Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Secretary of State M...
Jan 10, 2020 President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and others looks on. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
OSF HealthCare suggests options for people with the flu
PEORIA, Ill. -- The cold and flu season is underway, and with it an increased volume of patients has shown up in the emergency room at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center. To help ease wait ti...
Jan 10, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD-Mike Sabol
Weekend storms expected to dump several inches of snow on Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria area will likely see all types of precipitation this weekend. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts heavy rain will spread over Central Illinois Fr...
Jan 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
US officials: 'Highly likely' Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials say it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. President Donald Trump ...
Jan 09, 2020 A man places a memorial poster showing a Ukrainian 737-800 plane that crashed on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, and and a candle, the words reading "Tehran - Kyiv, we're mourning" outside the Iranian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard, Iranian state TV and officials in Ukraine said. The portrait of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani killed by U.S. airstrike in Iraq is seen behind. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Collins: A mixed bag of winter weather on the way
PEORIA, Ill. -- It looks like we're in for a wintry mix of snow, rain and sleet this weekend. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says heavy rain will begin Thursday night and conti...
Jan 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Fired PPD officer wins legal battle over social media posts
PEORIA, Ill. -- An arbitrator has ruled that a Peoria police officer fired for inappropriate social media posts should get his job back. One of those posts included a picture of an officer wearing a s...
Jan 09, 2020 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Prosecutors won't seek death penalty for Reinking
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing four people at a Tennessee Waffle House. Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk's office said in a cour...
Jan 08, 2020 Travis Reinking appears at a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Reinking is charged with killing four people during a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville in April. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
U.S. will impose new sanctions on Iran in response to missile attacks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Donald Trump says the U.S. will immediately impose new sanctions on Iran in response to its missile attacks on military bases in Iraq that house American troops. In an ad...
Jan 08, 2020 President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and others looks on. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Peoria rolls out new Public Safety Pension Fee
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria property owners this week are receiving the first of three annual bills for the city's Public Safety Pension Fee. City Manager Patrick Urich told WMBD's Greg and Dan, the fee in...
Jan 08, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD-Julia Bradley
Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176
SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) - A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran in...
Jan 08, 2020 A rescue worker searches the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
