Category Archives: Local News
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza as fighting enters second week
GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel bombed what it said were underground tunnels used by Hamas and Palestinian militants fired rocket barrages at Israeli cities as fighting spilled into a second week on M...
May 17, 2021 A man stands near a burning sponge factory after it was hit by Israeli artillery shells, according to witnesses, in the northern Gaza Strip May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ashraf Abu Amrah
Update: Arrest made in Peoria stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the 1700 block of N. Great Oak at approximately 7:18 a.m. Sunday on reports of a stabbing. Officers found an adult female victim who had been stabbed in th...
May 16, 2021 MWC-PPD
Job fears, price spikes mean heartburn for Biden White House as economy revs up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High unemployment. Rising prices. Gas lines. They're a bad memory for Americans old enough to remember the 1970s - but they're also likely causing a few sleepless nights in the ...
May 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Horse racing-Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit clears final drug test for Preakness
(Reuters) - Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit will compete in Saturday's Preakness Stakes after clearing pre-race drug tests, race organizers said on Friday. The Bob Baffert-trained horse tes...
May 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: May 1, 2021; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; John Velazquez guides Medina Spirit to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Apartment complex damaged in overnight fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called around 2:15 a.m. Saturday to the 2100 block of N. Wisconsin on reports of smoke in a building. Upon arrival, crews found a two-unit apart...
May 15, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
One year later, 2020 Bradley grads get their moment
PEORIA, Ill. -- 2020 graduates of Bradley University were finally able to have their moment Friday evening at Shea Stadium. After graduating a year earlier, many students may have wondered if they wou...
May 14, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Bustos announces $8 million for Peoria International Airport
PEORIA, Ill. -- Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) Friday announced a grant totaling more than $8 million will be headed to Peoria International Airport (PIA). The $8,057,860 grant is from the U.S. De...
May 14, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 5/14: 6 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- A combined six residents of Peoria and Tazewell Counties between Thursday and Friday died of COVID-19 complications. Tazewell experienced the deaths of a woman in her 60s and a man in ...
May 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/14: Positivity rate continues to fall
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported a seven-day statewide COVID-19 test positivity of 3.1%. That rate has continued its downward descent after being 3....
May 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters and paramedics responded to reports of a house fire just before 12:30 a.m. Friday in the 300 block of S. Webster Street. Fire Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said it ...
May 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
