Category Archives: Local News
Skip the lines; mail in your ballot
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Time is running out to be able to vote by mail in the March 17th Primary Election. The last day to request a mail-in ballot is Thurday. State Board of Elections Spokesperson Matt ...
Mar 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
US starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders' feud
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afgh...
Mar 10, 2020 U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader shack hands after signing a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. The United States is poised to sign a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing U.S. troops to return home from America's longest war. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)
Updated tasers approved for Pekin PD
PEKIN, Ill. -- Updated tasers for the police department were approved Monday night by the Pekin City Council. In Pekin, 47 officers carry tasers. Nineteen of those tasers are out of warranty. "They ar...
Mar 09, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Amid COVID concerns, Pritzker proclaims disaster
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The next phase began Monday in the state's attempt to be proactive in its battle against COVID-19. Governor JB Pritzker issued a disaster declaration, Illinois's version of a stat...
Mar 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Police responded Friday to a hit and run with property damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- A property accident Friday morning caused over $25,000 in damage. Peoria Police responded around 4:46 a.m. Friday to the area of Allen and Townline Rd. for a report of a hit and run wi...
Mar 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Stocks, oil plunge over global fight for crude production
BEIJING (AP) - Global stock markets and oil prices plunged Monday after a fight among major crude-producing nations jolted investors who already were on edge about the surging costs of a virus outbrea...
Mar 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
State launches pot education site
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Human Services has launched a website to help citizens better understand cannabis. LetsTalkCannabisIL.com, which went live on Friday, contains health an...
Mar 09, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
East Bluff gunshot victim OK following Saturday incident
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were continuing to investigate a Saturday shooting that took place in the city's East Bluff. Officers responded just after 4 P.M. to a local hospital regarding a call abo...
Mar 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bradley wins back-to-back MVC Tournament titles
ST. LOUIS -- For the first time in program history, Bradley has won their second consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship. Bradley defeated Valparaiso 80-66 on Sunday, securing t...
Mar 08, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470WMBD
Subdivision fire started by child
PEORIA, Ill. -- A child's playing with a lighter was determined to be the cause of a blaze Saturday afternoon in North Peoria. Crews were dispatched to the home on N. Country Ridge Ln. just before 4, ...
Mar 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
