Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
Local health officals explain COVID-19 history and how Peoria is prepared
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local health officials talk about coronavirus and how Peoria is prepared. Dr. Matthew Jackson with OSF Saint Francis Medical Center said cornonavirus is actually common. "But these hav...
Mar 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
Alcohol sales in movie theaters approved by Peoria Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local movie theaters now have the option to sell alcohol at the concession stands. The Peoria City Council Tuesday night approved a change to the ordinance that will allow movie theate...
Mar 10, 2020 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy)
Pritzker to give daily updates on coronavirus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Governor J.B. Pritzker will give updates on the state of Illinois with coronavirus at 2:30 every afternoon. Since Monday's update, eight more cases of coronavirus have been confir...
Mar 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
25 years of Madness
PEORIA, Ill. -- One of the biggest basketball events for the River City is right around the coroner. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the IHSA March Madness Tournament in Peoria. General Manage...
Mar 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Updated tasers approved for Pekin PD
PEKIN, Ill. -- Updated tasers for the police department were approved Monday night by the Pekin City Council. In Pekin, 47 officers carry tasers. Nineteen of those tasers are out of warranty. "They ar...
Mar 09, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Police responded Friday to a hit and run with property damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- A property accident Friday morning caused over $25,000 in damage. Peoria Police responded around 4:46 a.m. Friday to the area of Allen and Townline Rd. for a report of a hit and run wi...
Mar 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Ramirez sentenced to life in prison
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A man who confessed to fatally stabbing his parents and dumping their bodies in a central Illinois river has been sentenced to life in prison. Jose Ramirez confessed last year to k...
Mar 07, 2020
Florida: 2 who tested positive for coronavirus have died
MIAMI (AP) - Florida health officials say two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in the state. Those are the first deaths from the outbreak reported in Florida and on the Eas...
Mar 07, 2020
Trump names Rep. Mark Meadows his new chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is shaking up White House leadership, replacing his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows. Trump announced the staff reshuffle ...
Mar 07, 2020 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
PROMise of Hope: Helping girls find their prom dress
PEORIA, Ill. -- Prom is almost here and so is the crazy time of finding the right dress. The Dream Center in Peoria offers PROMise of Hope, an event where high school girls from around the area can lo...
Mar 06, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
