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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Our top story is about how the Peoria Park District is looking at ways to transform the oldest park in its system, and that could include major changes to the 60-year-old amphitheater. You'll also hear how a major event in a fast-growing sport will bring top players and lots of fans to the Greater Peoria area this week. Competition in the Discraft Ledgestone Insurance Open starts tomorrow at various area locations. WCBU Reporter Joe Deacon talks with tournament director Nate Heinold about the event's increasing popularity.

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

The trio left the BBC under a cloud after Jeremy Clarkson's contract was not renewed because of a physical and verbal attack on a show producer.

Darryl De Sousa had only been in the job of commissioner for a few months. Federal prosecutors say he failed to file for the tax years 2013, 2014 and 2015.

The annual Iditarod sled dog race came to a historic finish in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday. For the first time all top-three finishers claim Alaska Native heritage.

Jeremy Greenberg was in charge of coordinating federal help after hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes and other emergencies. He has resigned from leading FEMA's National Response Coordination Center.

We asked visual search scientists, a metal-detecting enthusiast and a detective to share the most effective strategies to find missing objects.

For years, the myth about Asian Americans and their perceived collective success has been used as a racial wedge. Here's a look at some common misconceptions driven by the "model minority" myth.

Joel Quenneville has quit as coach of the Florida hockey team following a report about the handling of sexual assault accusations from a player for the Blackhawks during Quenneville's tenure there.

The latest film in the space odyssey juggernaut brought in $450 million globally in its debut weekend, and that's not counting China.