Category Archives: Local News
Officials: Rice Lake Fatality Resulted From Kayaking Accident
A fatality on Rice Lake in Fulton County was from a kayaking accident, according to Illinois conservation police. The body of a man was recovered from the lake Sunday morning. The victim had been repo...
Jul 22, 2019
Heat Related Death In Peoria
A Peoria woman has died after an intense heat wave rolled through the area over the weekend. Sunday around 10 a.m., the Peoria Police Department, Peoria Fire Department, and Advance Medical Transport ...
Kristina Leahy Jul 22, 2019
Greasy Rags Cause Fire At Obed And Isaac's
Peoria firefighters extinguish a fire located in the kitchen of Obed and Isaac's, 321 NE Madison in downtown Peoria. An employee reporting for work around 7 a.m. Monday found moderate smoke in the kit...
Jul 22, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Ground Breaking Ceremony For Upcoming Fire Crash And Rescue Station
The Peoria-based Air National Guard unit hosted a ground-breaking ceremony Monday for the new Fire Crash and Rescue Station coming in July 2020. The new station will create a better living environment...
Kristina Leahy Jul 22, 2019
Peoria Area Home Sales Down In Second Quarter
The number of closed home sales were down during the second quarter of this year compared to 2018 and the inventory of homes is the lowest since 2013. The second quarter home sales numbers were releas...
Jul 22, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File
Peoria woman dies of cold exposure
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called Tuesday morning to a home in the 500 block of E. Melbourne Avenue on a welfare check. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said a neighbor called police after ...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019
Opening Of Bradley Business Center Delayed
The opening of a new facility at Bradley University has been delayed. The university had planned to welcome students to the Bradley Business and Engineering Convergence Center at the beginning of the ...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019
House Republicans Vow Tough Questions Of Mueller At Hearing
(AP) - House Republicans are pledging tough questioning of special counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies before Congress this week as Democrats plan to air evidence of wrongdoing by President Donal...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019
Candle To Blame For Peoria Garage Fire
Peoria Firefighters responded to a fire at 1031 Northeast Glen Oak Sunday night, finding smoke coming from the roof of a two story detached garage. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Morgan said the fire was o...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019
Iran Says 17 CIA Spies Arrested, Some Sentenced
(AP) - Iran says it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country's nuclear and military sites, and some of them have already been sent...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019