Category Archives: Top Stories
Grand jury files eight felony charges against Peoria man not in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has charged a Peoria man following his arrest last month on drug and weapons charges. The grand jury Tuesday filed a host of charges after Rico Booker, 32, wa...
Will Stevenson May 02, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Pritzker reacts to immigration letter sent by Texas governor to Chicago mayor
CHICAGO, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker is reacting to a letter sent Monday to the mayor of Chicago by Texas Governor Greg Abbott regarding immigration. The letter calls on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to urge P...
Will Stevenson May 02, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a preschool in Springfield in favor of his budget proposal to increase early childhood education program spending by $250 million. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Biden will talk budget but won't negotiate debt ceiling in Congress meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will not negotiate over the debt ceiling during his meeting with four top congressional leaders on May 9, but he will discuss starting "a separate budget proc...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during an event marking National Small Business Week, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
UPDATE: Power restored after 'widespread' outage affecting Canton
3:26 p.m. Ameren Illinois' outage map no longer shows any power outages in Canton. --------------------------------- CANTON, Ill. - A fallen tree limb is to blame for what police in Canton call a "wid...
Will Stevenson May 02, 2023 (Ameren Illinois)
Senate panel to seek ethics standards for US Supreme Court as questions swirl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic-led Senate panel intends to pursue legislation setting ethical standards for U.S. Supreme Court justices amid revelations about luxury trips and real estate transact...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Teenager injured in Monday shooting in South Side of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a shooting in Peoria's South Side Monday afternoon. Officers responded to Madison Park Terrace and West Kettelle at around...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 Midwest Communications
US to temporarily send 1,500 troops to Mexico border -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, in preparation ...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Migrants camp between the two border fences as they wait for authorities to request asylum in San Ysidro, California, U.S., as seen from Tijuana, Mexico April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
Stabbing in Peoria's East Bluff under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for a suspect in a stabbing Monday night in the East Bluff. Officers responded to the area of Wisconsin Avenue and Seneca Place just before 10:00 P.M. They fou...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: I-55 closed again as ISP asks for help in identifying victims of deadly crash; 7th victim confirmed
UPDATED: 5:51 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The chain-reaction crashes along Interstate 55 south of Springfield Monday have gotten worse. Illinois State Police say they now believe seven people were killed...
Julia Bradley May 02, 2023 (Illinois State Police via Facebook)
Seven bodies, including two missing teens, found in Oklahoma town
(Reuters) -The bodies of seven people, including two missing teens and a convicted sex offender, were found Monday afternoon on a property near the small Oklahoma city of Henryetta, the county sheriff...
Julia Bradley May 02, 2023 Tony Webster / CC