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Rescue operations are underway in the city of Tainan, on the southern end of Taiwan, after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the area.

Holding the Line is the tell-all many wished Mattis' own Call Sign Chaos had been. But for all of Guy Snodgrass' in-the-room accounts, there are some unverifiable elements and inaccuracies.

The circus was founded to lift kids out of poverty and change racial attitudes. It's become a world-famous institution — performing for Barack Obama, for example — while holding true to its dream.

Rating agency Fitch has cut the U.S.' credit rating, lowering it by one notch from the top grade. It cited big government deficits and a deterioration in governance over the last two decades.

It was impossible to clone Antonin Scalia, anchor of the court's conservative wing for a generation. But Trump seemed resolved to come as close as he could, and that led him to the man from Colorado.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is holding the first in a series of televised hearings tonight.

NPR's A Martinez talks with former downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, a world champion and Olympic medalist, about her new memoir: Rise.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, August 19, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria public school students went back to the classroom today. WCBU reporter Hannah Alani talked with parents who dropped their kids off at Franklin Primary School. You'll also hear how as the United States nears the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many Americans are consumed by ongoing news reports from Afghanistan. After 20 years, the U.S. ended its war in Afghanistan, withdrawing remaining troops and leaving the local Afghan military police in charge. For some Peorians, news of the Taliban regaining control is too painful to watch.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 11. Our top story is about a plan to bring more open green space to Peoria’s river front. You’ll also hear about how Peoria’s ambitions to re-establish passenger rail rekindled one longtime Peorian’s love for trail travel. WCBU’s Tim Shelley interviews veteran journalist Bill Knight about his love for Amtrak and his thoughts on Mayor Rita Ali’s passenger rail proposal … topics Knight covered in a recent column in the Community Word monthly newspaper. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 21. Our top story is about the lifting of mask mandates on airplanes flying out of the Peoria International Airport and on Peoria busses operated via CityLink. You’ll also hear about how a look at the DIY counterculture scene of the ‘80s and ‘90s took home this year’s Book of the Year award from the Illinois State Historical Society. In a re-air of a June 2021 interview, WCBU's Tim Shelley interviews “Punks in Peoria” co-authors Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett about the intermingling of music, culture, class, politics, and urban history in 20th century Peoria. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.