Category Archives: Local News
Rochester bishop pushed for delay of Sheen's beatification
PEORIA, Ill. -- The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen was delayed at the request of the bishop in Rochester, New York. The Catholic News Agency said Bishop Salvator Matano requested the delay d...
Dec 05, 2019
Sailor kills 2 civilians, self at Pearl Harbor shipyard
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - An active duty US sailor whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor opened fire on three civilian employees Wednesday, killing two and then taking his own life just days be...
Dec 05, 2019 Security stands guard outside the main gate at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. A shooting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii left at least one person injured Wednesday, military and hospital officials said. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam spokesman Charles Anthony confirmed that there was an active shooting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
Elder abuse suspected in murder
PEORIA, Ill. -- An elderly Peoria woman is dead after suspected elder abuse. Police responded Tuesday around 2:30 A.M. to the 500 block of NE Monroe after a woman was reportedly breathing but unconsci...
Dec 04, 2019 Peoria Police Department
Federal, local authorities nab wanted Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man wanted for a November shooting was tracked down Wednesday by U.S. Marshals and the Peoria Police Department. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said authorities surroun...
Dec 04, 2019 Peoria Area Crime Stoppers
ELITE Holiday Choir rings in season
PEORIA, Ill. -- The holiday season was rung in on Wednesday morning by the 2019 edition of the ELITE Youth Outreach Holiday Choir. The group performed for a crowd at the Bonnie Noble Center as ELITE P...
Dec 04, 2019 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Chicago Mayor in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot paid a visit to Peoria Wednesday. The mayor was the keynote speaker for the Women in Leadership luncheon at Bradley University. In front of a packed banque...
Dec 04, 2019 Lightfoot addresses the media at Bradley University.
(Photo credit Kevin Bessler)
BBB warns of bogus charities at the holidays
PEORIA, Ill. -- Charitable giving scams target people with big hearts during the holidays. Jessica Tharp, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau in Peoria, told WMBD's Greg and Dan, if you're...
Dec 04, 2019 MWC-Scam Graphic credit: University of Illinois Extension.
'Serious misconduct' by Trump takes center stage at hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee is moving swiftly to weigh findings by fellow lawmakers that President Donald Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain and obst...
Dec 04, 2019 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Bradley University issues campus alert after robbery
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University issued a campus safety alert Tuesday night after a report of a student being robbed at gun point not far from campus. Bradley officials said BU Police were called ju...
Dec 04, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Sheen beatification delayed until further notice
PEORIA, Ill. -- The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been put on hold. The Vatican on Nov. 18 announced the Dec. 21 ceremony, but the Catholic Diocese of Peoria said Tuesday in a statement...
Dec 03, 2019
