Category Archives: Local News
IDOT shows off Cedar Street Bridge project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria residents got their first look at the Cedar Street Bridge replacement project. A public hearing was held Tuesday night at the Festival Building to give residents a cha...
Feb 11, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
Accident on I-74 closes one lane
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. -- A driver of a semi truck ran off the roadway Tuesday afternoon just after 3:oo on I-74 at milepost 115.5. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Jeramine Lovings of Louisville ...
Feb 11, 2020
‘The Hidden Crime’ series: Part 2
WMBD's exclusive three-part series, "The Hidden Crime," takes a look at human trafficking through the eyes of three different individuals who have dealt with the issue, either personally or profession...
Feb 11, 2020 Midwest Communications/Jack Riley
Peoria officer injured in three-vehicle crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- At approximately 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, a Peoria Police officer, responding to an intrusion alarm, was headed south on Sterling Avenue, when his cruiser collided with a car attempting to t...
Feb 11, 2020 (Courtesy of IDOT)
Sheriff's Office finds missing MN woman
***UPDATE (12:30 P.M.)*** The woman has been located. She was found walking near exit 3A from I-474. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assista...
Feb 11, 2020 (Peoria Co. Sheriff's Office)
Pekin approves airport expansion and craft grower
PEKIN, Ill. -- An expansion to the Pekin Municipal Airport were approved Monday night by the city council, along with an adult use cannabis craft grower. Pekin Mayor, Mark Luft, said the expansion for...
Feb 10, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Police make an arrest in multiple armed robberies
PEORIA, Ill.--Peoria Police located a suspect wanted in connection with several armed robberies Monday in Peoria. Gentry Maxison, 30, was taken into custody without incident at Sheridan and Nebraska i...
Feb 10, 2020 Peoria County Jail
Solar panels may be coming to CityLink Transit Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- CityLink is one step closer to outfitting the downtown transit center with solar panels. As Monday night's board meeting, trustees authorized Hawk Attolo Energy to seek funding from th...
Feb 10, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
Collins: Snow and cold are on the way
PEORIA, Ill. -- Valentines Day might be a good day to stay inside and snuggle as the coldest temperatures of the season will arrive. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said first, ...
Feb 10, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
State Rep. proposed domestic violence task force
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State Representative David Welter, R-Morris, is pushing for a domestic violence task force group. Welter shared the story of 18-month-old Colton Michael Miller of Joliet, who was ...
Feb 10, 2020 Representative David Welter
