Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Collins: first comes snow, then comes frigidity
PEORIA, Ill. -- The latest winter blast has been exactly what experts expected. Don't expect that to change, for better or for worse, said news partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins. "As a...
Feb 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
Armed robbery suspect nabbed
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man accused of robbing a citizen at gunpoint during a Facebook Marketplace dealing was taken Wednesday into Peoria Police custody. Police have arrested 19-year-old Damarius Billups-W...
Feb 12, 2020 Peoria Police Department
IDOT shows off Cedar Street Bridge project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria residents got their first look at the Cedar Street Bridge replacement project. A public hearing was held Tuesday night at the Festival Building to give residents a cha...
Feb 11, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
‘The Hidden Crime’ series: Part 2
WMBD's exclusive three-part series, "The Hidden Crime," takes a look at human trafficking through the eyes of three different individuals who have dealt with the issue, either personally or profession...
Feb 11, 2020 Midwest Communications/Jack Riley
Solar panels may be coming to CityLink Transit Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- CityLink is one step closer to outfitting the downtown transit center with solar panels. As Monday night's board meeting, trustees authorized Hawk Attolo Energy to seek funding from th...
Feb 10, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
Detours ahead: getting ready for the Murray Baker closure
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Have you figured out your detours? The countdown clock is down to under two months until the Murray Baker Bridge is closed until the end of October. The East Peoria Chamber of Com...
Feb 07, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
'The Hidden Crime' series: Part 1
SARA SEFRIED: CENTER FOR PREVENTION OF ABUSE by Kristina Leahy It's a crime that hides under the surface of other crimes that occur in the city and the nation. The "Hidden Crime" that many don't even ...
Feb 06, 2020 Midwest Communications/Jack Riley
Collins: morning drive could be tricky
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Metro saw blowing snow during the front end of Wednesday afternoon's winter blast. Despite an early evening break in the action, news partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck C...
Feb 05, 2020 1470- 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the cou...
Feb 05, 2020 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Vote early starting Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With confusion abounding in Iowa, Primary Election season got underway Monday in the United States, and Illinoisans can cast their votes as early as Thursday. Illinois's official ...
Feb 04, 2020 Midwest Communications/Flickr
