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• Autopsy results show Clarence Hanson died of drowning

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Autopsy results show Clarence Hanson, 33, of Peoria died of drowning.

• Sun protection 101: slip, slap, slop and wrap

  PEORIA, Ill. -- According to the American Cancer Society, more than 75,000 Americans were diagnosed with malignant melanoma last year, that's the deadliest kind of skin cancer.

• Illinois Senate Committee approves medical marijuana bill

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Senate Executive Committee voted 10-5 Wednesday to approve a bill that would allow Illinois residents with serious illnesses to use medical marijuana.

• Madigan distributes $500,000 to regional food banks

  Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is distributing more than $500,000 in settlement funds to regional food banks, pushing the Illinois State Bar Association's "Feeding Illinois Campaign" to more than 3.7 million meals.

• Local restaurant back in business after flood waters recede

  CREVE COEUR, Ill. -- As the flooded Illinois River continues to recede, one local restaurant wants residents to know they are back in business.

• Wine 101: 5 S's of wine tasting and food pairings

  PEORIA, Ill. -- There is a simple science to food and wine pairing, but experts say it's okay to break the formula.

• Normal students spin their wheels for "National Ride Your Bike to School Day"

  NORMAL, Ill. -- Wednesday morning was a beautiful morning for a bike ride. It was “National Ride Your Bike to School Day”.

• Caterpillar Chief Technology Officer pushes for immigration reform

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Caterpillar Inc. Chief Technology Officer Gwenne Henricks urged Congress Wednesday to pass High Skilled Immigration Reform.

• Dist. 150 Supt. prepared for funding cuts

  PEORIA, Ill. -- The superintendent of Peoria Public Schools delivered her annual State of the Schools address Wednesday. She says unfunded mandates and proposed funding cuts have put the district in a tight spot.

• Body found in field is missing Bloomington woman

  BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Authorities say the body found Tuesday in a rural Stanford farm field is that of missing Bloomington woman, Haileigh Eichhorn.

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