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Teens arrested after gun allegedly found in car
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria teenagers are in trouble with the law after a gun was allegedly found inside a vehicle early Saturday morning. Police say they conducted a traffic stop just before 3:00 a.m. ...
Will Stevenson Apr 09, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Garage fire causes six figures in damage
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Firefighters are still investigating the cause of a blaze that caused significant damage in the Weaver Ridge area Saturday night. Crews went to North Stenning Drive just before 8...
Will Stevenson Apr 09, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rivermen's Hagaman announces retirement
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria Rivermen player you might consider to be a legend in the organization is calling it a career. Rivermen captain Alec Hagaman announced at Saturday night's regular season finale ...
Will Stevenson Apr 09, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Golf-Ailing Woods withdraws from Masters due to foot injury
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) -Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters due to injury before the weather-delayed third round resumed on Sunday at Augusta National in cold conditions, the latest physical set...
Will Stevenson Apr 09, 2023 Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 8, 2023 Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts on the 18th green during the second round REUTERS/Brian Snyder
UPDATED: Motorcyclist dead after Saturday crash
UPDATED 10:18 A.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - One person is dead after his his motorcycle left a Peoria County roadway Saturday afternoon and struck a tree. That's according to Peoria County Sheriff Chris ...
Will Stevenson Apr 09, 2023 Midwest Communications
Pope appeals to Russians on Ukraine, decries Middle East violence, in Easter message
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country's invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on Sunday and appealed for dialogue betwee...
Will Stevenson Apr 09, 2023 Pope Francis arrives to attend the Easter Sunday mass at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
US judge suspends approval of mifepristone in latest abortion setback
(Reuters) -A U.S. judge in Texas on Friday suspended the two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone while a legal challenge proceeds, dealing another setback to abortion rights in the U...
Julia Bradley Apr 08, 2023 Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash at Alamo Women's Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Evleyn Hockstein
Harris backs expelled Tennessee lawmakers, chides Republicans for ousting them
NASHVILLE (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris flew to Nashville on Friday in a show of support for Tennessee state lawmakers expelled for staging a rule-breaking demonstration for gun control...
Julia Bradley Apr 08, 2023 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an address after the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel two Democratic members, representatives Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, for their roles in a gun control demonstration at the Tennessee State Capitol, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Golf-Pine trees fall near Masters patrons, nobody injured
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) -Three towering pine trees came crashing down near the tee box of the par-four 17th hole at Augusta National on Friday and sent patrons running for safety before play at the...
Julia Bradley Apr 08, 2023 Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 7, 2023 Grounds staff collect debris on the fairway after a tree is uprooted on the 17th hole as inclement weather conditions cause play to be suspended for the second time during the second round REUTERS/Mike Blake
Juveniles caught allegedly abandoning stolen vehicle during special PPD detail
PEORIA, Ill. - Three juveniles were caught abandoning an allegedly stolen vehicle by officers on another of Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria's frequent Anti-Violence Initiative details. That's acco...
Will Stevenson Apr 07, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
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