Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Women arrested after children found alone in Peoria apartment
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria police confirm officers were called Wednesday morning to the Lexington Hill Apartments, in the 4300 block of W. Oakcrest Drive, for a welfare check. Peoria Public Information Of...
Dec 12, 2019
Explosion rocks Peoria Scrap Metal Facility
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police confirm reports of a loud explosion shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday that was heard from Creve Coeur to Chillicothe. Police said workers at Behr Scrap Metal and Recycling, l...
Dec 12, 2019
Caterpillar maintains quarterly dividend
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc. announced Wednesday morning that the company's board of directors have voted to maintain the quarterly dividend. CAT's quarterly cash dividend will remain at $1.03 ...
Dec 11, 2019 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time 'person of the year'
NEW YORK (AP) - The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time's youngest "person of the year." The media franchise says on its website that Thunberg is being honored for ...
Dec 11, 2019 Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addresses plenary of U.N. climate conference during with a meeting with leading climate scientists at the COP25 summit in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Thunberg is in Madrid where a global U.N.-sponsored climate change conference is taking place. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Goodwill Industries now offers 'GoodMoves'
PEORIA, Ill. -- Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois has a new service to help clear the clutter from your home. It's called Goodwill GoodMoves. Local Goodwill President and CEO Don Johnson said Go...
Dec 11, 2019 1470/100.3 WMBD-Mike Sabol
Peoria to host IL GOP state convention in 2020
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria will host the Illinois GOP State Convention from June 11 to 13, 2020. The ILGOP Site Selection Committee chose Peoria in an unanimous vote, according to a press release Tuesday....
Dec 10, 2019 IL GOP
OSF files to develop Comprehensive Cancer Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare has filed paperwork to develop a $237 million regional cancer treatment center in Peoria. The new facility would be located on the existing OSF campus. According to the ...
Dec 10, 2019 1470/100.3 WMBD-Mike Sabol
Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against President Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats have announced two articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges announced Tuesday stem from Trump's ...
Dec 10, 2019 From left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Adam Schiff, D-Calif., unveil articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
PPS schools selected for two national programs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria High School, Manual and Richwoods High Schools, have been chosen to be part of a group of 30 schools nationally to benefit from a $13 million grant from the Bill and and Melinda...
Dec 10, 2019 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Winning Lotto ticket sold in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- If you bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket for Monday's midday drawing, check your numbers. A $400,000 winning ticket was sold in Peoria at the Marathon gas station, located in the 3700 bl...
Dec 10, 2019 A sign displays the estimated Mega Millions jackpot at a convenience store in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Friday's jackpot has soared to $1 billion, the second-largest prize in U. S. lottery history. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
