Author Archives: Julia Bradley
LaHood discusses the growing federal deficit
PEORIA, Ill. -- The U.S. federal deficit continues to grow. But, it's something that President Donald Trump didn't talk about during his recent State of the Union address. Illinois 18th District Congr...
Feb 20, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Peorian sentenced to 25 years for mother's death
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Jeremy Simmons, of Peoria, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for killing his mother, 63-year-old Theresa Ann Simmons in August 2019. Peoria Police were called to the...
Feb 20, 2020 Peoria County Jail
State senator reacts to Blagojevich's release
PEORIA, Ill. -- State Senator Dave Koehler, who represents Illinois' 46th District, wasn't surprised by the news of President Trump commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Koeh...
Feb 19, 2020 Illinois Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, listens to lawmakers while on the Senate floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Senate convenes to address a compromise spending bill approved by the House last week in the midst of an overall budget impasse between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leaders. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he's considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn't heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice De...
Feb 19, 2020 FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020. file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks at the National Sheriffs' Association Winter Legislative and Technology Conference in Washington. Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe Thursday at President Donald Trump, saying that the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.” Barr made the comment during an interview with ABC News just days after the Justice Department overruled its own prosecutors. they had initially recommended in a court filing that President Donald Trump’s longtime ally and confidant Roger Stone be sentenced to 7 to 9 years in prison. But the next day, the Justice Department took the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for Stone. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
President Trump commutes Blagojevich's sentence
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be freed. President Trump has announced that he will commute the 14-year prison sentence of the former governor who was convicted of tryin...
Feb 18, 2020 FILE - In this March 15, 2012 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich departs his Chicago home for Littleton, Colo., to begin his 14-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Imprisoned ex-governor, Blagojevich, filed paperwork Tuesday, June 5, 2018, asking President Donald Trump to commute his 14-year prison term for corruption that included seeking to sell an appointment to the Senate seat Barack Obama vacated to become president. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
It's pothole season in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the constant freeze and thaw of winter, come potholes. It's a struggle the Peoria Public Works Department is very familiar with. Public Works Assistant Director Sie Maroon said th...
Feb 18, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD/Courtney Pierce
Japan says 88 more virus cases confirmed on quarantined ship
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese health authorities have confirmed 88 more cases of the new virus on a quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo. The new cases bring the total on the Diamond Princess to 542. The number...
Feb 18, 2020 The quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess is anchored at the Yokohama Port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. The cruise ship will begin letting passengers off the boat on Wednesday after it’s been in quarantined for 14 days. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Hidden Crimes: From the eyes of a trooper
PEORIA, Ill. -- Trooper Zachary Heard with the Illinois State Police said human trafficking is something that he has come across in his career. He said when he went through the academy, there were no ...
Feb 18, 2020
Local casting call announced for independent film
PEORIA, Ill. -- Calling all actors and actresses. "Say It In German", an independent film that will be distributed by NBC Universal, will begin a local casting call in Peoria in early March. The film,...
Feb 18, 2020 flickr.com
CityLink urges riders to plan ahead for bridge delays
PEORIA, Ill. -- Starting March 29, the Murray Baker Bridge will be closed, putting a strain on traffic in downtown Peoria near the Bob Michel Bridge. Emily Watson, CityLink's Director of Marketing and...
Feb 17, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
