Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Maroon: Peoria roads mostly slushy and wet
PEORIA, Ill. -- After another round of snow Thursday night, Peoria streets were wet and slushy Friday morning. Sie Maroon, with Peoria Public Works, said the city's road conditions were favorable for ...
Jan 24, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Civic Center renews contract with new management company
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Civic Center officials are feeling good about the future. The Civic Center Authority Board has reached a five-year contract extension with management team ASM Global. The arena ...
Jan 24, 2020 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria woman dies of cold exposure
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police were called Tuesday morning to a home in the 500 block of E. Melbourne Avenue on a welfare check. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said a neighbor called police after s...
Jan 23, 2020
Deputies respond to fight at Juvenile Detention Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a fight at the county Juvenile Detention Center Tuesday night. "We had three or four deputies respond to help quell an active situation ...
Jan 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Traffic Collision Alert issued for the City of Peoria
The Peoria Police Department has issued a traffic collision alert for the City of Peoria. Citizens that are involved in vehicle crashes, where no one is injured and all vehicles are drivable, should e...
Jan 23, 2020
Parking Ban for the City of Washington going into effect at noon (1/23)
The City of Washington is implementing a Parking Ban going into effect at noon Thursday (1/23). Vehicles need to be removed from streets 6 hours after the ban goes into effect.
Jan 23, 2020
Peoria crews tackle latest blast of snow
(UPDATED) PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's Snow Fighters were out Wednesday night ahead of the snow, treating the city's arterial routes with a salt mixture. Sie Maroon, with Peoria Public Works, said as of T...
Jan 23, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans
SYDNEY (AP) - Three American crew members have died when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia. The New South Wales premier confirmed the cras...
Jan 23, 2020 A firefighter sprays foam on smoldering bush to help reduce reflash fires after a blaze swept through Faulcombridge, 85 kilometers (53 miles) west of Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. More than 100 wildfires have killed one resident and destroyed more than 200 homes in New South Wales state this month. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
LONDON (AP) - Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python troupe that revolutionized British comedy, has died at 77. Jones family says he died Tuesday evening at his home in London after "after a long, ...
Jan 22, 2020 Terry Jones poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the musical Bend It Like Beckham in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Collins: Expect more snow, rain and slush going into the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The next round of winter weather headed for the Peoria area is expected to drop several inches of new snow by Saturday. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts ...
Jan 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
