Category Archives: Local News
EP Council considers adding smart traffic light technology
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria City Council put plans into motion on Tuesday night to invest in traffic technology to make three intersections safer. Commissioners approved a first reading of a reso...
Jan 19, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
IHSA sets guidelines for return to competition for low-risk sports
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- As the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) gives the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) more information, IHSA has updated guidelines for a return to play for low-ris...
Jan 19, 2021 Photo Courtesy -- IHSA.org
In farewell address, Trump urges prayers for next administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, urged prayers for the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but declined to acknowledge his Dem...
Jan 19, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Local COVID roundup 1/19: phase 4 inches closer
PEORIA, Ill. -- 14 area residents have died from COVID-19 complications since Friday's last update from the Peoria City/County Health Department. Peoria County accounted for 13 of those deaths. A woma...
Jan 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says Trump 'provoked' Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, of provoking the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. "The mob was fed lies. T...
Jan 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives for the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden, during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Washington's inauguration is normally a ball - now it's a 'ghost town with soldiers'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central Washington is an armed fortress, fenced off with razor wire and surrounded by 25,000 National Guard troops ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday...
Jan 19, 2021 National Guard members get instructions as others stand guard near the White House ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Pekin therapy dog wins Cabinet spot
PEKIN, Ill. -- Harper spends a lot of her time helping kids learn to read with the "Paws to Read" program and visiting nursing homes. But, now she's got something quite impressive on her resume. The 7...
Jan 19, 2021 1470&100.3 WMBD/Colleen Kahl
Peoria crash leaves car split in half
PEORIA, Ill. -- First responders were called around 8:20 p.m. Monday night to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of War Memorial Drive and Sheridan Road in Peoria. Both vehicles suffered major da...
Jan 19, 2021 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/ Dave Gauf)
Looking ahead: what's next in the COVID mitigation process?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- After Sunday's announcement Region Two had advanced to tier one COVID-19 mitigation level, the Illinois Department of Public Health turned its attention Monday towards what happen...
Jan 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted, fire nearby contained
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol complex was shut down for about an hour on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a small fire broke out nearby, underscoring security jitters days before ...
Jan 18, 2021 A member of the military rushes past, as people are evacuated back inside after an "external security threat" prior to a dress rehearsal for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2021. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS
