Category Archives: Local News
Bed Bath & Beyond exploring options including bankruptcy, shares crater
(Reuters) -Bed Bath & Beyond Inc on Thursday said it was exploring options including a bankruptcy filing to address the U.S. home goods retailer's plunging sales, dwindling cash and debt load, sen...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A shopping cart is seen at a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Cloyd wins reinstatement to Pekin mayoral election ballot
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. - Becky Cloyd apparently will be on the April election ballot after all. The Pekin City Council member, according to a statement from her campaign, won her bid in Tazewel...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Becky Cloyd via Facebook)
Peoria Police investigate armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are continuing to investigate an armed robbery to a local business. Police do not identify the business, but maps show a hardware store on West Starr in South Peoria, betw...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Rivian misses goal for 2022, but just barely
NORMAL, Ill. -- Rivian Automotive fell just short of its production goal of 25,000 electric vehicles at its plant in Normal during 2022, but production and vehicle deliveries picked up in the fourth q...
Julia Bradley Jan 05, 2023 (25 News)
Pritzker, local sheriff talk about Pretrial Fairness Act
CHICAGO, Ill./PEKIN, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker, in his first public comments since the Illinois Supreme Court put on hold the "Pretrial Fairness Act" portion of the state's "SAFE-T Act," says he's d...
Will Stevenson Jan 04, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Bond set for man accused of severely beating child
PEORIA, Ill. - Two of the three charges a Hanna City man was arrested on for allegedly beating a two-month-old boy are no longer in play for now. Jail and court records indicate Alexander King, 21, no...
Will Stevenson Jan 04, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Two men arrested on multiple weapon and drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested two men after a traffic stop on Tuesday evening on multiple drug and weapons charges. Peoria Police said the department's Street Crimes Unit made an investigative...
TJ Carson Jan 04, 2023 Antoine Mack and Joseph Sharp (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Fire damages Bloomington Beer Nuts plant
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A fire may be impacting operations at a Central Illinois facility known for making the snacks you may eat at your local bar. Firefighters in Bloomington were called to the Beer Nut...
Will Stevenson Jan 04, 2023 (25 News)
Future of 'The Scotty' and 'The Betty Jayne' cast into doubt by owner
UPDATED 4:11 p.m. PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The driving force behind the creation of the Scottish Rite Theatre says that may not be one of his main focuses for much longer. According to a press release f...
Will Stevenson Jan 04, 2023 Scottish Rite Theatre (KDB Group)
You can text 911 in Tazewell County
PEKIN, Ill. - People in Tazewell County can now send a text message to 911 in the event of an emergency. The Tazewell County Emergency Telephone System Board says the capability took effect with the n...
Will Stevenson Jan 04, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC