Category Archives: Local News
Mueller Agrees To Testify Before 2 House Panels Next Month
(AP) - Democrats say Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly July 17 before the House Judiciary and intelligence committees after both panels issued subpoenas to him Tuesday evening. House Judic...
Jun 26, 2019
Man Injured In Peoria Shooting
A man was shot in Peoria Tuesday night. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson with Peoria Police says the shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Blaine Street. A male victim was shot in...
Jun 26, 2019
"Dog The Bounty Hunter" Star Beth Chapman Dies
(AP) - Beth Chapman, the brash, buxom and blonde wife and co-star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV star Duane "Dog" Chapman has died. A family spokeswoman, Mona Wood-Sword, said in a statement th...
Jun 26, 2019 Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File
Thunderstorms Bring Damage To Central Illinois
A band of severe thunderstorms pushed through Central Illinois Tuesday night. The storms produced winds in excess of 60 mph and hail, prompted Severe Thunder Storm Warnings in Peoria, Tazewell and Woo...
Jun 26, 2019 Midwest Communications
Fulton County Deputy Shot, Killed In Avon
A Fulton County Deputy fatally shot has been identified. Fulton County Sheriff Jeff Standard, in a statement posted on social media, said Troy Chisum, 39, had responded to a battery and disturbance ar...
Jun 25, 2019
Changes For Pekin Hospital Labor And Delivery
UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois has announced changes to UnityPoint Health-Pekin regarding labor and delivery. The change will consolidate all labor and delivery services to Peoria's UnityPoint-Met...
Jun 25, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Illinois 11th State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
(AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation making Illinois the 11th state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana. The Democrat signed legislation Tuesday in Chicago allowing residents ...
Jun 25, 2019
ELITE's 'Getting Out/Giving Back' Is Help For Troubled Youth
Help for Peoria's at-risk youth. ELITE Founder Carl Cannon kicked off a pilot program Tuesday that addresses ongoing violence in Peoria. It's called Getting Out/Giving Back. The program is an outreach...
Jun 25, 2019 Midwest Communications
Peoria Civic Center Expected To Break Yearly Ticket Sales This Week
This year, the Peoria Civic Center is expected to reach over $14 million in ticket sales, only halfway through the year. The yearly average for the Civic Center is $8.8 million in sales, General Manag...
Jun 25, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Pritzker To Sign Recreational Marijuana Bill
(AP) - The governor of Illinois plans to make the state the 11th in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana use. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has scheduled a legislation-signing ceremony Tuesday morning i...
Jun 25, 2019
