Category Archives: Local News
Flood warning for the Illinois River at Peoria
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Illinois River at Peoria beginning at 1 p.m. Monday until further notice. As of 3:45 a.m. Monday, the river stood at 16. 9 feet. The riv...
Sep 30, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy (2019 File Photo)
NOAA: Extreme rainfall recorded Friday
On Friday, portions of central Illinois got 4-8 inches of rain. The heaviest amounts were across the northern Peoria metro area into the north half of Woodford County. Rain totals included: 7.6 inches...
Sep 28, 2019 1470 WMBD/Julia Bradley
US official: Trump's special envoy to Ukraine has resigned
(AP) - Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO caught in the middle of a whistleblower complaint over President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, has resigned from his post as special envoy ...
Sep 28, 2019 U.S. special representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker speaks during the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) annual meeting entitled "The next generation of everything" at the Mystetsky Arsenal Art Center in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ameren Illinois reports outages continue across the Peoria area
The Ameren Illinois Outage Map showed just over 1,260 customers were without power in the Peoria area as of 7 a.m. Saturday. Outages were reported in Peoria, Washington, Pekin, Chillicothe, Hopedale, ...
Sep 28, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Family escapes Peoria house fire
Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to the 2300 block of W. Malone around 3 p.m. Friday. Battalion Chief Ralph Phillips said the second story of the home was heavily engulfed in flames when they...
Sep 28, 2019 25 News
CAT and OSF reach new healthcare agreement
Caterpillar and OSF Healthcare announced a new multi-year agreement on Friday that goes into effect October 1, a day after the current agreement expires. A joint statement said OSF will provide Caterp...
Sep 28, 2019 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pekin water utility to see updates
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's water is set for an upgrade. Illinois American Water's Pekin District announced Friday a $1.5 million transmission water main installation near the water treatment plant. The 4,...
Sep 27, 2019 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Heavy rainfall leads to flooding in Peoria
Heavy rainfall on Friday has lead to roads looking more like rivers in the Peoria area. Sie Maroon with Peoria Public Works said that there is a lot of flash flooding going on from the intense rainfal...
Sep 27, 2019 1470 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Peoria Public Schools Awarded a $2.5 Million Grant
Peoria Public Schools announced on Friday that the district has been awarded a $2.5 million Full Service Community Schools grant for Harrison Community Learning Center and Roosevelt Magnet School. Bot...
Sep 27, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pelosi concerned about Trump's whistleblower 'spy' comments
(AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is voicing concern over President Donald Trump's comments that suggested retaliation against people who helped an intelligence whistleblower. The whistleblower's comp...
Sep 27, 2019 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, as she manages the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
