Author Archives: TJ Carson
Teenager to be tried as adult in July shooting in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager will be tried as an adult in connection to a July shooting incident during a sales transaction in Central Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 17-year-old...
Sep 22, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Limestone student taken into custody for allegedly having weapon on school grounds
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A Limestone High School student was taken into custody Monday afternoon after allegedly being in possession of a weapon inside the building. Superintendent Keith Brown says adminis...
Sep 22, 2025 (File-25 News)
Scottish Rite Theater placed on the market after losing operator
PEORIA, Ill. - After losing its operator...a Peoria entertainment venue is on the market. A listing with LoopNet shows the Scottish Rite Theater is for sale for $5.8 million. The listing features a th...
Sep 22, 2025 Scottish Rite Theatre (KDB Group)
Washington city leaders and aldermen discuss top priorities in special meeting
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington aldermen and city leaders spent a good portion of their Saturday determining the direction of the city. A special session of city council was held for a goal setting sess...
Sep 22, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to fury of Israel
LONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) -Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to promote a two-state ...
Sep 22, 2025 Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward, using a vehicle packed with personal belongings, after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Woman released after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman has been released from pretrial custody after her arrest early Friday morning for allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend in the stomach in Northwest Peoria. The Peoria County State...
Sep 19, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Nuclear power, battery storage funding at center of energy policy debate
Article Summary The long-running debate over energy policy is heating up ahead of lawmakers' fall veto session. Lawmakers are considering loosening nuclear power regulations and incentivizing battery ...
Sep 19, 2025 An industrial-scale battery storage facility at G&W Electric in Bolingbrook, which was installed in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Trump to impose $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose a new $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas, a White House official said, potentially dealing a big blow to the technology sector that ...
Sep 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks with the media in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo
Convicted murderer asks Peoria County judge to reconsider sentence
PEORIA, Ill. - A convicted murderer is asking a Peoria County judge to reconsider his sentence. 25-year-old Tramier Pate was sentenced to 85 years in prison in July after being convicted in the 2023 s...
Sep 19, 2025 Tramier Pate (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Salvation Army begins men's shelter project with groundbreaking
PEORIA, Ill. - Work will begin next week on construction of a new men's shelter for the Peoria Salvation Army. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday morning to kick off the work on the site of the...
Sep 19, 2025 Peoria Salvation Army and community leaders ceremonially push dirt to break ground on the organization's men's shelter project. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
