Author Archives: Julia Bradley
A Peoria woman and her pets rescued from a fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters rescued a woman and five pets from a fire Thursday night. When crews arrived around 7:15 p.m. in the area of Orchard and Derby, they found heavy smoke and fire showi...
Jun 20, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pekin Police participating in the IL Law Enforcement Torch Run Friday morning
PEKIN, Ill. - The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run will be making its way through Pekin Friday morning. The Torch Run, which supports the Special Olympics, got its start in Illinois back in 1986, wi...
Jun 19, 2025 Law enforcement officers running in the annual Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois. (Special Olympics of Illinois Facebook)
Peoria man arrested on multiple gun charges on Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - During a traffic stop Tuesday, Peoria Police arrested a man allegedly wanted on multiple gun charges. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says 19-year-old Kamarion Collins was taken into custo...
Jun 19, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Israel hits nuclear sites, Iran strikes hospital as war escalates
Updated: 7:07 a.m. TEL AVIV/DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital overnight, as the week-old air war escalated with no sign ye...
Jun 19, 2025 Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Storms brought heavy rain and tornadoes to Central IL Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - Severe storms that rolled through Central Illinois on Wednesday brought heavy rain and some tornadoes. The National Weather Service in Lincoln says tornadoes were reported in Tazewell, ...
Jun 19, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
US military ready to carry out any Trump decisions on Iran, Hegseth says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military is ready to carry out any decision that President Donald Trump may make on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, suggesting that the U.S. dire...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims fall, but still elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at levels consistent with a further loss of labor market momentum in June. In...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A job seeker leaves the job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Arson to blame for fire at a Peoria assisted living facility
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning to a fire alarm at an assisted living facility on W. Richwoods Boulevard in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall says crews arrived a...
Jun 18, 2025 Midwest Communications
Tiny home shelter proposed to help with Peoria's homelessness
PEORIA, Ill. - The latest proposal for addressing homelessness in Peoria is a tiny shelter village, similar to one planned for Bloomington. Dream Center Peoria told the City Council that people who do...
Jun 18, 2025 (Photo courtesy of Dream Center Peoria--25 News)
NHL-Florida beat Edmonton in Game 6 to win second straight Stanley Cup
(Reuters) -The Florida Panthers completed their Stanley Cup repeat in style with a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 on Tuesday as four goals from Sam Reinhart helped them clinch back-to-...
Jun 18, 2025 Jun 17, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; The Florida Panthers celebrate after winning game six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
