Author Archives: TJ Carson
Peoria County Election Commission urges people to not delay getting vote-by-mail ballots
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria County Election Commission says those who are choosing to vote-by-mail should make plans sooner rather than later to do so. Executive Director Elizabeth Gannon sa...
Oct 17, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man found guilty for shooting at Peoria gas station in December 2022
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been found guilty for his role in a shooting at a Peoria gas station nearly two years ago. A Peoria County jury on Thursday found 26-year-old Patrick Meyer guilty of Aggravate...
Oct 17, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Harris grilled on immigration in combative Fox interview
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris was grilled in a TV interview on Wednesday on the Biden administration's efforts to tackle a surge in illegal immig...
Oct 16, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Peoria man sentenced for role in November 2019 death of wife
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man learned his fate Wednesday after being found guilty in August in connection to the death of his wife nearly five years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says...
Oct 16, 2024 Michael Vorrath (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail November 2019)
Mother of infant son found unresponsive at Peoria home last month pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chicago woman has pleaded not guilty in connection to the death of her infant son in Peoria last month. Court documents show 26-year-old Andrea Luncsford made the plea Wednesday to on...
Oct 16, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Zelenskiy sets out 'victory plan' as Ukraine faces precarious moment
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy unveiled his much anticipated "victory plan" on Wednesday, calling on his allies to take urgent steps to bolster Kyiv at a precarious moment in a bid to e...
Oct 16, 2024 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses lawmakers as he presents the so-called 'Victory Plan' during a parliament session, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Andrii Nesterenko
In final public transit hearing, downstate operators join chorus for more state funding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Public transit agencies in downstate Illinois are joining Chicagoland rail and bus operators in asking the state for help balancing their budgets. A state c...
Oct 16, 2024 Senate Transportation committee Chair Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, watches on as the heads of downstate transit agencies discuss operational issues at a committee hearing. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria County sheriff urges action on the future of the county jail
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County's Sheriff says a big decision must be made on the future of the county jail. The Peoria County Jail was built in 1983, with an addition built in 1997. Sheriff Chris Watkin...
Oct 15, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
Under fire, Trump contends economic policies won't boost federal debt
(Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his protectionist trade policies and other fiscal proposals, dismissing suggestions that they could drive up the federal d...
Oct 15, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez
Chicago woman indicted in connection to death of infant son, infant's cause of death determined
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner says the death of an infant boy last month was due to cocaine intoxication. Jaime Harwood announced Tuesday that was the cause of death for one-month-old Grays...
Oct 15, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
