Category Archives: Local News
Man Convicted In Informant's Death Gets 60 Year Sentence
(AP) - A central Illinois man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing a police informant to keep her from testifying in a drug case. Marquelle Palmer of Bloomington in May was found guilt...
Kristina Leahy Sep 07, 2019
Airport to see facelifts
PEORIA, Ill. -- A couple of upgrades are coming soon to General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria met Friday in a special session to accept an...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 06, 2019
Charges Dropped Against 14-Year-Old Murder Suspect
Update: Marks' hearing in juvenile date has been set for Friday Sept. 13. Charges against a 14-year-old murder suspect from Peoria were dropped in court Friday. Prosecutors against the suspect, Zaveon...
Kristina Leahy Sep 06, 2019
US Health Officials Report 3rd Vaping Death, Repeat Warning
(AP) - U.S. health officials are again urging people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with serious breathing illnesses. Officials on Friday said they had identified 450 po...
Kristina Leahy Sep 06, 2019
CityLink To Begin Downtown Remodel Monday
The Peoria CityLink Transit Center downtown will begin the first phase of remodeling beginning Monday Sept. 9. The Transit Center, located at 407 SW. Adams, will see three phases to complete the proje...
Kristina Leahy Sep 06, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Bradley Chorale receives rare invite
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Bradley University Chorale is set to embark on what, for many, is a once-in-a-lifetime quest. The 50-member group was invited to sing at the 2020 Prague International Choral Festiv...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 06, 2019
Cleared Of Charges, Schock Talks About His Legal Battle
A four and a half year legal battle is over. Earlier this week, former 18th District Congressman Aaron Schock was formally cleared of all charges against him. Schock tells WMBD's Greg and Dan that his...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2019 FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill. speaks to reporters in Peoria, Ill. Aaron Schock's defense team said it's been told that the former Illinois congressman is being indicted by a federal grand jury. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
Hurricane Dorian Weakens To Category 1 Storm
(AP) - The eye of Hurricane Dorian is passing just east of Cape Lookout as the Category 1 storm skirts North Carolina's coast. Sustained, hurricane-force winds are battering the southern Outer Banks, ...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2019 AP/Mic Smith
Chillicothe Hunting Guide Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges
(AP) - A central Illinois owner of an outfitter service has pleaded guilty to federal charges that included deploying an electronic bird caller to lure geese into shooting range. A statement from the ...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2019 AP/Tony Dejack
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Fulton County
Mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus in Farmington. A pool of mosquitoes, collected by the Fulton County Health Department, tested positive for the mosquito-borne illness Thursday, Sept...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2019 AP/Rick Bowmer