MORTON - An SUV going the wrong way on Interstate 155 on Friday night near Morton caused an accident that left one person dead and another with life-threatening injuries.

PEORIA - The former national president of the not-for-profit organization that provided handmade blankets to children who were ill or in need was indicted for stealing $400,000 from the charity.

MACOMB - Former Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas has a new executive job.

PEORIA - School resource officers with Peoria Public Schools undergo yearly training to be able to use pepper spray to "deescalate" situations like the one that occurred earlier this week at a Central Peoria middle school.

PEORIA - A 14-year-old boy was arrested Friday in connection with a shooting last week at a South Peoria convenience store, police announced.