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Man arrested following stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is jailed after a suspected fight led to a stabbing late Thursday night. Peoria Police, according to a news release, went to a home near Frink and Columbia Terrace just aft...
Will Stevenson Apr 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Police investigate Thursday armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for two juveniles who may have tried to commit an armed robbery Thursday night. Police say it was reported around 8:48 p.m. on North Linn Street near West Beve...
Will Stevenson Apr 07, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Better Business Bureau warns against scammers offering storm repair work
PEORIA, Ill. - You might still need help rebuilding or cleaning up if you're a Fulton County resident dealing with damage from Tuesday's tornado activity. But, the Better Business Bureau of Central Il...
Will Stevenson Apr 07, 2023 (25 News)
UPDATE: Fulton County tornado traveled farther; sheriff releases bodycam video from during tornado
UPDATED 4:04 P.M. FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - Tuesday's big tornado that caused lots of damage in Fulton County travelled further than the National Weather Service originally thought. The Weather Service in...
Will Stevenson Apr 07, 2023 (Fulton County Sheriffs Department)
Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Federal Security Service investigators have formally charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage but the Wall Street Journal reporter denied the charges and said he was working a...
TJ Carson Apr 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Reporter for U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich appears in an undated handout image taken in an unknown location. The Wall Street Journal/Handout via REUTERS
US VP Harris to meet lawmakers in Tennessee after House expulsion of two Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Tennessee on Friday to meet lawmakers the day after the state's House of Representatives expelled two Democrats for breaking dec...
TJ Carson Apr 07, 2023 People exit the building after a vote on to expel two of three Democratic members for their role in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
After bronchitis, cold weather forces pope to skip outdoor service
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis presided at one service on Good Friday, but was ordered by doctors to skip an outdoor evening "Way of the Cross" procession after being hospitalised last week for ...
TJ Carson Apr 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis visits Casal del Marmo juvenile prison for foot washing Mass in Rome, Italy April 6, 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Top prospects and historic coach part of 2023 Peoria Chiefs team
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Chiefs this weekend begin the 40th season of professional baseball in the River City. The opening series against Cedar Rapids started Thursday and runs through Saturday at Do...
TJ Carson Apr 07, 2023 (Peoria Chiefs)
UPDATE - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas defends trips financed by 'dearest friends'
UPDATED 11:33 A.M. (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday defended luxury trips he has taken over decades, funded by real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow, sayi...
TJ Carson Apr 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Russia likely behind U.S. military document leak, U.S. officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind the leak of several classified U.S. military documents posted on social media that offer a partial, month-old snapshot of the wa...
TJ Carson Apr 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S, April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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