Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Collins: Winter outlook indicates more snow than usual
PEORIA, Ill. --If the outlook for this winter is correct, the Peoria area could see more snow than usual this year. "Central and Northern Illinois are in the above normal category for precipitation th...
Oct 18, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Rivermen kick off 38th season this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Rivermen hockey returns to the Peoria Civic Center this weekend. Head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel is back for his seventh season, but it is the team's 38th season. He told WMBD's Greg and Da...
Oct 17, 2019 1470/100.3 WMBD-Julia Bradley
U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings has died
BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. He was 68. A sh...
Oct 17, 2019 FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. U.S. Rep. Cummings has died from complications of longtime health challenges, his office said in a statement on Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Two-vehicle crash in Peoria sends two people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to the 8300 block of N. Galena Road around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday for an accident with possible entrapment. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage....
Oct 17, 2019 Midwest Communications
Joe Maddon agrees to manage the Los Angeles Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Joe Maddon has agreed to become the Los Angeles Angels' manager. Maddon and the Angels agreed to terms Wednesday on a deal to reunite the veteran manager with the organization w...
Oct 16, 2019 Chicago Cubs' manager Joe Madden works the crowd during the team's annual convention Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Pekin 'Night Out Against Crime' focused on kids
PEKIN, Ill. -- The Pekin Police Department will host their 17th "Night Out Against Crime" Thursday night at the Avanti's Dome, located at 3401 Griffin Avenue from 5-8 p.m. The first hour is private, a...
Oct 16, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
US forces leave Manbij, as Syrian forces move in
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) - A U.S. military spokesman says American troops have left the town of Manbij as part of their withdrawal from northeast Syria. Col. Myles B. Caggins tweeted: "We are out of M...
Oct 15, 2019 FILE - In this Saturday, March 31, 2018 file photo, a convoy of U.S. troops drive along a road leading to the front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
No charges filed against driver in pedestrian-car crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- No charges have been filed against the driver of vehicle that struck and killed a man Friday night. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said Monday that "no charges would be f...
Oct 15, 2019 MWC-Photo credit & permission by 25-News
Peoria crews battle vacant house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Emergency crews were called to a home in the 1900 block of N. Maryland in Peoria just after 6:30 Monday night. First companies on the scene reported seeing smoke coming from the front ...
Oct 15, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
PPS approves 'snow day' learning from home
PEORIA, Ill. - If school is canceled at Peoria Public Schools due to snow or extremely cold temperatures, students will be expected to do their work at home. On Monday, PPS board members approved the ...
Oct 15, 2019 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
