Category Archives: Local News
Body found in river, victim ID'ed
***UPDATED*** Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has identified the deceased woman as Hayven M. Porter of Peoria. Hanley confirmed Porfter was the person for whom on Friday the Peoria Fire Departm...
Jul 26, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Fire crews answer two bridge jumping calls in less than day's time
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Fire Department responded to two Bob Michel Bridge jumping-related incidents within 24 hours of each other. The first call came in at 4:46 Friday afternoon regarding a femal...
Jul 25, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Trump tries new law to curb drug costs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unable to land the big deal with Congress to curb drug costs, President Donald Trump on Friday moved on his own to allow imports of cheaper medicines, along with other limited steps ...
Jul 24, 2020 MWC-AP Photo
Local COVID roundup 7/24: Peoria County at warning level
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health has placed Peoria County into a warning level because of recent COVID-19 statistics. The IDPH gives a county a warning when two or more ke...
Jul 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
5 new COVID cases at the Peoria County Jail
***UPDATED*** Sheriff Brian Asbell said a corrections officer was symptomatic, bringing the total number of staff in quarantine to 19. ___________________________________ PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Five m...
Jul 24, 2020
Peoria crews battle house fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 12:30 a.m. Friday to a structure fire in the 1800 block of W. Millman. Fire Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said crews found smoke showing from ...
Jul 24, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Update: Victim of I-155 crash identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- A crash on I-155 in Tazewell County Thursday evening has claimed a life. Illinois State Police have identified the victim as 48-year-old Steven Richards, of Forsyth. Richards ...
Jul 24, 2020
Batch of positive COVID tests pops up at Bradley
***UPDATE*** University officials said the case count as of Friday afternoon was up to ten. This number does include some students, the school confirmed. The July 27-31 orientation sessions will be co...
Jul 24, 2020
Crash at Knoxville and Forrest Hill claims a life of a bicyclist
PEORIA, Ill. -- A truck vs. bicycle crash at Knoxville and Forrest Hill in Peoria has claimed a life. According to a police report, the incident happened Thursday around 12:40 p.m. when a bicyclist tr...
Jul 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bowing to the coronavirus threat, President Donald Trump on Thursday scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida that had been set to draw m...
Jul 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
