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3 weeks ago | 
wmbdradio.com | Joshua J. McElwee |Keith Weir |Ed Hammond
By Joshua McElwee, Philip Pullella and Keith WeirVATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world’s major powers for “no more war” in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter’s Square since his election as pontiff. The new pope, elected on May 8, called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all Israeli hostages held by militant group Hamas.
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1 month ago | 
wmbdradio.com | Peter Hancock |Jane Aubrey |Ed Hammond
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) – Law enforcement officers would no longer be allowed to search a vehicle or detain a driver who is over age 21 based solely on the smell of burnt cannabis in the vehicle under a bill that passed Thursday in the Illinois Senate. Senate Bill 42, sponsored by Sen.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
wmbdradio.com | Ed Hammond
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Fox News projected that Republican Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Pennsylvania, which would all but close off Democrat Kamala Harris’ chances of winning the U.S. presidency. Other networks and data providers had yet to make a call in the state.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
wmbdradio.com | Ed Hammond
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, ensuring Donald Trump’s party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. Republicans also posted early gains as they battled to retain control of the House of Representatives.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
wmbdradio.com | Ed Hammond
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – Smoking materials is listed as the cause of a fire at a Peoria Heights residence. Firefighters were dispatched to the house in the 5000 block of N. Best Street at 6:18 a.m. Saturday on a report of a porch and roof on fire. They arrived to find smoke coming from the attic of the single-family one story residence and fire on the porch.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
wmbdradio.com | Ed Hammond
Peoria police are investigating an early morning shooting in South Peoria. Police say it appears a group of people had gathered in the 600 block of South Western at 5:04 a.m. Saturday, when a Shot Spotter alert indicated seven rounds were fired. Officers arrived to find an adult male down in the area of Western and Howett. The victim was taken to a local hospital where his condition is only described as stable. There is no suspect information.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
wmbdradio.com | Ed Hammond
SIESTA KEY, Florida (Reuters) – Chris Fiore was supposed to be accepting delivery of new household appliances and furniture, replacing items that were swamped by Hurricane Helene just a few weeks ago. Instead, the resident of Siesta Key, the Florida barrier island town where Hurricane Milton made landfall this week, was using a broom to push muck and seawater out of her ground-floor condo, a dream home she purchased just four years ago.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
wmbdradio.com | Ed Hammond
Peoria police officers are investigating a report of shots fired in South Peoria. Officers were dispatched to area of Howett and Western around 5:05 a.m. Saturday. Few details are available, but scanner traffic indicated police were marking off a crime scene a parking lot in the area. Western Avenue was closed to traffic between Lincoln and Howett.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
wmbdradio.com | Ed Hammond
PEORIA, Ill. – Family, classmates, teachers, mentors, and the community gathered to remember young Torres Lamar Johnson. The ten-year-old boy was fatally shot Sept. 29 inside of Cityscape Apartments on Peoria’s south side. 25 News reports a Johnson’s funeral was held Friday at Sovereign Grace Missional Baptist Church. Diane Hines, Johnson’s music teacher at Elise Ford Allen Academy, said he expressed interest in the choir, but never got an opportunity to join due to scheduling.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
wmbdradio.com | Ed Hammond
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois State University has agreed to spend $17.5 million purchasing the old General Electric Road building in Bloomington from insurance company Country Financial. 25 News reports ISU plans to make this the home of their new College of Engineering. The goal is to have students taking a class there in 2025, with a full move-in planned for 2026. The original plan was to renovate two buildings on campus.
