Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
Teenager shot Friday night in Peoria
Peoria Police responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Trewyn Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers located a teenager who had been shot in the leg. The teen was transported t...
Oct 05, 2019 Midwest Communications
Actress Diahann Carroll dies at age 84
NEW YORK (AP) - Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia," has died. She was 84....
Oct 04, 2019 Actress Diahann Carroll attends the 2016 ABFF Awards: A Celebration of Hollywood held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Pence backs Trump on calls for Biden inquiries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is defending President Donald Trump's call that foreign governments investigate one of Trump's leading Democratic rivals. And Pence is echoing Trump's priva...
Oct 03, 2019 (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Power Of Positive Thinking coming to Peoria Heights
PEORIA, Ill. - The Betty Jayne Brimmer Center for the Performing Arts is set to host a variety of programs. Three motivational speakers will be addressing "Profiting from Positivity in the Workplace",...
Oct 03, 2019 MWC
Pritzker proclaims October as Cyber Security Awareness Month
PEORIA, Ill. - To recognize the importance of cyber security, Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed October as Cyber Security Awareness Month. First recognized in 2004, this year's national awareness ...
Oct 02, 2019 Midwest Communications
Bernie Sanders has heart procedure, cancels campaign events
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bernie Sanders' campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate has had a heart procedure for a blocked artery. The Vermont senator is canceling events and appearances "until fur...
Oct 02, 2019 (AP Photo/ Cheryl Senter)
Shining light on the fight against breast cancer
PEORIA, Ill. - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is bringing attention to the importance of mammograms. Cindy Martin, director of Women's Services, said th...
Oct 01, 2019 OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Bustos visits East Bluff Community Center
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-17) toured the East Bluff Community Center on Monday to learn about its history and contributions. The East Bluff Community Center is a non-profit organization that aims ...
Sep 30, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
UnityPoint Health introducing new Urgent Care Models in Washington and Morton
PEORIA, Ill - Two local UnityPoint Clinic Express facilities see an update. UnityPoint Health announced Monday the launch of a new Urgent Care model with UnityPoint Clinic Express in Washington and Mo...
Sep 30, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Heavy rainfall leads to flooding in Peoria
Heavy rainfall on Friday has lead to roads looking more like rivers in the Peoria area. Sie Maroon with Peoria Public Works said that there is a lot of flash flooding going on from the intense rainfal...
Sep 27, 2019 1470 WMBD/Julia Bradley
