Author Archives: TJ Carson
Third person arrested in connection to Bartonville shooting Tuesday evening
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Another arrest has been made in connection to a shooting Tuesday evening in Bartonville. Illinois State Police say James Grant, 45, was arrested, with Peoria County Jail records in...
Feb 23, 2024 James Grant Mugshot (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Restructuring proposal by USPS would affect operations at Peoria Processing and Distribution Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Concerns are being raised over a proposed restructuring plan by the United States Postal Service that would affect operations at the Peoria Processing and Distribution Center. Brian Wag...
Feb 23, 2024 Paul Sableman / CC
Alliance raises concerns over proposed TIF in Peoria's Warehouse District
PEORIA, Ill. - A group is raising environmental concerns over a proposed TIF district in Peoria's Warehouse District. The Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance addressed their concerns over the ...
Feb 22, 2024 Joyce Harant of the Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance speaks at a press conference at the Peoria Public Library regarding the Distillery TIF district proposal on Feb. 22nd, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Two accused in Bartonville drug deal-turned-shooting makes court appearances
UPDATED 5:25 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about who is believed to be held responsible for a shooting incident Tuesday night in Bartonville that is leaving two people facing charges. Evan N...
Feb 22, 2024 Evan Nettles Mugshot (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Israel hits Gaza's Rafah; Hamas chief's trip raises truce hopes
RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli bombing on Thursday flattened a mosque and destroyed homes in Rafah in a fierce surge of violence in the city, while the Hamas chief was in Cairo f...
Feb 22, 2024 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
US Supreme Court lets $2.46 billion Boy Scouts sex abuse settlement proceed
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion settlement with sexual abuse victims to move forward, lifting a temporary pause imposed in response to ...
Feb 22, 2024 A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building on the first day of the court's new term in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Teenager arrested in connection to shooting incident on I-74 overpass
PEORIA, Ill. - A second arrest has been made after a shooting incident near an interstate overpass in January that struck a Peoria Police vehicle. Peoria Police say a 17-year-old male was identified a...
Feb 21, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Preparations underway for annual Peoria Spring Home Show this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Inspiration and ideas for home projects to tackle can be found at the Peoria Civic Center this weekend. The center's exhibit halls will host the annual Peoria Spring Home Show, hosted b...
Feb 21, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rivian cuts jobs, sees annual production below estimates
(Reuters) -Rivian said on Wednesday it would cut its workforce by 10% and forecast EV production this year that widely missed estimates, hurt by downtime for factory upgrades and slowing demand for el...
Feb 21, 2024 A partially dismantled Rivian R1T electric truck is seen during its teardown at the Munro & Associates headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
UAW commits $40 million to organizing US auto, EV battery workers
(Reuters) -The United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Wednesday it was committing $40 million to organizing non-union automobile and EV battery workers in the United States over the next two years. The UAW...
Feb 21, 2024 An American flag flies in front of the United Auto Workers union logo on the front of the UAW Solidarity House in Detroit, Michigan, September 8, 2011. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
