Category Archives: Local News
Local COVID roundup 6/01: Tri-County reports 8 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Tri-County region reported eight new cases of COVID-19. Peoria County reported seven new cases adding up to is up to 241 reported cases, Tazewell remains at 74, and Woodford is rep...
Jun 1, 2020 Midwest Communitcations
State COVID roundup 6/01: Illinois sees less than 1,000 new cases
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois reported less than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the first time in several weeks, with 974. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a decrease in deaths related t...
Jun 1, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local officials speak to overnight violence in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local officials spoke Monday afternoon about the violent actions that took place over night. Peoria Police Chief Loren Marion III said the events that took place such as arson, looting...
Jun 1, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Trump slams governors as 'weak,' urges crackdown on protests
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is deriding the nation's governors as "weak" and demanding tougher crackdowns on protesters in the aftermath of more violent protests in dozens of American cit...
Jun 1, 2020 Police hold off protesters during a solidarity rally for George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Protests were held throughout the city over the death of Floyd, a black man in police custody in Minneapolis who died after being restrained by police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Rev. Hightower reflects on a violent weekend in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Reflecting on a violent weekend in Peoria. Reverend Marvin Hightower, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) tells WMBD's Greg and Dan, the...
Jun 1, 2020 MWC-Photo
Mayor responds to violent night in Peoria
PEORIA,Ill. -- Violence won't stop violence. Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis told WMBD's Greg and Dan, he's saddened and disappointed regarding the violence that occurred overnight Sunday that left businesses ...
Jun 1, 2020 Peoria City
Peoria officer involved in overnight crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded just after 2:30 a.m. Monday to the area of Spring an Jefferson Streets on reports of an accident involving a police officer who was not responding to dispatch. ...
Jun 1, 2020 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
A night of violence in Peoria
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to multiple incidents Sunday night to local businesses on reports of break-ins and fires. Officers were also called to a stabbing and shooting. The violence fo...
Jun 1, 2020
Peoria dollar store suffers fire damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called after 10:30 a.m. Sunday to 2010 W. Forrest Hill of a report of smoke coming from the building. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said a fire was fo...
May 31, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Illinois COVID-19 cases reach of over 120,000
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Department of Public Health announced Sunday of 1,343 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Illinois, taking up the total to 120,260. 60 additional deaths were report...
May 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
