Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Overnight shooting leaves man injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just after 3 a.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Virginia Avenue. Police dispatch said a man was shot in the leg during an attempted home invasion. The victim ...
Apr 01, 2020
Local churches weather closures due to virus
PEORIA, Ill. -- The COVID-19 crisis is having a direct effect on local churches' bottom lines. Pastor Miranda Denler, who leads the congregation at Northwest United Methodist Church in Peoria, said on...
Mar 31, 2020 1470/100.3 WMDB -- Julia Bradley
South Peoria home damaged by overnight fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to a home in the 2100 block of W. Lincoln in Peoria. Crews found fire in a bedroom. Battalion Chief Ralph Phillips said fi...
Mar 31, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria family escapes house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire broke out around 12:15 p.m. Monday in the 3800 block of Marbleway Drive in Peoria. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the front door, and fire in the living room. Everyone...
Mar 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
BBB warns of coronavirus scams
PEORIA, Ill. -- Scammers and hackers are preying on fears about the coronavirus pandemic. Jessica Tharp, with Peoria's Better Business Bureau, says stimulus checks haven't been mailed yet, but, scamme...
Mar 30, 2020 (Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD)
CAT announces layoffs at Building KK
Deerfield, Ill. -- Caterpillar Spokesperson Kate Kenny confirms the company is laying off employees at East Peoria's Building KK indefinitely. Here is Caterpillar's full statement: A number of governm...
Mar 30, 2020 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Trump extends U.S. virus restrictions; Moscow goes on lockdown
MOSCOW (AP) - In an abrupt turnaround, President Donald Trump extended lockdown measures across the United States as deaths in New York alone from the new coronavirus passed 1,000. Moscow went on lock...
Mar 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
LaHood,Bustos sound off on virus aid package
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Senate Wednesday night passed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion aid package to help American businesses, workers and health care systems reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. So what...
Mar 27, 2020
Collins: Severe weather a possibility this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Strong to severe storms could roll into the Peoria area over the weekend. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said the area will likely see occasional isolated thund...
Mar 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
Summer Camp postponed to August
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- If you planned on going to Summer Camp, you'll have to wait. The Summer Camp Music Festival, held at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe each year at the end of May, has been resche...
Mar 26, 2020 Photo: Rick Hirschmann
