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Peoria-born David Ogden Stiers, who played Major Winchester on 'MASH,' dies at 75
David Ogden Stiers, the actor best known for playing Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in "M*A*S*H*" and Cogsworth in…
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Rivermen clinch playoff spot with 3-goal rally in final 4:27 to beat Kings, 6-4
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen finished off their drive for an SPHL playoff spot with a big finish against the Mississippi…
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Fights close Peoria's Northwoods Mall for the night
PEORIA - A fight broke out in Northwoods Mall on Saturday night causing the facility to close early.Peoria police spokes…
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Good word choice fosters friendship at Valeska Hinton education center
PEORIA - Whether she's talking to them or about them, Anna Brown almost always refers to the children as "friends."
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Friends, fans and family add fuel to Richwoods girls basketball engine
NORMAL - Keenan Streitmatter was in the front row of Redbird Arena, signaling directions like he was back on the footbal…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump ignores a big slice of trade
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump leaves out a big component of trade when he complains about the huge imbalance …
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This week in odd news: Expensive mistake and meatball theft
FLORIDA PYTHON DEVOURS DEER THAT WEIGHS NEARLY 4 LBS. MORENAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Researchers studying invasive Burmese pyth…
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Bikes everywhere! Dockless bikes up access, sometimes chaos
DALLAS (AP) - Shared bikes that can be left wherever the rider ends up are helping more people get access to the mode of…
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Last male northern white rhino takes a walk despite illness
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Old and sick, the world's last male northern white rhino has surprised his keepers by getting up and…
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Razzie Awards name 'The Emoji Movie' worst film of 2017
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Maybe it was destiny for a movie with a pile of poop as a central character."The Emoji Movie&quo…
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More flooding expected as deadly nor'easter moves out to sea
BOSTON (AP) - People along the Northeast coast braced for more flooding during high tides Saturday even as the powerful …
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Police: Gun in student's shooting of parents belonged to dad
A 19-year-old student suspected of fatally shooting his parents at a Central Michigan University dormitory had been acti…
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New headaches for Trump's Mideast hopes as Netanyahu visits
WASHINGTON (AP) - Under the best of circumstances, a Mideast peace deal is the Holy Grail of diplomacy, a goal that has …
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Navigating workplace relationships takes professionalism, trust
PEORIA - Let's face it. Most of us spend more time at our job than we do any other place.We see our coworkers more frequ…
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Statehouse Insider: Rauner lucks out on gun bill timing
Some Republican lawmakers complained that those gun control bills that got votes in the General Assembly last week were …
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