Author Archives: Cooper Banks
LaHood: Major road upgrade in Washington to improve safety and economy
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Drivers and residents in Washington will benefit from major infrastructure upgrades along U.S. 24. 18th District Republican Congressman Darin Lahood made the announcement, flanked ...
Oct 21, 2022 (Cooper Banks/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPD: teen accused of injuring woman in a hail of bullets
PEORIA, Ill. --A suspect is now in custody in connection with a shooting that left a woman with a gunshot wound and four children nearby watching whole thing. It was a 20-round ShotSpotter alert last ...
Oct 21, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Illinois sees job gains, but unemployment rate remains unchanged
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois' unemployment rate remained unchanged through the month of September, according to the latest data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Utilizing a...
Oct 20, 2022 Midwest Communications
PPD: Suspect evades traffic stops, injures innocent driver
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say a suspect evaded officers and then slammed into another vehicle, causing significant injuries to one person late Wednesday. PPD has now released details about the inc...
Oct 20, 2022 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Massive particle accelerator arrives at OSF campus
PEORIA, Ill. -- The project to install massive new equipment at the new OSF health Cancer Institute in Peoria is making progress with the arrival of a giant particle accelerator. The device was seen m...
Oct 19, 2022
Plenty of jabs in second and final Illinois gubernatorial debate
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the second and final time before next month's general elections, Illinois voters were treated to a 60 minute slugging match between Illinois' top two gubernatorial candidates, Demo...
Oct 18, 2022 Midwest Communications
Biden promises to codify abortion rights if Democrats keep control of Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, under renewed pressure over high inflation with mid-term elections approaching, said on Tuesday he will sign a law to codify abortion rights in January ...
Oct 18, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the student loan forgiveness program from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Zelenskiy promises victory as Ukraine marks Defenders Day
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked Ukraine's Defenders Day holiday on Friday by promising victory over Russia and freedom for Ukraine. In a video address delivered on hills outside ...
Oct 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is seen during a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 4, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
No tax rate hike, but expect higher property tax bills in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local residents and businesses in Peoria County will face higher property tax bills, but not because local tax rates are going up, rather because the county will be spending significan...
Oct 14, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Sheriff: Suspect swerves at deputy to avoid traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's authorities are identifying a man wanted in connection with an incident where he allegedly swerved his vehicle at a deputy trying to evade a traffic stop. Accor...
Oct 14, 2022
