LASALLE – As part of the 10th anniversary of the celebration of Lights in LaSalle, the city is offering Christmas ornaments that commemorate the milestone. Mayor Jeff Grove says the red ornaments with the Celebration of Lights logo in gold, and partnering radio station Classic ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Department is reporting no major injuries after a vehicle crashed into a business earlier Monday morning. Police say they, Fire, and EMS were dispatched just after 10 a.m. to the 1100 block of Peoria Street for a vehicle that struck a building and was ...Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers lost another battle in court on Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out. The ruling by the three-judge ...Read more
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police have captured a University of Virginia student suspected of fatally shooting three members of the school’s football team as they returned to campus from a field trip. Authorities said two other students were wounded. The violence erupted near a ...Read more
PERU – The Peru Police Chief has announced his retirement. Chief Robert Pyszka announced Monday that his last day will be November 26th. Deputy Chief Sarah Raymond will take over the top spot in the department next Monday evening. Chief Pyszka has spent 32 years in law enforcement, serving ...Read more
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three people have been killed and two others were wounded in a shooting late Sunday at the University of Virginia. President Jim Ryan says in a letter to the university community posted on social media that the shooting at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday resulted in three ...Read more
Police confirmed that one person was killed and one was injured in a shooting during a Florida high school football playoff game Saturday in Orlando, Florida. Witnesses told authorities gunshots were heard in the parking lot of Jones High School, located near Camping World Stadium. Orlando ...Read more
Officials said on Sunday that the death toll has risen to six after a mid-air plane crash at an air show in Dallas. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a statement: “According to our Dallas County Medical Examiner, there are a total of 6 fatalities from yesterday’s Wings over ...Read more
WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — Police say 16 people have been injured, three critically, after a semitrailer collided with a bus carrying a youth hockey team from Chicago in northern Indiana. Investigators believe alcohol was a factor in the collision and police arrested the semitrailer driver whom they ...Read more
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — State Supreme Court elections around the country have become increasingly partisan and expensive. Republicans scored key court race victories in the battleground states of North Carolina and Ohio, where redistricting and other fights ...Read more
