Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Man rescued from Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before noon Tuesday to a home in the 1100 E. Melbourne on reports of a fire with an occupant possibly trapped inside. Battalion Chief Nate Rice sai...
Jan 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peorian pleads guilty to 2010 murder
PEORIA, Ill. - Nearly ten years after the Peoria murder, Breon Augusta has pleaded guilty in the death of 20-year-old Michael Malone. Police said in June that Augusta, 31, turned himself in regarding ...
Jan 07, 2020 Peoria County Jail
Illinois will stop collecting on unpaid red-light tickets
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois comptroller has announced her office will stop collecting fines against drivers who are ticketed after cameras catch them violating red lights. "As a matter of public polic...
Jan 07, 2020 An automated traffic enforcement camera records red-light violations Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Westbound I-10 off-ramp at College Drive in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Tim Mueller)
Shots fired near Bradley campus, BUPD issues safety alert
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police confirm shots were fired near Bradley University Monday night. Just before 10 p.m., police were called to the 1400 block of W. Main Street for a report of someone being s...
Jan 07, 2020
Peoria shooting sends teen to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded around 9 p.m. Monday to the 2200 block of W. Hudson on reports of a shooting. "Upon arrival, officers did locate a male victim, 18 years of age. He suffered a g...
Jan 07, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Congress demands answers from Trump about Soleimani killing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two top Senate Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to immediately declassify the administration's reasoning for the deadly strike on an Iranian official. Senate Minority ...
Jan 06, 2020 Mourners walk back from a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in front of the former U.S. Embassy, who was killed with others in Iraq by a Friday U.S. drone attack, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Funeral ceremonies for Soleimani drew a crowd said by police to be in the millions, on Monday in Tehran, where his replacement vowed to take revenge. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
PPD cruiser involved in weekend crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- Public Information Officer Amy Dotson confirms a Peoria Police officer was involved in a two-vehicle accident Saturday night in downtown Peoria. The crash happened about 11:45 p.m. nea...
Jan 06, 2020
More Illinois seniors qualifying for state benefits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More Illinois seniors will qualify for state benefits such as discounted license plates in 2020. The Illinois Department of Aging says it's using new, higher income limits to ...
Jan 06, 2020
Former Washington Girls Basketball coach sentenced
WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) -- A former Washington Community High School basketball coach is in jail for sexual misconduct. 23-year-old Hayley Reneau pleaded guilty to to sexual contact with someone be...
Jan 06, 2020 (Tazewell County Jail)
Police identify suspect in Rockford hostage situation
ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Authorities have released the name and charges against the suspect in the hostage situation at Heritage Credit Union in Rockford, Illinois. Police have identified the suspect as Nich...
Jan 04, 2020 Winnebago Co. Jail
