Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Central Illinois voters go to the polls on Primary Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's Primary Election Day. The mayor's race and four City Council races in Peoria will likely be top of mind on Tuesday as voters go to the polls. There are five candidates for Peoria ...
Feb 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Police searching for highjacking suspects
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded just before 11 p.m. Monday to the 2700 block of N. Bootz regarding a report of a vehicle hijacking. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the victim told p...
Feb 23, 2021 MWC-PPD
U.S. Senate begins review of security failings ahead of deadly Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Senate panels reviewing security failings in the run-up to the deadly assault on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump are due on Tuesday to interv...
Feb 23, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Police release tear gas into a crowd of pro-Trump protesters during clashes at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo/File Photo
New criminal justice reforms signed into Illinois law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice reform package into law on Monday. The new law ends cash bail in many cases, sets statewide standards on police use o...
Feb 23, 2021 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
State Rep. Spain optimistic about Illinois' future
PEORIA,Ill. -- Illinois State Rep. Ryan Spain, of Peoria, was recently appointed to two leadership positions in the General Assembly. Spain now serves as the Assistant Republican Leader in the Illinoi...
Feb 22, 2021 Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) calling the Republican Conference into a caucus meeting on the Illinois House Floor during the waning days of the Lame-Duck Session at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield on January 9, 2021.
U.S. Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns and other financial records as part of a crim...
Feb 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Shots fired at Peoria Burger King
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 8 p.m. Sunday to the 1700 block of N. Knoxville on a ShotSpotter alert. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said five shots were fired in the Bur...
Feb 22, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria Riverfront Museum's Engineering Week goes virtual
PEORIA, Ill. -- Sunday was the first day of Engineering Week at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. But, due to COVID-19, this year's event is being done virtually. For the first time, Engineering Week is b...
Feb 22, 2021 1470 - 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Boeing recommends airlines suspend use of some 777s after United incident
(Reuters) - Boeing Co urged airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver at the weekend after U.S. regulators announced extra inspections and Japan...
Feb 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: United Airlines flight UA328, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, returns to Denver International Airport with its starboard engine on fire after it called a Mayday alert, over Denver, Colorado, U.S. February 20, 2021. Hayden Smith/@speedbird5280/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
State COVID roundup 2/21: Less than 1,500 hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported nearly 1,600 new COVID cases on Sunday and 35 additional COVID-related deaths. 20,269 Illinoisans have died from the virus since ...
Feb 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
