Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Pizza Ranch ends indoor dining after receiving "Cease-and-Desist"
PEORIA, Ill. -- No more indoor pizza buffet. Peoria's Pizza Ranch restaurant received a cease-and-desist letter Saturday from the Peoria County Health Department, barring them from continuing to serve...
Jun 15, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Pizza Ranch Peoria)
Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court...
Jun 15, 2020 Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, where the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the first case of LGBT rights since the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Early morning shooting leaves two injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are investigating a shooting that occurred just after 3 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of Hamilton Street, near the Caterpillar Building and Kelly Seed. Peoria Public Infor...
Jun 15, 2020
Residents escape Sunday morning fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria emergency crews were called to the 400 block of W. Glen around 6:30 a.m. Sunday on reports of a residential fire. Firefighters found two people trapped inside the home. They wer...
Jun 15, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pritzker says Illinois isn't ready for phase four yet
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Despite calls to reopen, Gov. J-B Pritzker claims Illinois isn't ready to move to phase four yet. Senate Republicans and some local officials would like to see the state move to p...
Jun 12, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Squad cars hit by suspected drunk driver in Tazewell Co. crash
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- A suspected drunk driver caused a four-vehicle crash Thursday night in East Peoria. Tazewell County Sheriff Deputy Tim Gillespe said a Fon du Lac Park District and Tazewell Co...
Jun 12, 2020 ( Fon du Lac Park District Police)
Peoria Park District cancels list of summer events
PEORIA, Ill. - The ongoing COVID-19 situation has forced Peoria Park District to cancel some yearly gatherings. The Park District announced Thursday it has nixed many cultural festivals. These include...
Jun 11, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Civic Center plans for 2021 include the return of Broadway shows
PEORIA, Ill. -- When will shows return to the Peoria Civic Center? Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar told WMBD's Greg and Dan, the entertainment industry was the first to directly be impacted by ...
Jun 11, 2020 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
1.5M U.S. workers seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly...
Jun 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
Minneapolis police chief takes on union, promises reform
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis Police Department is withdrawing from police union contract negotiations. It's the first step in what Chief Medaria Arradondo said would be transformational reforms ...
Jun 10, 2020 Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo addresses the media, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in Minneapolis. The press conference follows the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in police custody after video shared online by a bystander showed former officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
