Category Archives: Local News
Southern California Reels From 7.1 Quake
(AP) - Small communities in the Mojave Desert are reeling from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake - the second major temblor in as many days to rock Southern California. Authorities say Friday night's shaker ...
Jul 06, 2019
Trump Says He's Mulling Executive Order For Census
(AP) - President Donald Trump says he is considering an executive order to try to force inclusion of a citizenship question as part of the 2020 Census. Trump is telling reporters Friday as he departs ...
Jul 05, 2019 Midwest Communications
Alleged Car Thieves Arrested In Peoria County
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office has announced the arrests of three alleged car thieves. One adult and two juveniles were arrested around 3 a.m. Friday after allegedly stealing one vehicle from Redw...
Jul 05, 2019 Midwest Communications, Inc./Shutterstock
Peoria Man Resisted Arrest By Illinois State Police
A traffic stop on I-74 resulted in a Peoria man being tasered and arrested on multiple charges. State Police say Damien Grant, 31, was pulled over near milepost 104 near Morton around 5:15 p.m. Thursd...
Jul 05, 2019 Tazewell County Sheriff's Office
Death Penalty Consideration In Chinese Scholar Killing Begins Monday
(AP) - A federal jury that convicted a former University of Illinois doctoral student of kidnapping, torturing and killing a young scholar from China now must decide if Brendt Christensen should be pu...
Jul 05, 2019
Judge Rules Lawmaker Pay Freezes Unconstitutional
(AP) - The attorney for an ex-lawmaker who won a dispute this week over General Assembly pay says the lawsuit was to "vindicate the independence of each legislator." Michael Scotti III represents form...
Jul 05, 2019
U.S. Adds 224,000 Jobs In June
(AP) - U.S. job growth rebounded in June as employers added 224,000 jobs, an indication of the economy's durability after more than a decade of expansion. The Labor Department says the solid gain came...
Jul 05, 2019
Peoria Council To Discuss Ring Camera Program
On Tuesday, July 9, Peoria City Council members will consider an agenda item that is geared at increasing security for all Peoria residents. It is a request to approve a plan to use $50,000 of city fu...
Jul 05, 2019
Illinois Governor Seeks Agriculture Disaster Aid
(AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is seeking a federal agriculture disaster declaration for all of Illinois following the state's soggy planting season. Pritzker says in his request to the U.S. Department of ...
Jul 05, 2019
UnityPoint Health Red, White And Boom! Lights The Night Sky
Another UnityPoint Health Red, White and Boom! is in the books. Capacity crowds gathered on the Peoria and East Peoria riverfronts to view the largest fireworks display in the state and among the top ...
Jul 04, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
