Author Archives: TJ Carson
Police investigating Tuesday evening armed robbery at South Peoria business
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating an armed robbery to a South Peoria business Tuesday evening. Police say two masked suspects, reportedly armed with handguns, entered the Auto Zone at Wes...
Dec 21, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested in Monday armed robbery in South Peoria reportedly suspected of November shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say the man arrested for a Monday shooting at a South Peoria business is allegedly connected to a November shooting. Shiloe Beasley, 29, was arrested on charges of Armed R...
Dec 20, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois Secretary of State releases examples of rejected personalized plate requests in 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says you can get creative with your license plates, but you have to keep it clean. Giannoulias on Wednesday says 304 applications for ...
Dec 20, 2023 (Illinois Secretary of State via Facebook)
Toyota recalling 1.12 million vehicles over potential air bag issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Toyota Motor said on Wednesday it will recall 1.12 million vehicles worldwide because a short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags not to deploy as designed. The recall cover...
Dec 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO:A Toyota logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File photo
North Korea's Kim warns of 'nuclear attack' if provoked with nukes -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes it with nuclear weapons, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made t...
Dec 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 5, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
TSA visits Peoria International Airport to give tips on holiday travel
PEORIA, Ill. - Transportation Security Administration officials gave tips to travelers at Peoria International Airport on Wednesday on making the check-in process as smooth as possible. While PIA may ...
Dec 20, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden attacks Trump's anti-immigrant 'blood' comments in Wisconsin visit
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden criticized presidential opponent Donald Trump's recent anti-immigrant comments as he visited a Black-owned business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a state that ...
Dec 20, 2023 Workers listen as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda during a visit to Ingeteam Inc.’s Milwaukee facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Peoria Heights mayor says village's finances in good shape at State of the Village address
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - At the annual State of the Village address earlier this month, Peoria Heights Mayor Michael Phelan says the village is in good financial shape. Phelan says the village was strug...
Dec 18, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria man sentenced to 12 years in prison for 2021 fatal crash in Knox County
GALESBURG, Ill. - A Peoria man will be in prison for the next 12 years after being sentenced for a fatal crash that killed a Mackinaw man. 41-year-old Travis Williams was sentenced on Monday after he ...
Dec 15, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
Dunlap man sentenced to federal prison on weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Dunlap man will spend the next two-and-a-half years in federal prison on gun charges. 29-year-old Donald Yarber was given a 30 month sentence on Wednesday, which is to be followed by ...
Dec 15, 2023 Midwest Communications
