Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump says he'll leave if Electoral College seats Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden's victory even as he insisted such a decision wo...
Nov 27, 2020 President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after participating in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Folepi's Winter Wonderland opens to the public
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria's Festival Of Lights Winter Wonderland drive-through display is now open to the public. Officials say 25,000 cars are expected to drive through the light show this yea...
Nov 27, 2020 Rick Hirschmann/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria firefighters respond to Hazmat in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to a mutual aid call from the Chillicothe Fire Department at approximately 11:56 p.m. Wednesday for a Hazmat spill. Crews, in Level A Hazmat suits, f...
Nov 26, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria's Santa Claus Parade makes adjustments due to COVID
PEORIA, Ill. -- The longest-running Santa Claus Parade in the country will go on, but, it will look a little different this year. Due to COVID-19, spectators will drive through a stationary Santa Clau...
Nov 26, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Biden urges Americans to forgo big Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON (AP) - A big Biden family Thanksgiving is off the table for President-elect Joe Biden because of the pandemic. In remarks billed as a Thanksgiving address to the nation, the Democrat urged ...
Nov 26, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden speaks Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Hy-Vee recalls two veggie mix products
WEST DES MOINES, Ia. -- Hy-Vee stores are recalling two products due to possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The products are Hy-Vee Short Cuts Pot Roast Mix (UPC Code 0272083305352) and ...
Nov 25, 2020
US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of a Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge a...
Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
10th Circuit jury trials on hold due to COVID
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to the risk of COVID-19, the 10th Judicial Circuit Court is pausing all jury trials, effective Nov. 30, through January 8, with the possibility of an extension. Chief Judge Paul Gi...
Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
'America is back': Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden has introduced his selections for his national security team. It's his first substantive offering of how he'll shift from President Donald Trump's "Am...
Nov 25, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden introduces nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Local churches face possibility of a virtual Christmas
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to Tier Three mitigation across Illinois, many churches have returned to online-only worship just weeks before Christmas. Pastor Miranda Denler, with Northwest United Methodist Chu...
Nov 24, 2020 1470/100.3 WMDB -- Julia Bradley
