Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
70-Year-Old Man Killed In Friday Morning Crash
A two vehicle accident in Peoria County claimed one life. The crash occurred around 8:49 a.m. Friday on the Princeville-Jubilee blacktop at Chase Lane just north of Grange Hall Road. The victim, a 70-...
Jul 12, 2019
OSF Cardiovascular Institute Pekin Changing Locations
The OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute in Pekin announced they will be moving to a new location. The last day at the current location, 610 Park Avenue, will be July 18. Then, the office will be c...
Jul 11, 2019
Database Error Delays Illinois Unemployment Checks
(AP) - State officials say thousands of Illinoisans will have delayed unemployment checks this week due to computer problems. Illinois Department of Employment Security spokesman Sam Salustro says abo...
Jul 11, 2019 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Neighborhood Canvass For Recent Homicide Victim
A hot Wednesday morning did not stop Peoria Police, Crime Stoppers, and Peoria Community Against Violence from going door to door asking for information regarding the city's latest homicide victim, 30...
Jul 10, 2019
Builders Warehouse Moving Locations
A local home improvement store will have a new location by the end of this year. Builders Warehouse will leave 812 Washington St. in Peoria, and move seven blocks down the road. President of Builders ...
Jul 09, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Slain Chinese Scholar's Boyfriend Testifies
(AP) - The boyfriend of a Chinese student who was kidnapped and killed by a former University of Illinois doctoral student is telling a federal jury about the devastation of the woman's family. Xiaoli...
Jul 09, 2019
Peoria Police Chief On This Summer's Violence
It seems like this summer has been a string of shootings and stabbings, but it's not too far off from last year's numbers. Peoria Police Chief Loren Marion III tells WMBD's Greg and Dan that the city ...
Jul 09, 2019
Peoria Jesus Christ Statue Vandalized
A statue of Jesus Christ, located at Serenity Memorial Park in Peoria's south side has been defaced. Jesus' hands have been broken off, and there is a hole left where the face had been. Pierre Serafin...
Jul 08, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
UN Nuclear Agency To Verify Iran's Latest Moves
(AP) - The United Nations' nuclear watchdog says it is aware of Iran saying it will break the 2015 nuclear deal's limit on uranium enrichment. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Sunday that i...
Jul 07, 2019 From left to right, spokesman for Iran's atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi, Iran's government spokesman Ali Rabiei and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, attend a press briefing in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 7, 2019. The deputy foreign minister says that his nation considers the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers to be a "valid document" and seeks its continuation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Jeffrey Epstein Arrested In New York On Sex Charges
(AP) - Law enforcement officials say that wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested in New York on sex-trafficking charges. Two law enforcement officials said Epstein was taken into federal ...
Jul 07, 2019
