Category Archives: Local News
Shooting in Kansas City bar overnight
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say a gunman entered a Kansas City, Kansas, bar and shot nine people, fatally wounding four. KSHB-TV reports that officers were called Sunday at 1:30 a.m. to the T...
Oct 06, 2019
IDNR awards millions for restored buildings
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Get money to restore historic buildings. That's the idea behind a new Illinois Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program. The program is available t...
Oct 05, 2019 AP Photo/LM Otero, File
White invites entries to statewide literature contest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois students can compete for a cash prize by writing letters to authors. Secretary of State Jesse White says students in grades 4-12 are eligible to enter the statewide c...
Oct 05, 2019 AP Photo/Anita Snow
Teenager shot Friday night in Peoria
Peoria Police responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Trewyn Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers located a teenager who had been shot in the leg. The teen was transported t...
Oct 05, 2019 Midwest Communications
Fire prevention week prepares families for fire emergencies
Springfield, Ill.- The Office of the State Fire Marshal kicks off National Fire Prevention Week 2019. Governor JB Pritzker proclaimed October 6 through October 12 as Fire Prevention Week in Illinois. ...
Oct 04, 2019 MWC-MS-ICC-GA
Public works violations ID'ed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois OSHA has released its fiscal year 2019 top five list of safety violations for municipal public works departments across the state. Hazard communications, or the label war...
Oct 04, 2019 AP Photo/Andy Wong
East Peoria parade to feature Bud horses
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The Clydesdales are back. Weather permitting, the Budweiser horse mascots are scheduled to descend upon East Peoria for the 2019 Festival of Lights Parade of Lights. 2019's Festiv...
Oct 04, 2019 Anheuser-Busch/anheuser-busch.com
Actress Diahann Carroll dies at age 84
NEW YORK (AP) - Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia," has died. She was 84....
Oct 04, 2019 Actress Diahann Carroll attends the 2016 ABFF Awards: A Celebration of Hollywood held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
CEFCU warns about 'smishing' scam
PEORIA, Ill. -- CEFCU warns its members about a new scam. According to a post on CEFCU's Facebook page, members have been receiving text messages, appearing to be from CEFCU asking if they authorize a...
Oct 04, 2019 cefcu.com
Salvation Army announces 'Tree of Lights' co-chairs
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Salvation Army prepares for the holiday season. The Corps announced Thursday that two brothers will lead this year's annual Tree of Lights campaign. Wayne and Ken Baum have both be...
Oct 04, 2019 1470/100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
