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CRIME & SAFETY
Bartonville, Elmwood police respond to shooting threat against Elmwood High School
BARTONVILLE (25News Now) - Bartonville Police responded earlier Friday to the Special Education Association of Peoria County after a student reportedly threatened to shoot up another school. Police say a student advised a social worker that he was upset about a previous altercation and wanted to shoot students at Elmwood...
Around the Tri States: Burlington man struck and killed by garbage truck; Galesburg hires junior senior high principal
A hearing-impaired Burlington man is dead after being struck by a garbage truck on Thursday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the garbage truck was backing up southbound on Isabella Avenue around 10 a.m. Brian Whittaker, 49, was trying to cross the street when he was hit by the truck.
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