Category Archives: Local News
Spacecraft named after Bradley alumnus
PEORIA. Ill. -- A space station cargo capsule set to launch to the International Space Station is named after a graduate of Bradley University. Major Robert Lawrence Jr. graduated from Bradley in 1956...
Feb 7, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Detours ahead: getting ready for the Murray Baker closure
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Have you figured out your detours? The countdown clock is down to under two months until the Murray Baker Bridge is closed until the end of October. The East Peoria Chamber of Com...
Feb 7, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
County Cares Radiothon benefits St. Jude Kids
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria has a strong connection to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, that stretches back decades. WMBD sister media outlet 104.9 The Wolf has raised money for...
Feb 7, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
U.S. employers add 225K jobs in January
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hiring jumped at the beginning of the year as U.S. employers added 225,000 jobs. The Labor Department also says a half-million people streamed into the job market in January, though ...
Feb 7, 2020
Doctor's death unleashes mourning, fury at Chinese officials
BEIJING (AP) - The death of a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public saf...
Feb 7, 2020 A view of a photo Chinese doctor Li Wenliang as people attend a vigil, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. The death of a young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Peoria man stabbed in the chest
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded around 12:30 a.m. Friday to the 3000 block of W. Ann on reports of a man being stabbed in the chest. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a domesti...
Feb 7, 2020
Arrest follows Pekin High School crash
PEKIN, Ill. -- 63-year-old David Mason faces several charges, including DUI and resisting arrest, after crashing into Pekin Community High School Wednesday night. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office ...
Feb 7, 2020 Tazewell County Sheriff's Office
Honoring a Peoria basketball legend
PEORIA, Ill. -- A sea of family, friends, and community members gathered Thursday to honor Manual High School graduate and hoops star, Howard Nathan Jr., with a street sign. The sign, at the corner of...
Feb 6, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Medina Township home catches fire a second time
MEDINA TOWNSHIP, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 6 a.m. Thursday to a mutual aid call from the Dunlap Fire Department. Upon arrival, the home at 2028 Blackberry Lane was fully engulf...
Feb 6, 2020 25 News
Trump unleashes fury at impeachment enemies at prayer event
WASHINGTON (AP) - At a prayer breakfast in Washington, President Donald Trump has unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office. His comments came as he relished his impeachment...
Feb 6, 2020 President Donald Trump holds up a newspaper with the headline that reads "ACQUITTED" during the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, at the Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
