Category Archives: Local News
Indoor pickleball court planned for Normal, company says Peoria is next
KAYSVILLE, Utah - Peoria is expected to be one of the places next to get some indoor pickleball courts. Utah-based "The Picklr" - described as an indoor franchise, is going through a rapid expansion, ...
Feb 17, 2024 (The Picklr)
Man accused of home repair fraud in Peoria also faces similar charge in Woodford County
EUREKA, Ill. - A man not yet officially facing charges in Peoria County for alleged home repair fraud, has pleaded not guilty to similar charges in Woodford County. Court records indicate Nicholas Ham...
Feb 17, 2024 Nicholas Hamby (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria man pleads guilty to federal money laundering, fraud charges
PEORIA, Ill - A Peoria man will be sentenced after an alleged co-conspirator goes to trial on federal charges of Bank Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. Richard Weiss, 62, pleaded guilty...
Feb 17, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
104.9 The Wolf Radiothon collects more money for St. Jude
PEORIA, Ill. - People just like you have come through once again for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The annual "Country Cares" Radiothon hosted by our station 104.9 The Wolf raised just over $...
Feb 17, 2024 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Crime up, homicides by gunfire down, in Peoria in 2023. Read the full report here
PEORIA, Ill. - The good news, homicides by shootings were down in Peoria in 2023. The bad news, virtually every category of crime otherwise went up. That's part of the annual Peoria Police report, sen...
Feb 17, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man to be charged in shooting, fatal car accident
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County State's Attorney is filing charges against a man for shooting a gun and causing two accidents, one of them proved to be fatal. Jodi Hoos' office says Vanda Terrell, 51...
Feb 16, 2024 Vanda Terrell (2-3-24 photo-1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Former Peoria City Council member Lester Bergsten passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - A former engineer at Caterpillar perhaps best known for his decades on the Peoria City Council has died. The Davison-Fulton-Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home says Lester Bergsten died last Sa...
Feb 16, 2024 Lester Bergsten (Davison-Fulton-Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home)
Judge grants receivership over two more Petersen homes
URBANA, Ill. - Two more senior living facilities operated by Peoria-based Petersen Healthcare are operated by them no more. Court documents filed earlier this week in Central District federal court in...
Feb 16, 2024 (Petersen Health Care)
Alexander's Steakhouse to close Springfield location only
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - What could be considered a mainstay here in Peoria just couldn't make it in the state capitol. Social media posts from Alexander's Steakhouse in Springfield say the restaurant ther...
Feb 16, 2024 (Alexander's Steakhouse)
NWS: Peoria area receives high end of forecast snowfall
LINCOLN, Ill. - A good-sized portion of the Peoria area got what could be considered the high end of the projected snowfall Friday. The National Weather Service says Peoria got roughly three inches of...
Feb 16, 2024 A Peoria County Highway Department snow plow works to clear roads in the Dunlap area during a winter storm on January 9th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
