NORMAL, Ill. - The Dee-Mack Lady Chiefs are the queens of the court. In its first ever trip to the IHSA girls basketball state finals, Dee-Mack won the Class 1A state championship on Saturday morning with a 49-34 win over Mt. Pulaski. Senior forward Dalia Dejesus got a double-double in her final game as a Lady Chief, s...

PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is giving high praise to one of their K-9 units after a police chase on Saturday. The sheriff office says a deputy spotted a man on an unregistered mini-bike at around 3:00 P.M. on West Plank Road. The deputy attempted to stop the suspect, but the suspect allege...

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an "act of terrorism" inspired by ​Hezbollah. Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old man who was born in ‌Lebano...

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said on Monday it was investigating why military helicopters were operating near the house of singer Kid Rock, seemingly in support of the ​vocal backer of U.S. President Donald Trump, and also ‌near anti-...

By Brad Ulery and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A large throne with a golden toilet has been placed on the National Mall in Washington in a critique of ​U.S. President Donald Trump's renovations to the White House. Styled ‌to look...

By Ernest Scheyder and Nate Raymond March 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected claims by environmentalists that the U.S. government in 2024 improperly approved Australia-based ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron mine project in Nevada in a rul...

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A coalition of health and environmental groups on Monday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for repealing federal standards ​for coal-fired power plants that limited mercury and ‌other ha...

PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - Canadian singer Celine Dion announced on Monday, her birthday, that she will return to the stage this fall with 10 concerts scheduled in Paris, ​spread out over September and October. The much‑anticipated announcement follow...

PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend 12 years in prison for his role in a shooting outside a market in Peoria's East Bluff nearly two years ago. That's after 20-year-old Jaylan Russell pleaded guilty Monday to Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. Russell must serve 85% of the sentence. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Of...

By Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is upgrading White House facilities for the new East Wing, the administration said on Monday, after President ​Donald Trump said the ballroom would be built atop ‌a ...