Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Open enrollment is underway at Quest
PEORIA, Ill. -- Once a year, Quest Charter Academy in Peoria accepts applications for enrollment for the following school year. The application window typically begins on February 1 and runs for six w...
Feb 05, 2020
Multiple companies respond to Dunlap fire
DUNLAP, Ill. -- Dunlap firefighters Firefighters were called around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday to the 2000 block of W. Blackberry Lane on reports of a garage fire. Within minutes, flames spread from the attach...
Feb 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
Arrests made in Peoria carjacking
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 19-year-old male and a juvenile were taken into custody Monday night for allegedly taking a vehicle at gunpoint at a Peoria gas station. At approximately 9:04 p.m., Peoria Police res...
Feb 04, 2020 Peoria County Jail
Illinoisans urged to apply for Earned Income Credit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Revenue reminds taxpayers to take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit when they file their taxes this year. Department of Revenue Spokesperson Sam...
Feb 04, 2020 MWC
CityLink honors Rosa Parks with reserved seats
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's CityLink carries on its tradition of honoring Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks on her birthday. CityLink's fixed route buses will have a reserved seat in honor of Parks on Tuesday...
Feb 04, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Collins: A mixed bag of winter weather returns
PEORIA, Ill. -- A mixed bag of wintry weather returns to the Peoria area Tuesday. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said light rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain is expected ...
Feb 04, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Dems lay a big caucus egg: No results from Iowa election
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Democratic party officials in Iowa are working furiously to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus, as frustrated presidential candidates claim momentu...
Feb 04, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Jill Biden at a caucus night campaign rally on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/John Locher)
January pot sales bring in nearly $40 million
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois' Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Monday that statewide adult-use cannabis brought in $39,247,840.83 in January. Dispensaries statewide sold 972,...
Feb 03, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Suspects in Creve Coeur robbery 'armed and dangerous'
CREVE COEUR, Ill. -- Creve Coeur Police have asked for the public's help in locating two people that robbed Blondie's Gaming Cafe in the 600 block of Main Street. In a Facebook post, the department sa...
Feb 03, 2020
Super Rally: Mahomes, Chiefs win NFL title with late surge
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to three touchdowns in the final 6:13, and they overcame a double-digit deficit for the third postseason game in a row to beat the...
Feb 03, 2020 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, greets San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo after the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Kansas City Chiefs won 31-20. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
