Category Archives: Local News
Shooting in West Peoria
WEST PEORIA, Ill - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that occurred in West Peoria. Deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Otley Road at 2:33 a.m. ...
Jul 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
St. Jude Telethon raises $9 million
PEORIA, Ill. - The 44th annual St. Jude Telethon raised over $9 million in the fight against childhood cancer. The exact total was $9,440,011 when the telethon ended Saturday night on WEEK-TV. This ye...
Jul 18, 2021 Supplied photo: 25 News
Dunlap celebrates 150th birthday
DUNLAP, Ill. (25 News) - The Village of Dunlap celebrated its 150th birthday. A celebration took place Saturday at Central Park featuring food, music, art displays and activities for people of all age...
Jul 18, 2021 Village of Dunlap
Dumpster fire outside North Peoria Avanti's
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria fire fighters responded to a dumpster fire outside Avanti's North Peoria location. Crews arrived to the restaurant at 8517 N. Knoxville Ave. at 9:55 p.m. Saturday to find a dumps...
Jul 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois will not mandate masks in schools this fall
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- When it comes to mask requirements in the classroom this fall, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker has said it's important for individual school districts to set their own policies. The st...
Jul 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden says Facebook, others 'killing people' by carrying COVID misinformation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said social media platforms like Facebook "are killing people" for allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on its platf...
Jul 17, 2021 White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
City of Peoria asking for public input on COVID-19 funds spending
PEORIA, Ill. -- The City of Peoria is asking residents to give their input on how the city should spend more than $36 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The funds must be obligated by the end of the ye...
Jul 16, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
"He has the ability to captivate the general public through his play," says Bradley professor on Ohtani
Major League Baseball (MLB) player Shohei Ohtani has taken the league by storm in the 2021 season, leading the league in home runs and ranking third in runs batted in. There is something different, ho...
Jul 16, 2021 Moto "Club4AG" Miwa / CC
U.S. Senate scrambles to finish infrastructure bill ahead of vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate majority leader pressed lawmakers on Thursday to make progress on President Joe Biden's agenda, setting up a vote on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bil...
Jul 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) faces reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
St. Jude Runners making their way to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The St. Jude Memphis to Peoria Runners are making their way back home. St. Jude Runs co-founder Mike McCoy told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", they'll be back in Peoria around 6:15 p....
Jul 16, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Dalton Kemper
