Category Archives: Local News
Pekin Police announce passing of retired K-9
PEKIN, Ill. -- An important member of the Pekin Police Department family has died. Pekin Public Information Officer Billie Ingles said Retired K-9 Ahen passed away May 24 at the Pekin Animal Hospital....
Jun 16, 2021 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Congressional Democrats wary of U.S. Senate infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday criticized a $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal by a bipartisan group of Senate moderates as neglecting some of their key priorities,...
Jun 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Clouds pass over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin square up on Wednesday for their first meeting since Biden took office with deep disagreements likely and expectations ...
Jun 16, 2021 Flags of the U.S., Russia and Switzerland are pictured in the garden in front of villa La Grange, one day prior to the meeting of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland June 15, 2021. Peter Klaunzer/Pool via REUTERS
East Peoria moving forward with building outdoor concert space
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The realization of a new outdoor concert venue in East Peoria has taken another step towards reality, as commissioners on Tuesday night approved phase two of the Levee Park projec...
Jun 15, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
City of Peoria names new Police Chief
PEORIA, Ill. -- Following a nationwide search, the City of Peoria has announced the new Chief of Police is Eric P. Echevarria. Echevarria has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience in Elgin,...
Jun 15, 2021 City of Peoria
Documents show Trump, allies pressed DOJ to overturn 2020 election -U.S. House Oversight panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Documents obtained from the U.S. Department of Justice detail efforts by then President Donald Trump, his chief of staff and other allies to pressure the department to challenge ...
Jun 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital earns top honors
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois has been recognized a one of the Best Children's Hospitals in the nation for 2021-22 by U.S. News & World Report. The Peoria hospital...
Jun 15, 2021 CHOI_20160418
Peoria firefighter injured in brush fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria firefighter was injured while responding to a brush fire Monday afternoon. Crews were called to a wooded area on West Reservoir Blvd. near Sterling Ave. in Peoria around 4 p.m...
Jun 15, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. COVID-19 deaths cross painful 600,000 milestone as country reopens
(Reuters) -The United States has now lost over 600,000 mothers, fathers, children, siblings and friends to COVID-19, a painful reminder that death, sickness and grief continue even as the country begi...
Jun 15, 2021 A portion of a mural, which displays images of people who have died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen in Joni Zavitsanos' art studio as the country reaches 600,000 deaths in Houston, Texas, U.S., June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
PPS Superintendent proposes new school schedule; some board members disagree
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools (PPS) Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat proposed a new, compromised three tier schedule for the 2021-22 school year that was met with some backlash from ...
Jun 14, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
