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• Seat belt safety check yields 33 citations, one arrest

  PEORIA, Ill -- State and local police are reminders motorists to be safe on the roads this holiday weekend and always.

• Doctor describes injuries suffered by survivor in Gee murders

  PEORIA, Ill. -- A doctor who treated the only survivor in the Gee family mass murders took the stand Wednesday in the Christopher Harris trial.

• Duo to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for St. Jude

  PEKIN, Ill. -- Kevin Callis and Andrew Matthews plan to spend six days scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and highest free-standing mountain in the world and it all benefits the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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  Steeples top off new Fondulac Bank building

  EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The first steeple has been hoisted into position atop the new Fondulac Bank building in East Peoria's Levee District.

• Peoria doctor pioneers back surgery

  PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria surgeon is the first in the world to perform a procedure giving relief to those with lower back pain.

• Hudson firefighter sues trucking company, driver in fatal accident

  HUDSON, Ill. -- A Hudson firefighter, is suing a trucking company and semi driver for injuries he suffered when the semi crashed into Hudson Fire Department vehicles on I-39. The crash killed another firefighter.

• School launches weather balloon into atmosphere

  EDWARDS, Ill. -- A local school is expanding the boundaries on science and weather lessons.

• Ask Dr. Joy: summer sanity

  Some parents believe June, July and August are the longest months of the year. The kids are bored after just three days after school is out, teens want to be out doing something every night and someone is always in the kitchen complaining that there is nothing to do around here. How can parents maintain sanity over the hot, lazy summer months?

• Caterpillar unveils Dozer Park logo

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar has unveiled the new logo for "Dozer Park". Officials say they wanted the logo to be fun, represent Caterpillar and be recognizable as a ballpark logo.

• How to say 'no' to scams

  PEORIA, Ill. -- According to police, with warmer weather comes increased threats of home repair fraud and other scams in the area. You can learn how to keep yourself from becoming a victim.

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