Author Archives: TJ Carson
One person dies after Spring Bay fire Monday morning
SPRING BAY, Ill. - One person has died after a fire at a Spring Bay duplex early Monday morning. Spring Bay Fire says crews responded just before 5:30 A.M. to the 100-block of Spring Creek Terrace, wi...
Mar 09, 2026 Midwest Communications
Washington finishes the job at IHSA girls' basketball state finals
NORMAL, Ill. - The redemption tour for the Washington Lady Panthers is now complete. On Saturday, Washington defeated Chatham Glenwood, 60-45, in the IHSA Class 3A girls basketball state championship ...
Mar 07, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dee-Mack wins first state championship in girls' basketball
NORMAL, Ill. - The Dee-Mack Lady Chiefs are the queens of the court. In its first ever trip to the IHSA girls basketball state finals, Dee-Mack won the Class 1A state championship on Saturday morning ...
Mar 07, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Washington girls' basketball cruises to Class 3A state championship game
NORMAL, Ill. - It was light work for the Washington Lady Panthers basketball team in the state finals. Washington defeated St. Viator, 55-34, Friday afternoon in the Class 3A state semifinals at CEFCU...
Mar 06, 2026 (WCHS #308 Athletics Facebook)
After a week of war, Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" on Friday, a dramatic escalation of his demands a week into the war he launched a...
Mar 06, 2026 An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Israel, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
UPDATE: Stabbing victim in Peoria's first homicide of 2026 identified
UPDATED 3:15 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Shortly after Peoria Police reported the city's first homicide of the year, the Peoria County Coroner identified the victim. Coroner Jamie Harwood says 35-year-old Zac...
Mar 06, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
East Peoria mayor talks Par-A-Dice, businesses in State of the City
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's mayor says the state of the city is "very strong." John Kahl delivered his annual address on the state of the city Friday morning at the Par-A-Dice Casino and Hotel. ...
Mar 06, 2026 East Peoria Mayor John Kahl delivers the 2026 State of the City address. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former Sangamon County deputy who killed unarmed woman undergoing cancer treatment
Article Summary Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey. Grayson is undergoing treatment for Stage 4 colon cancer tha...
Mar 06, 2026 Sean Grayson. (Macon Country Sheriffs Office)
Elmwood man arrested on multiple cases of alleged home repair fraud
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - An Elmwood man has been arrested for numerous charges including alleged home repair fraud. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says 49-year-old Christopher Sloan was arrested Thur...
Mar 06, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
104.9 the Wolf completes successfull two-day Country Cares Radiothon
PEORIA, Ill. - Another successful Country Cares Radiothon on sister station 104.9 the Wolf is in the books. For the past two days, co-hosts Mike Stechman and John Young raised $71,877 for the Saint Ju...
Mar 05, 2026 Gina Seghetti of St. Jude presents the final total from the 2026 Country Cares Radiothon to co-hosts Mike Stechman and John Young. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
