Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Stabbing leaves one injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man is in stable condition after being stabbed in Peoria. Police Sgt. Amy Dotson said officers responded to a call on W. Millman, near House of Hope Peoria and W. Howett, for a repor...
Jan 18, 2022 MWC-PPD
Family of Martin Luther King Jr. leads Washington march for voting rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Descendants of the slain civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and their supporters plan to march on Washington on Monday to urge President Joe Biden and his fellow ...
Jan 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Yolanda King is embraced by her parents, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King, after delivering remarks at the 'March On For Voting Rights' rally in Washington, U.S. August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
White House: Website will help Americans get at-home tests
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX News) -- In the coming days, the White House is expected to launch a website that will allow Americans the ability to order free, at-home rapid COVID-19 tests. This comes after t...
Jan 17, 2022 Midwest Communications
Illinois honors Muhammad Ali with a holiday
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois on Monday is celebrating not only Martin Luther King Day, but for the first time, Muhammad Ali Day. The resolution to make January 17, Muhammad Ali's birthday, a state holida...
Jan 17, 2022 7beachbum / CC
Peoria home sales top $1 billion
PEORIA, Ill. -- 2021 was a record-breaking year for home sales in the Peoria area. The Peoria Area Association of Realtors (PAAR) said 7,634 homes were sold locally last year, topping the 2020 total o...
Jan 14, 2022 Diana Parkhouse / CC
IL Driver's Services facilities still closed out of caution
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Driver's Services facilities statewide remain closed. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office confirms facilities will stay closed an additional week, opening again to th...
Jan 14, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Robert F. Kennedy's assassin Sirhan denied parole by California governor
(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday he has denied parole to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee serving a life prison sentence for assassinating U.S. presidential candidat...
Jan 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A visitor watches a tribute film to former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, on the 50th anniversary of his death, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum and Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Winter Weather Advisory issued for 3 p.m. Friday (1/14) - noon Saturday (1/15)
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Fulton-Tazewell-Schuyler-Mason-Logan-Cass- Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Canton, Pekin, Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Beard...
Jan 14, 2022
Peoria receiving over $1 million for revitalization downtown
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria is receiving $1.2 million in grant money to revitalize a commercial corridor on Western Avenue and boost economic development, according to State Senator Dave Koehler (D-Peoria)...
Jan 13, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Local COVID-19 patient praises doctors and nurses that cared for her
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local hospitals are struggling to keep up with COVID-19 patients. Teri, of Creve Coeur, tells WMBD News, the day she was admitted, there were 400 COVID patients at OSF Saint Francis Me...
Jan 13, 2022 (Courtesy of Teri Herman)
