Category Archives: Local News
Bradley University Recognized
Bradley is once again the top-ranked school in Illinois and 8th in the nation among private institutions for student engagement. The high marks are from the fourth annual Wall Street Journal/Times Hig...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 05, 2019
Update: No One Was In Home Surrounded By Police
No one was found inside a East Bluff home surrounded by Peoria Police Thursday morning. According to public information officer Amy Dotson, the first call came in at 7:54 a.m. saying a witness saw a m...
Kristina Leahy Sep 05, 2019
Dorian, Again Category 2 Hurricane, Lashes U.S. Coast
(AP) - Dorian's maximum sustained winds have dropped slightly to 110 mph, making it once again a Category 2 hurricane. That's still strong enough to cause damage along the coast of the Carolinas, wher...
Julia Bradley Sep 05, 2019 AP/Steven Morton
Salvation Army 'On The Ground' In The Bahamas
The Bahamas are in for a long recovery after Hurricane Dorian. Rich Draeger, Tri-County Director of Development for the Salvation Army in Peoria, says Corps personnel are already there. The Salvation ...
Julia Bradley Sep 05, 2019 Salvation Army Heartland Division
A Rescue, A Reunion And A Rush To Help In Dorian's Aftermath
(AP) - Thousands of desperate hurricane survivors in the Bahamas are seeking help in Dorian's aftermath. One 89-year-old woman and her caretaker waited five days for assistance after the storm blew ou...
Julia Bradley Sep 05, 2019 AP/Gonzalo Gaudenzi
Peoria City Council Member Formally Charged
Peoria City Council Man Zach Oyler is facing formal charges of domestic battery. Court records were filed on Wednesday in Peoria County Court. Oyler faces one count of domestic battery, and one count ...
Mike Sabol Sep 05, 2019 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Corruption Charges vs. Schock Dropped
Corruption charges against former Representative Aaron Schock have been dismissed under a deal struck with prosecutors in March. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly ordered an indictment agains...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 05, 2019 In this March 6, 2015 file photo, former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock speaks to reporters in Peoria, Ill. Schock is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, March 6, 2019, for the first time since the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in his corruption case. Schock resigned from Congress in 2015 amid scrutiny of his spending.
Children's Hospital Of Illinois Announces Trial Technology
PEORIA, Ill. -- Children's Hospital of Illinois has announced a clinical trial with technology for infants born with unexplained illnesses. The Peoria healthcare facility said Wednesday it will be tea...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 04, 2019 MWC Flickr
UnityPoint Health Awarded Grant To Help People Impacted By Opioids
UnityPoint Health announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a $1.68 million grant through the Illinois Department of Human Services to help with the treatment of opioid use disorders. The two year ...
Kristina Leahy Sep 04, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Authorities: 33 Bodies Recovered From Wreckage Of California Boat Fire
(AP) - Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of 33 people who died in the scuba diving boat fire that happened off the coast of Southern California. Coast Guard Lt. Zach Farrell said Wednesda...
Julia Bradley Sep 04, 2019 AP/Christian Monterrosa
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