Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Gorman and Edman talk about journey through the minors at Cardinals Caravan
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two former Peoria Chiefs used one word to describe the journey through the minor leagues in their careers as the Cardinals Caravan stopped in Peoria on Friday night: exciting. While th...
Jan 17, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470 WMBD
No students injured in East Peoria bus accident
MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WEEK) -- East Peoria Community High School District 309 confirms in a Facebook post that one of its school buses was involved in an accident Saturday. Illinois State Police say th...
Jan 12, 2020
Accident in Pennsylvania kills 5 and injures 60
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Officials in Pennsylvania say five people have been killed and dozens more hospitalized in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A turnpike spokesman tells The Associated Press ...
Jan 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
Thousands mourn Iranian general as region braces for revenge
BAGHDAD (AP) - Thousands of militiamen and other supporters chanting "America is the Great Satan" marched in a funeral procession in Baghdad for Iran's top general, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike....
Jan 04, 2020 AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi
IDOT uses creative sign messages to promote safe driving
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As you drive on Illinois interstates throughout the holiday season, you'll probably notice some creative and witty signs above the road as you travel. These digital message signs,...
Dec 19, 2019 Midwest Communications
Passenger extricated from vehicle after accident Saturday evening
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter Paramedics responded to an accident around 8:30 p.m. Saturday at 100 E. War Memorial. The accident involved two vehicles and unknown injuries. First arriving crews o...
Dec 15, 2019 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Peoria Park District looking ahead after celebrating 125 years
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District Board of Trustees held a special meeting after the conclusion of the regularly scheduled board meeting Wednesday night. The meeting was to discuss new ways to ...
Dec 11, 2019 Peoria Park District/Facebook
Federal officials reviewing Wrigley Field wheelchair access
CHICAGO (AP) -- Federal officials are investigating whether the Chicago Cubs' ongoing $1 billion renovation of Wrigley Field provides adequate wheelchair access. The Cubs have filed notice of the revi...
Dec 08, 2019 AP Photo/LM Otero
Update: Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A U.S. official says the Saudi student who fatally shot three people at a Florida naval base had hosted a dinner party earlier in the week to watch videos of mass shootings. Th...
Dec 07, 2019 AP Photo/Brendan Farrington
Authorities: nine killed, three injured in South Dakota plane crash
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (AP) - Authorities say nine people have been killed after a plane crashed in South Dakota. Peter Knudson with the National Transportation Safety Board tells The Associated Press 12 p...
Dec 01, 2019 MWC-Jets-PhotoCredit - Flicker
