Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
Pekin City Council amends ordinance for underage possession of tobacco products
PEKIN, Ill. - At Monday nights City Council meeting in Pekin, members voted to amend the ordinance of possession of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices by persons under 21. Earlier this ye...
Oct 14, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Trick or Treat with Peoria Police
PEORIA, Ill. - Kids can trick or treat with the Peoria Police on Friday, Oct. 25. Public information officer Amy Dotson said there will be lots of candy. "As well as a touch a truck event outside, and...
Oct 11, 2019 Peoria Police Department
October is the best time to plant bulbs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Horticulture expert at the University of Illinois Extension, Kelly Alsup, said October is a good time to plant spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips and daffodils. Bulbs do thrive in f...
Oct 11, 2019 Kelly Alsup- University Of Illinois Extension
Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations discusses the importance of engagement
PEORIA, Ill. - The Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations met Thursday night and talked about the importance of police and community engagement. Committee Chair Terry Burnside said that it b...
Oct 10, 2019 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Peoria County receives $5.6 million for lead hazard control
PEORIA, Ill. - A new grant will help with children's health in Peoria. The Peoria County Health Department announced on Wednesday that the department has been awarded a grant for lead hazard control. ...
Oct 09, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Downtown to see the Peoria Innovation District
PEORIA, Ill. - Parts of downtown Peoria will be designated as the Peoria Innovation District. Jake Hamann, the Executive Director of the Peoria Innovation Alliance said the area being designated is a ...
Oct 09, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria City Council discusses regulations of recreational cannabis
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois is a few months away from recreational marijuana becoming legal, and the Peoria City Council is closer to deciding if recreational marijuana will be sold on the city. Tuesday n...
Oct 08, 2019
American Red Cross chooses central Illinois heroes
PEORIA, Ill. - The American Red Cross has selected several central Illinois residents as heroes to be honored during the Saluting Our Heroes Dinner. The heroes are chosen as those who go above and bey...
Oct 08, 2019 AP Photo/Meg Kinnard
A 9-year-old faces five counts of first degree murder
EUREKA, Ill. - A 9-year-old is being charged with murder months after a mobile home fire killed five people near Goodfield. According to Woodford County State's Attorney Greg Minger, along with the fi...
Oct 08, 2019 Midwest Communications
The Autism Collective to launch in 2020
PEORIA, Ill. - One out of 58 children have autism. And to help those who have autism, two organizations have joined together to create The Autism Collective. Easterseals Central Illinois and OSF Healt...
Oct 07, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
