Category Archives: Local News
Operation Holiday Express brings gift to US troops
SHADDADEH, Syria (AP) - Hundreds of American troops based in Syria have received Christmas gifts thanks to Operation Holiday Express. This year, Santa's sleigh and reindeer were apparently swapped for...
Dec 24, 2019
McConnell not ruling out witnesses in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he is not ruling out witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but indicated he was in no hurry to seek new testimony either. Mc...
Dec 23, 2019 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Body found identified as missing man from Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- A body found has been identified as 49 year old John Tyler Jr., who has been missing since December 6. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office said around 9:30 a.m. Monday mornin...
Dec 23, 2019
CityLink announces holiday hours of operation
PEORIA, Ill. -- CityLink buses will not run on Christmas Day or New Years Day. Emily Watson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for CityLink, said that the buses will have a shorter schedule t...
Dec 23, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Local hospitals ask to limit visitors
PEORIA, Ill. -- With an uptick in positive flu cases, local hospitals ask to limit visits. Sara Sparkman, spokesperson for the Tazewell County Health Department, said that the Peoria and Tazewell Coun...
Dec 23, 2019 Midwest Communications
ISP watching for the fatal four and Scott's Law this holiday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois State Police will be out in full force this holiday. ISP spokesperson Haylie Polistina said troopers will be enforcing the fatal four. "We'll be looking for drunk drivers, spe...
Dec 23, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Feed the birds, even during winter
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As birds fly south for the winter, the University of Illinois Extension is reminding you to make sure your house is a stopping point. Keeping your feeder full throughout the cold ...
Dec 23, 2019 Midwest Communications
LaHood opponent withdraws
PEORIA, Ill. -- Rep. Darin LaHood's Democratic opponent has dropped out of the race. Mark Haasis announced via Facebook he will not be challenging LaHood for Illinois's 18th District seat. Haasis said...
Dec 23, 2019 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Fatal crash in Fulton County leads to one DUI arrest
CUBA, Ill. -- A drunk driving crash north of Cuba has left three people dead. The incident happened around 8:45 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Illinois Route 97 and Route 9. According to the Fulto...
Dec 22, 2019 Midwest Communications
US heads to court to build Trump border wall in Texas
HOUSTON (AP) - The U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize the private land it needs to build a border wall in South Texas. The Justice Department has filed three lawsuits so far this month...
Dec 21, 2019 FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2019, file photo the first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border in Donna, Texas. A federal appeals court hears arguments against diverting Pentagon money for border wall construction as time runs out. It says the Trump administration has moved quickly to spend the money after the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal to prevent work from starting in July. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
