Category Archives: Local News
Police bump up security on the BU campus
PEORIA, Ill. -- Look for more police presence on and near Bradley University in the coming weeks. Bradley University Police and the Peoria Police Department are working together to increase patrols on...
Dec 31, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy
BAGHDAD (AP) - Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters have broken into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after smashing a door and storming inside, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire...
Dec 31, 2019 Protesters damage property inside the U.S. embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019. Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
East Peoria makes NYE festivities more family-friendly
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Get fit and "Get Lit." The 19th annual East Peoria Get Lit New Year's Eve Celebration is set to take place from 9 P.M. until midnight on Dec. 31. While the traditional fun run/wal...
Dec 31, 2019 Rick Hirschmann/1470-100.3 WMBD
Illinois time change may cause confusion at Missouri border
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A proposal in Illinois to make daylight saving time permanent has some residents and business owners worried about the confusion it could cause at the Missouri border. Many ...
Dec 31, 2019 MWC- (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
What to know about recreational cannabis
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- The new year fast approaching and so is the legalization of adult use cannabis. While it may be legal for someone 21 or older to purchase, use, possess, and transport cannabis...
Dec 30, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Early morning fire destroys Morton home
MORTON, Ill. -- Firefighters were called around 5:15 a.m. Monday to 312 W. Pershing Street, near the Morton Library, for a house fire. Morton Fire Chief Joe Kelly said the home was fully engulfed in f...
Dec 30, 2019 (25 News)
Armed congregants kill gunman who shot 2 at Texas church
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) - Texas officials are praising the armed churchgoers who fatally shot a gunman inside a Fort Worth area church. Officials say the gunman opened fire Sunday at the West Fre...
Dec 30, 2019 An FBI agent stands outside West Freeway Church of Christ as authorities continue to investigate a fatal shooting at the church, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in White Settlement, Texas. (AP Photo/David Kent)
Kitchen Cooked closing plant in merger with Utz
BUSHNELL, Ill. -- Farmington-based Kitchen Cooked Chips plans to shutter its facility in Bushnell after more than 40 years in the community. Paul Blackhurst, a representative with Kitchen Cooked, told...
Dec 30, 2019 (kitchencooked.net)
Legal marijuana sales may spark Midwest interstate tension
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois is joining Michigan as the only Midwestern states broadly allowing the sale and use of marijuana. But consumers must be aware that cannabis remains illegal in surrounding state...
Dec 29, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
CityLink shuts down bus service on New Year's Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- CityLink buses will not run on the first day of the new year. Emily Watson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for CityLink, said that the buses will also have a shorter schedu...
Dec 29, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
