-year contract with the firefighter's union Tuesday night, although two council members voted against the agreement because they believe ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, take names, saying 'help is on its way'
DUBAI/DETROIT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to keep protesting and remember the names of those abusing them, saying help is on the way, as Iran's clerical e...
Jan 13, 2026 Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria man sentenced for selling methamphetamine in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend a decade in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution. The U-S Department of Justice says 32-year-old Christopher Crawford was sentenced on January 7th to ...
Jan 13, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria County grand jury indicts man alleged to have had inappropriate conduct with minor relative
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor relative over a period of years. 33-year-old Brandon Kohtz of Germantown Hills was indicted on Tuesd...
Jan 13, 2026 courtroom gavel
US Supreme Court conservatives lean toward allowing transgender sports bans
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared ready on Wednesday to uphold state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams amid escalating efforts n...
Jan 13, 2026 Protesters against transgender rights hold placards while demonstrating on the day justices are expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump's Detroit trip puts manufacturing back in focus amid US factory job slump
DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump traveled to Detroit on Tuesday, aiming to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs as the Whi...
Jan 13, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Jim Farley, CEO of Ford and Corey Williams, Ford River Rouge Plant Manager, as he visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Bartonville Fire names new chief after Cheatham steps down
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - There's a new leader at the Bartonville Fire Department. In a social media post, the department announced that Michael Cheatham is stepping down from the role as chief, after 20 ye...
Jan 13, 2026 (Bartonville Fire Department)
Kitchen fire damages South Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a South Peoria house fire Tuesday afternoon. Peoria Fire says crews arrived in the area of Millman and Westmoreland just after noon, fi...
Jan 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Labor, voting rights groups intervene in Illinois voter data lawsuit
Article Summary The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking access to the state's complete, unredacted voter registration database, including sensitive data such as dates of birth, driver's license numb...
Jan 13, 2026 A voting booth is pictured in Sangamon County. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
