Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Arson fire in Peoria late Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Arson has been determined to be the cause of a late Saturday night fire that occurred just before 9:30 p.m. at 2208 W. Proctor St. When crews arrived, they found heavy flames and thick...
Nov 15, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Police investigate three car shootout in Bartonville
BARTONVILLE, Ill. -- Just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning a Bartonville police officer saw three cars actively shooting at each other in the 900 block of McKinley Ave. The officer followed one of the...
Nov 15, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Friday afternoon fire displaces family
PEORIA, Ill. -- A family was displaced from their home after a Friday afternoon fire just before 4:00 p.m. Peoria firefighters responded at 3:45 p.m. to 1006 S. Shelley St. where they found smoke and ...
Nov 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
Gov. Pritzker extends eviction moratorium with protections for landlords
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday he was extending the eviction moratorium in the state of Illinois for another 30 days. This time, however, he said there would be more protecti...
Nov 13, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Woman shot in face Thursday evening
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the 2100 block of Oregon Street on a ShotSpotter alert indicating five shots were fired. Upon arrival, police found a woman in...
Nov 12, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Facebook, Twitter and the fight against false information
PEORIA, Ill. -- Users on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter most likely noticed messages on posts last week during the election. On Twitter, many of President Donald Trump's tweets even c...
Nov 11, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Biden selects experienced Ron Klain as White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience across Democratic presidential administra...
Nov 11, 2020 AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Peoria City Council passes revised 2021 budget
PEORIA, Ill. -- As the COVID-19 pandemic spikes across the United States at record levels, the Peoria City Council passed a revised budget for the 2021 fiscal year at Tuesday night's meeting. The spik...
Nov 10, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Supreme Court arguments indicate Affordable Care Act likely to survive
WASHINGTON (AP) - A more conservative Supreme Court appears unwilling to do what Republicans have long desired: kill off the Affordable Care Act, including its key protections for pre-existing health ...
Nov 10, 2020 AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Peoria Public Schools will not play basketball this winter
PEORIA, Ill. -- As many school districts around the state have been making their decisions whether or not to partake in basketball this winter, the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education Monday nigh...
Nov 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
