Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
Pritzker signs bill to cap insulin costs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The cost of insulin will drop beginning next year. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that will cap the monthly cost of insulin to $100. "We have successfully made Illinois the ...
Jan 24, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says 34 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base. Half of the troops have retur...
Jan 24, 2020 (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra)
Peoria Civic Center talks 2019 success
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Civic Center sold out 23 shows in 2019. During a board meeting Thursday, Rik Edgar, General Manager of the Peoria Civic Center, said it was a fantastic year for the facility...
Jan 23, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
A sneak peak inside the future Peoria Innovation Hub
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Innovation Hub opened its doors Wednesday to show the community plans for what the facility will be. Kip McCoy, Director of the Office of Innovation Management for OSF Healt...
Jan 22, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
NuMed awaits conditional use approval from EP council
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The East Peoria City Council Tuesday night discussed a first reading for a location in the city to sell recreational cannabis. Commissioner Mark Hill said the law allows current e...
Jan 21, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
New virus from China confirmed in the US
SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. has its first case of a new virus that was found only last month in China, but health officials say they believe the virus' overall risk to the American public remains low. A W...
Jan 21, 2020 (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Andrew Gillum speaks at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon event
PEORIA, Ill. -- Florida's first African-American nominee for governor was they keynote speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon at the Peoria Civic Center. During his first ever visit to Peoria...
Jan 20, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Snow fighters have a game plan for Friday's winter weather
PEORIA, Ill. -- Snow, rain, and freezing rain, oh my! Peoria snow fighters are prepping for winter weather to return on Friday. Sie Maroon with Peoria Public Works said they will pre-treat the roads b...
Jan 16, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria City Council kicks off the new year of meetings
Peoria, Ill. -- Peoria City Council held the first meeting of the year Tuesday night, and a first reading of changing the current Animal Control Ordinance was discussed. "It is removing the animal rev...
Jan 14, 2020
Pekin City Council discuss D.A. Junior Golf Championship Pekin Tournament
PEKIN, Ill. -- During Monday night's Pekin City Council meeting, the council approved in a 6-1 vote to provide sponsorship to the 2020 D.A. Points Junior Golf Championship Pekin Tournament. Pekin Mayo...
Jan 13, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
