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Homeland Security to send hundreds more officers to Minnesota, Noem says
By Julia Harte, Matt Tracy and Curtis Williams Jan 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is sending "hundreds" more officers to Minnesota, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sai...
Julia Bradley Jan 12, 2026 U.S. Border Patrol agents detain a man off the sidewalk, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 10, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Iran says communications open with US, Trump weighs response to crackdown on protests
By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it is keeping communications open with the U.S. as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a violen...
Julia Bradley Jan 12, 2026 Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, released on January 10, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTER

GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices down a few cents, national prices almost unchanged
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped 2.9 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $2.79 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 16.4 cents lower than a month ago and 38.7 ...
Julia Bradley Jan 12, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC

'One Battle,' 'Hamnet' claim top trophies at Hollywood's Golden Globes ceremony
By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway BEVERLY HILLS, California, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Dark comedy "One Battle After Another" and "Hamnet," a story about William Shakespeare's grief over the death of hi...
Julia Bradley Jan 12, 2026 Sara Murphy, Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson and Chase Infiniti pose with the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy award for "One Battle After Another" at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Update: Mississippi man accused of killing six, including 7-year-old child and pastor
Updated 1/12 at 04:35 a.m. Jan 10 (Reuters) - A man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the Friday night deaths of six people, including a child, in Clay County, Mississippi, law...
Julia Bradley Jan 10, 2026 Police tape is seen at a crime scene in Dallas, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Pekin man sentenced to over a decade in prison on drug and gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal judge has sentenced a Pekin man to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of being in possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, as well as being in posse...
Julia Bradley Jan 10, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock

East Peoria rehab center fined after IDPH report reveals sexual assault
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The Fondulac Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in East Peoria is facing serious allegations. According to 25 News, a new report from the Illinois Department of Publ...
Julia Bradley Jan 10, 2026 Fondulac Rehabilitation and Care Center in East Peoria. (25 News)

Peoria Public Schools' dome space opens
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria has a new community space, a bubble for many indoor activities. Officials held a ribbon-cutting Thursday inside the new dome during the 11th annual 365 Breakfast for th...
Julia Bradley Jan 10, 2026 Peoria Public Schools opened an $8 million indoor sports and activities facility Thursday. (25 News)

Amid mass Iran protests, Trump takes cautious approach
By Steve Holland, Jonathan Landay and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is treading carefully around the issue of mass protests in Iran amid some U.S. predictions t...
Julia Bradley Jan 10, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Oversight panel OKs rule on digitized prison mail in Illinois with new changes
The rule now makes exceptions for certain photos, privileged mail and used books Article Summary A state legislative committee allowed the Department of Corrections to make permanent an emergency rule...
Julia Bradley Jan 10, 2026


