Category Archives: Top Stories
Recognizing child death during the holidays
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare says it's important to honor and support parents who had babies die at or before child birth, so they were honored Sunday. It was an annual service - held this year at th...
Dec 04, 2023 (25 News)
Remains of five crew found after US Osprey aircraft crashes off Japan, US Air Force says
TOKYO (Reuters) - The remains of five additional crew members were found after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed off western Japan on Wednesday, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command said on...
Dec 04, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
US strike in Iraq kills 5 militants preparing attack
(Reuters) -A U.S. air strike killed five Iraqi militants near the northern city of Kirkuk as they prepared to launch explosive projectiles at U.S. forces in the country, three Iraqi security sources s...
Dec 04, 2023 California National Guard / CC
Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts, killing 11 climbers; 12 missing
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday and 12 were missing after the Marapi volcano erupted in West Sumatra, a rescue official said, as search operations - which wer...
Dec 04, 2023 Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Iggoy el Fitra/via REUTERS
Gas prices decline again in Peoria, statewide
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in the Peoria area dropped again in the last week according to two leading agencies, but the decline wasn't quite as much as in previous weeks. GasBuddy says their survey of ...
Dec 04, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: Israel presses ground offensive in southern Gaza, air strikes intensify
UPDATED 12:42 P.M. GAZA (Reuters) -Intense Israeli air strikes hit the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including in areas where Israel had told people t...
Dec 04, 2023 An explosion takes place during Israeli air strikes over Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
UPDATED: US nearly out of money for Ukraine's war against Russia, White House tells Congress
UPDATED 3:23 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is running out of time and money to help Ukraine fight its war with Russia, White House officials warned congressional leaders on Monday. Demo...
Dec 04, 2023 A view shows a heavily damaged residential building, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Yevhen Titov
Pere Marquette hopes to revive New Year's Eve party
PEORIA, Ill. - It hasn't been long since the Hotel Pere Marquette in downtown Peoria has been under new ownership, and now a big attempt is being made to drum up business, by bringing back a big event...
Dec 03, 2023 (25 News)
PFD: Two homes demolished after one arson
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Firefighters are investigating what officials might consider a double-arson. Crews found that a fire from one one-and-a-half story home near Kettelle and Western had spread to an...
Dec 03, 2023 Midwest Communications
Pope deplores end of Israel-Hamas truce, voices hope for new ceasefire
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday said it was "painful" to see that the truce between Israel and Hamas had been broken, and voiced hope that all parties involved can reach a new ceasefire...
Dec 03, 2023 Pope Francis gestures as he meets with people during the weekly general audience, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
