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Police seek help in finding man accused of bank robbery
PEORIA - The Peoria Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding a man who allegedly held up a Central Peor…
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Peoria woman killed in early-morning Knoxville Avenue crash
PEORIA -- A woman was killed early Sunday in a two-vehicle collision in Central Peoria.Ktosha Y. Moore, 41, of Peoria wa…
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Fourteen gunshots, 10 shell casings, four bullet holes, no injuries
PEORIA - Fourteen gunshots, 10 shell casings, four bullet holes, no injuries.That was the lucky math when gunplay erupte…
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Ex-girlfriend comes calling with stun gun and pepper spray
PEORIA - Whimsical romance can make sparks fly, but so can a bad break-up, according to what a Peoria man told police.Ea…
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After bad car deal, Peoria man bashed in head with pipe
PEORIA - An argument over a bad car deal ended with a Peoria man getting whacked in the head with a pipe, police said.Ea…
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NAACP speaker calls for votes and investment for public school
EAST PEORIA - Peoria is poised for success, if it can get out the vote and invest in schools.That's the advice of Joe Ma…
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Pentagon chief says North Korea engages in 'outlaw' behavior
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating, U.S. Defense Secretary Ji…
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Funeral home horrors put spotlight on spotty US regulations
DETROIT (AP) - The stench of decomposing flesh pulsed from a funeral home into a Michigan neighborhood as maggots wriggl…
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Opioid epidemic shares chilling similarities with the past
NEW YORK (AP) - While declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency Thursday, President Donald Trump sa…
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23 dead, more than 30 wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A suicide truck bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killin…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's not-so-big deals on opioids, aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and his vice president came out this past week with initiatives that are not as…
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The week in odd news: Woodpecker 'wrecker;' Pumpkin lineup
WOMAN WINS HEARTS WITH WEIRD VOICE-TO-TEXT COMMENT ON SITEBOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts woman is generating online buzz …
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Domestic abuse shelters for men help spotlight male victims
DALLAS (AP) - A Texas group has opened what's believed to be only the second shelter in the U.S. exclusively for men who…
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Some men disagree on what amounts to sexual harassment
For the past several weeks, sexual harassment has become a major topic in entertainment, media and politics.Political le…
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Tazewell jail bonds long paid off, but public safety sales tax lives forever
PEKIN - In 2000, under threat of forced state action, Tazewell County voters finally approved a sales tax increase to pa…
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