Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria Heights man sentenced for toddler's 2017 death
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria Heights man has been sentenced to 58 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend's 16-month-old son. In September, Joshua Rutledge was found guilty of first-degree murder ...
Nov 27, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Peoria crews put out garage fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to a call just before 12 a.m. Wednesday from the 2300 block of W. Millman. Crews found a detached garage at the back of a residence on fire. Multiple smal...
Nov 27, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria's Ronald McDonald House nearly ready to open
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's Ronald McDonald House, located at the corner of Monroe and Spalding downtown, opens its doors Monday, December 16. Kelly Thompson, CEO of Ronald McDonald Charities of Central ...
Nov 26, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
Collins: Expect high winds, rain through Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. -- A powerful storm system is expected to bring sustained winds of 25-35 miles per hour with occasional wind gusts around 50 miles per hour Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. ...
Nov 26, 2019 (AP Photo/Paul White)
I-DOT prepped and ready for winter
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, -- The Illinois Department of Transportation said they are well prepared for winter and highway snow removal. I-DOT crews are ready to plow the more than 45 thousand miles of Illinoi...
Nov 26, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Second man charged in Princeville double homicide enters plea
PEORIA, Ill. -- A second man charged in connection with the 2018 murders of a Princeville couple had his plea deal accepted by the court Monday, and was sentenced to 60 years in prison. Matthew Robert...
Nov 26, 2019 25 News
Second arrest made in Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday night in Peoria. Nicholas Pannell, 35, was arrested Sunday night on first-degree murder and battery charg...
Nov 25, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Arrest made in Peoria's 22nd homicide of the year
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people were shot and one of them was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday night at a home in the 4000 block of W. Virden Ct. Further information gathered by Peoria Police indicat...
Nov 25, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Central Illinois man honored with the Purple Heart
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has been awarded the Purple Heart and other military honors for his role in combat during the Iraq War. The Peoria Journal Star reports that Sergeant Matthew...
Nov 25, 2019 Purple Hearts Reunited founder Capt. Zachariah Fike, who was wounded in Afghanistan while serving with the Vermont Army National Guard, displays a Purple Heart from Pearl Harbor which has yet to be reunited with its owner or relatives, during the National Order of the Purple Heart National Convention in Denver, Thursday Aug. 7, 2014. Purple Hearts Reunited receives lost Purple Hearts and works to reunite the medals with their original owners. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Woman shot at N. Knoxville gas station
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just after 7 p.m. Sunday to the Shell Gas station in the 1900 block of N. Knoxville. A ShotSpotter alert indicated 8 rounds were fired during a fight at the g...
Nov 25, 2019
