Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Second defendant pleads guilty in connection to armed robbery death
PEORIA, Ill. - One man has pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in connection with Facebook marketplace robbery that left one man dead. 20-year-old Keshawn Williams was one of five people charg...
Jul 11, 2025 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Coroner says deceased male found in South Peoria home tentatively identified
UPDATED 12:06 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A body found in a South Peoria home this past weekend has been tentatively identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood made the announcement in the comments of a ...
Jul 06, 2025 (Peoria County Coroner)
New BU president wants increased use of former founder's home
PEORIA, Ill. - The former home of Bradley University founder Lydia Moss Bradley still stands on Moss Avenue in Peoria. The home, a three-story mansion, was built in 1856 with Tobias and Lydia Moss Bra...
Jul 06, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
U.S. close to several trade deals, announcements expected in coming days, Bessent says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is close to clinching several trade deals ahead of a July 9 deadline when higher tariffs were due to kick in, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sun...
Jul 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
South Peoria home damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. - One resident escapes a house fire in South Peoria. Firefighters responded to a house near Blaine and Starr around 4:10 Sunday morning after a call from a neighbor. Crews found fire and ...
Jul 06, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Restaurant/bar in downtown Pekin to close
PEKIN, Ill. - A restaurant and bar that moved from Farmington to Pekin after a devastating fire four years ago is closing its doors for good citing rising costs of running the business. The fire destr...
Jul 06, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Man booked on weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill - One man is facing a number of weapons charges after allegedly firing a gun in South Peoria. Kevin Boyce, 32, was booked in the Peoria County Jail on charges including aggravated discharg...
Jul 06, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Choose Greater Peoria Red, White and Boom lights the night sky
PEORIA/EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The 2025 Choose Greater Peoria Red, White and Boom was a rousing success. The annual Independence Day celebration drew hundred of thousands of people to the Peoria and East ...
Jul 06, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Death toll from Texas floods reaches 43; many still missing
(Reuters) - Some 43 people, including 15 children, have been confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas, authorities said on Saturday as rescuers continued a frantic search for campers, va...
Jul 05, 2025 People stand near debris following flash flooding, in Kerrville, Texas, U.S. July 5, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Bello
White Sox icon Bobby Jenks passes away at age 44
REUTERS/Field Level Media - Bobby Jenks, a member of the 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series championship team, died after a battle with Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer, on Friday, Ju...
Jul 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks throws against the Houston Astros during the ninth inning of play in Game 1 of Major League Baseball's World Series in Chicago, October 22, 2005. The White Sox won 5-3 to go one up in the series. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo
