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Saturday, September 2, 2017
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Chiefs sweep Bandits, hand out team awards, announce 2018 schedule in home finale
PEORIA - The Peoria Chiefs took care of business Friday, one night after sealing the deal on the Midwest League playoffs…
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Tools reported taken from property
PEORIA - A 59-year-old man reported to police on Wednesday that the following tools were taken from his property at 3311…
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911 dispatchers respond before anyone else
PEORIA - For Paralee Jenkins, what happened on Aug. 9 was just another day at the office.Jenkins, an emergency medical d…
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Renewable energy developer targets Peoria area for solar farms
PEORIA - A solar energy developer that has built small-scale solar farms across the country has expressed interest in cr…
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Peoria man sentenced to 45 years for bludgeoning death
PEORIA - A Peoria man was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison for killing another man with a "machete-like" weapon ea…
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Police respond to two ShotSpotter alerts early Friday morning
PEORIA - An SUV was apparently struck by gunfire in South Peoria early Friday but it appears no one was injured.Accordin…
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Man robbed by person he gave ride to
PEORIA - A 51-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint Thursday evening by a person who had flagged him down for a ride.The v…
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Columbus statue vandalized in Bradley Park
PEORIA -- The Christopher Columbus statue in Bradley Park was vandalized last week with spray paint.In a Peoria Park Dis…
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A second judge removed from Putnam rail dispute
LACON - A third judge will now hear further proceedings in a contentious railroad easement dispute between a Hennepin et…
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New Midland Elementary School hosts visitors in 'soft opening'
LACON - Bonnie Skaggs found herself wishing one thing were different Friday as she toured the new Midland Elementary Sch…
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Giant puppet takes on worries stuffed into "gloom box"
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - High anxiety about White House politics, hurricane flooding and even the threat of nuclear war wit…
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NC church known for 'blasting' out demons faces growing human trafficking probe
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An international investigation has picked up speed into whether a controversial Rutherford County chur…
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AP source: Mueller team has draft letter on Comey firing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators is in possession of a letter drafted by Preside…
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Smoke seen pouring from Russian consulate in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Acrid, black smoke was seen pouring from a chimney at the Russian consulate in San Francisco Friday…
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From CEOs to bishops, support grows for immigrant program
PHOENIX (AP) - Corporate executives, Roman Catholic bishops, celebrities, and immigrants have become unlikely companions…
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