BARTONVILLE — Bryce Meyer entered his senior baseball season as Limestone’s No. 3 starting pitcher and with a walk-on offer to play

PEORIA – The next generation of the Thome family is already on the baseball diamond.Landon Thome, 8, was on the field at the Louisville Slugger

Well, better late than never.For those of you scoring at home, the state’s new fiscal year starts Friday. The state doesn’t have a

Burlington, Iowa - No extra innings were needed on Friday night as the Peoria Chiefs beat the Burlington Bees, 6-4 at Community Field in front of 1,068 fans.A night after losing in 14 innings, the Chiefs (41-31) broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the top ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Flames have had difficulty filling the goalie spot after Jonas Hiller, Karri Ramo, Joni Ortio and Niklas Backstrom splt the duties last season. All four completed the final years of their contracts, with Ortio the only one eligibl...

One of Peoria's top high school football seniors is headed overseas.Kendrick Green of Peoria High is part of USA Football's under-19 team in the 2016 World Championships, scheduled to begin next week in Harbin, China.The 6-foot-3, 270-pound Green, a two-w...

The movie, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" with Jimmy Cagney, will be shown at the Apollo Theatre, 311 Main St., at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for seniors and children.

PEORIA - A 21-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint early Friday as she was leaving work in the North Valley.The victim was walking to her car after finishing her shift about 1 a.m. at a bar in the 2900 block of Northeast Adams Street when she was approac...

PEORIA - A North Valley man was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison for trying to kill his ex-wife by repeatedly stabbing her last summer.Maurice McQueen, 45, of 1101 NE Perry Ave., Apt. B, pleaded guilty in May to attempted murder as part of an agreem...

By Andrew Seligmanof The Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) - Melky Cabrera homered, Todd Frazier drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the seventh, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday night.The White Sox started a six-game h...