Author Archives: Julia Bradley
West Bluff home damaged by fire Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - It appears a faulty furnace is to blame for a fire Monday morning in Peoria's West Bluff. Battalion Chief Josh Martin said the fire in the 2100 block of N. Machin Avenue started in the ...
Dec 02, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Anti-abortion 'crisis pregnancy centers' case goes to US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case from New Jersey involving the state attorney general's investigation into the operator of Christian f...
Dec 02, 2025 People walk near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Peoria Snowfighters working 'round the clock' to clear snow
PEORIA, Ill. - Snow returned to the Peoria area Monday afternoon and tapered off around midnight. That snow did make driving Monday night a little tricky, as road crews focused their attention on the ...
Dec 02, 2025 Peoria Snowfighters out plowing the streets in North Peoria early on Friday, January 12, 2024 --1470 100.3 WMBD
Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive's killing
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare executive outside a Manhattan hotel, appeared in state court on Monday as a series of high-stakes hearing...
Dec 01, 2025 Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York, U.S., Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report
Article Summary A report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found federal budget cuts could reduce economic activity in Illinois by $10 billion each year by 2029. The most significant impacts w...
Dec 01, 2025 Protesters hold up signs at a rally outside the Illinois Capitol in January 2025 protesting federal government cuts pushed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
US screened record 3.13 million airline passengers on Sunday
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it screened 3.13 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest number for a single day. The record travel coincid...
Dec 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Passengers wait to board flights for the Thanksgiving holidays, at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/ File Photo
Peoria Snowfighters prepping for next round of snow
PEORIA, Ill. - Another round of snow is expected in the Peoria area Monday afternoon and evening, though we won't see nearly as much snow as we did over the weekend. Peoria Public Works' Nick McMillio...
Dec 01, 2025 Peoria snowplow on the streets following the first real snow storm of 2024. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
Luigi Mangione due in court for pretrial hearings over U.S. healthcare executive's killing
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare executive outside a Manhattan hotel, is due in state court on Monday for a series of high-stakes hearings...
Dec 01, 2025 Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, poses for a booking photograph in Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024 in a combination of photographs. Altoona Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
East Peoria home damaged by fire Sunday afternoon
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria crews were called to Linden Street Sunday afternoon for a structure fire. Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says when they arrived just before 3:30 p.m., firefighters found sm...
Dec 01, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
GasBuddy: Peoria prices dropped another 10 cents over Thanksgiving weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria gas prices have dropped nearly 10 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.07 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. AAA Illinois' price is two cents higher. Peoria prices are ei...
Dec 01, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
