Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Farm show returns to the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- The 38th annual Greater Peoria Farm Show gets underway Tuesday. The RFD Radio Network's DeLoss Jahnke told WMBD's Greg and Dan, the show isn't just for farmers. "It's the largest indoo...
Dec 03, 2019
Infighting roils NATO meeting in London, Russia watches closely
LONDON (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts were gathering in London Tuesday to mark the alliance's 70th birthday amid deep tensions as spats between leaders expose a lack of u...
Dec 03, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. US President Donald Trump will join other NATO heads of state at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday to mark the NATO Alliance's 70th birthday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Pekin Corps seeks record amount with Christmas campaign
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's Salvation Army needs your help this holiday season. The Corps' goal for the annual Christmas campaign has been set at $245,000. Honorary Campaign Chair Jeff Lange told WMBD's Gr...
Dec 02, 2019
Parking tax would support statewide construction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A tax on parking places to help finance Illinois' $45 billion statewide construction plan has lawmakers taking a second look. The State Journal-Register reports that the tax t...
Dec 02, 2019 Midwest Communications
House impeachment report coming ahead of landmark hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House impeachment report on President Donald Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors for key lawmakers, as Democrats push ahead despite the White House's declaration it...
Dec 02, 2019 House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., with committee staffer Daniel Noble at left, makes impassioned remarks at the conclusion of a week of public impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, and David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, were the final witnesses today. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Peoria yard waste season ends soon
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's last weekly pickup of yard waste will be from December 9-13th. City officials said in a news release that pickups of grass clippings, leaves, tree limbs, and brush will resume...
Dec 02, 2019
Van stolen with infant inside, police search for suspect
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are searching for a suspect who stole a vehicle Sunday morning with an infant inside. At about 9:45 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle with an ...
Dec 01, 2019 Peoria Police
Brimfield man dies in single-vehicle crash
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- A 38-year-old Brimfield man died in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Joseph Hersemann, the driver of the vehicle, was pronoun...
Dec 01, 2019 Midwest Communications
Counterterror police see clues in deadly London stabbings
LONDON (AP) - UK counterterrorism police are searching for clues into an attack that left two people dead and three injured near London Bridge. Police said Saturday a man imprisoned six years for terr...
Nov 30, 2019 Forensic officers attend the scene in central London, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, after an attack on London Bridge on Friday. UK counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge. Two people were killed and three wounded. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)in London, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
OSF HealthCare terminates contract with Meridian
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare announced Friday that patients using Meridian Medicaid and Medicare plans will have to look for a new provider. OSF issued a notice of termination, effective Dec. 15, du...
Nov 30, 2019
