Category Archives: Local News
Alleged Standoff Suspect Not Found Inside Pekin Business
Pekin police entered and searched a business where a man had reportedly barricaded himself and found he was not in the building. Public Information Officer Billie Ingles said officers responded to the...
Jul 19, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
New York Based Foundation Helping Family Of Fallen Deputy
A foundation based out of New York, will be helping the family of fallen Fulton County Deputy, Troy Chisum, by raising money to pay off the family's mortgage. Chisum died while responding to a disturb...
Kristina Leahy Jul 19, 2019 Illinois State Police
Woman Shot Overnight In Peoria
A 19-year-old woman is recovering after being shot in Peoria's South Side. Peoria Police said a Shotspotter alert came in just after 3 a.m. Friday from the 1700 block of W. Aiken Avenue. The female vi...
Julia Bradley Jul 19, 2019
Area Cooling Centers Open Through The Weekend
Relief from the heat. With temperatures expected to be in the mid to upper 90s, and an Excessive Heat Warning in effect through Saturday night, Peoria officials say cooling centers available throughou...
Julia Bradley Jul 19, 2019
'Tireless Project' Returns This Weekend
Peoria's Tireless Project is back. The monthly collection of unwanted tires for Peoria residents will resume at JIMAX, located at 2000 W. Clark Street in Peoria. Hours of collection are planned for 8-...
Julia Bradley Jul 19, 2019
Pro Golfer Seeks Input On Improving WeaverRidge Golf Course
A PGA and Champions Tour pro who has also designed hundreds of golf courses is looking to improve the golf course at WeaverRidge Golf Club. D.A. Weibring met with club members and residents surroundin...
Jul 18, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
U.S. Says Navy Ship "Destroyed" Iranian Drone In Gulf
(Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had "destroyed" an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran said it had no informat...
Jul 18, 2019 REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Keeping Cool While Saving Money
With extreme heat hitting the area this weekend, rather than cranking down the air conditioning, there are some things you can do to save some money. Marcelyn Love, Communications Executive for Ameren...
Kristina Leahy Jul 18, 2019
Life Behind Bars For Brendt Christensen
(AP) - A former University of Illinois doctoral student is facing life in prison in the abduction, rape and killing of a scholar from China after a federal jury failed to agree on a death sentence. Th...
Jul 18, 2019
Keeping The House Cool This Weekend
A warm weekend lies ahead, and air conditioning units will be working full force. Dave Osborn, president of Trouble Free Heating Cooling and Plumbing, said there are two parts to air conditioning. "On...
Kristina Leahy Jul 18, 2019