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LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) – Laura has weakened to a Category 2 hurricane as its center moved deeper inland over Louisiana. That’s no longer a major hurricane but it still has extremely dangero...

PEORIA, Ill. — Matthew Hawkins, a 47-year-old Peoria County Sheriff’s deputy, was arrested Wednesday on charges of retail theft, burglary to a commercial business (Class 2 felony) and offi...

PEORIA, Ill. — Tazewell County as of Wednesday broke the 1,000 COVID-19 case mark, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The county reported 21 new cases between Tuesday and Wed...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5 of their NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN. The decision came in the aftermath of the Su...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police officer Shawn Allen Wednesday announced his candidacy for Peoria City Clerk. Allen made the announcement Wednesday in a video on his Facebook page. “As a resid...

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - lllinois police have arrested a juvenile after two people were shot to death during another night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Commander Norman Johnson of...

PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria woman in her 90s is reported to have died from COVID-19. She was among 37 additional deaths announced Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health. IDPH also ann...

WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. — A Germantown Hills man was killed over the weekend when his motorcycle went off the road on Rt. 26 near Banta Road, just south of Lacon. Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruest...

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – Hurricane Laura is rapidly intensifying and forecasters now expect it to become a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane. It’s already a Category 3 as it a...

PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois voters will cast their ballots on a graduated income tax initiative in November. State Rep. Ryan Spain, of Peoria, said with Illinois being in such financial turmoil, app...