Category Archives: Local News
Excessive Heat Watch Issued For Central Illinois
(NWS) - The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued an Excessive Heat Watch, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Saturday evening. * TEMPERATURE...Highs in the mid to upper 90s ...
Jul 15, 2019 HeatWatch-Photo- MWC360
Bradley Student Killed Outside Chicago
(AP) - Suburban Chicago sheriff's police say a woman fatally shot her two sons and set her house on fire before turning the gun on herself. The DuPage County sheriff's office says 43-year-old Jamie Jo...
Jul 15, 2019
Recent Gun Violence To Be Discussed During Special Program
"The Talk with Greg and Dan will be broadcast commercial free at 6:06 p.m. Tuesday on 1470 and 100.3 WMBD. The program will center on recent gun violence in the City of Peoria and steps that can be ta...
Jul 15, 2019
Former Boxing Champ Pernell Whitaker Dies After Being Struck By Car
(Reuters) - Former U.S. world champion Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker has died after being hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to police. He was 55. Whitaker was a world champion in ...
Jul 15, 2019 R. Marsh Starks/Reuters/File Photo
Trump Administration Moving To End Asylum Protections
(Reuters) - Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States from Mexico must now also first seek protection from a so-called third party country, the Trump administration said on Monday. The Department...
Jul 15, 2019 REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Tree Damage, Power Outage After Sunday Night Storm
A summertime pop-up thunderstorm rolled through Tazewell and Southern Peoria counties. The storm prompted a severe thunderstorm warning in Tazewell County from around 7:30-8:15 p.m. Sunday. A tree fel...
Jul 15, 2019 Peoria Firefighters Local 50 Facebook/File
State Fire Marshal Urges Summer Grilling Safety
Summer is prime time for grill fires with July being the peak month for grill-related fires, according to the Illinois State Marshal's Office. More than 10,000 home fires are started by a grill each y...
Jul 15, 2019 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Decorated Soldier Dies In Afghanistan
(AP) - U.S. military officials say a decorated Special Forces company sergeant major has died during combat operations in Afghanistan. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said i...
Jul 14, 2019 U.S. Army Special Operations Command via AP
Djokovic Wins Historic Five-Set Men's Wimbledon Final
(AP) - Novak Djokovic became the first man in 71 years to win Wimbledon after facing match points in the final, coming back to beat Roger Federer in an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker Sunday. By ba...
Jul 14, 2019 AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Two People Shot In Downtown Peoria
The sound of gunfire echoed through the streets of downtown Peoria early Sunday morning. Peoria police confirm two people were each shot in a leg in the 500 block of Main Street. Public Information Of...
Jul 14, 2019
