Category Archives: Local News
Councilman wife denies ever wanting charges filed
PEORIA, Ill. -- The wife of embattled Peoria At-Large Councilman Zach Oyler has claimed not only has she wanted to drop charges against him, but she also never wanted to file charges against him in th...
Oct 16, 2019
Crash in Pekin sends one man to a hospital by LifeFlight
PEKIN, Ill. - A man was transported to a hospital after a crash on 2nd Street in Pekin Wednesday morning. "A male driver hit another vehicle, and then the train which was stopped," said Pekin Public I...
Oct 16, 2019 25 News
Joe Maddon agrees to manage the Los Angeles Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Joe Maddon has agreed to become the Los Angeles Angels' manager. Maddon and the Angels agreed to terms Wednesday on a deal to reunite the veteran manager with the organization w...
Oct 16, 2019 Chicago Cubs' manager Joe Madden works the crowd during the team's annual convention Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Pekin 'Night Out Against Crime' focused on kids
PEKIN, Ill. -- The Pekin Police Department will host their 17th "Night Out Against Crime" Thursday night at the Avanti's Dome, located at 3401 Griffin Avenue from 5-8 p.m. The first hour is private, a...
Oct 16, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
East Peoria FD still without contract
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria firefighters had been working since May 1 without a contract going into Tuesday night's city council meeting. Following the meeting, they remained without a pact. Comm...
Oct 15, 2019 Jeremy Scott/1470 WMBD
Peoria City Council approves cannabis sales; introduces 2020-2021 budget
PEORIA, Ill. - Tuesday night the Peoria City Council approved the sales of recreational marijuana in the city. However, the locations of marijuana dispensaries have guidelines that they must follow, a...
Oct 15, 2019
Bustos reacts to new EPA ethanol plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, sent mixed reactions to a new ethanol plan issued by the EPA. Earlier this month, the administration...
Oct 15, 2019 MWC-Bustos
Judge in Chicago latest to block Trump green cards policy
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago had joined three others nationwide in temporarily blocking President Donald Trump's policy to deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamp...
Oct 15, 2019 AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File
Peoria Firefighters honor the fallen
PEORIA, Ill. - A sea of firefighters gathered outside of Peoria City Hall Tuesday afternoon to honor fallen brothers. Peoria Fire Chief Ed Olehy said the ceremony is a tribute to those who lost their ...
Oct 15, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
US forces leave Manbij, as Syrian forces move in
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) - A U.S. military spokesman says American troops have left the town of Manbij as part of their withdrawal from northeast Syria. Col. Myles B. Caggins tweeted: "We are out of M...
Oct 15, 2019 FILE - In this Saturday, March 31, 2018 file photo, a convoy of U.S. troops drive along a road leading to the front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
