Category Archives: Local News

UPDATE: Fatal motorcycle crash in Tazewell County
UPDATED 7:04 P.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. - First responders were on the scene Tuesday of what is believed to be a fatal motorcycle crash in East Peoria. The accident was reported to have occurred at around...
TJ Carson Nov 07, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)

Grand jury charges teen woman with First Degree Murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has formally charged a woman with the shooting death of her boyfriend. The grand jury Tuesday filed a single First-Degree Murder count against T'Nashia Wash, ...
Will Stevenson Nov 07, 2023 TNashia Wash (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)

State gets 9th recent credit upgrade as administration faces scrutiny for pandemic unemployment handling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois received another credit upgrade Tuesday, the same day a legislative committee once again scrutinized Gov. JB Pritzker's administration for its hand...
Will Stevenson Nov 07, 2023 Ray Marchiori, acting director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, testifies before the Legislative Audit Commission Tuesday about the agency’s handling of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

Grand jury files murder, weapons charges against Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of First-Degree Murder. The grand jury Tuesday.also filed a charge of Possession of a Weapon by a Felon against Amorta Nelson, ...
Will Stevenson Nov 07, 2023 Amorta Nelson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Rivian beats quarterly revenue estimate, raises full-year production forecast
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue on Tuesday and raised its production forecast for the full year by 2,000 vehicles to 54,000 units. Shares of Rivian, wh...
Will Stevenson Nov 07, 2023 An electric pick-up truck is pictured at the Rivian Automotive Inc facility in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.,November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Bradley University students react to proposed cuts to programs and faculty. Here's what some students said
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University students are sharing their concerns and feelings in the wake of a proposal to cut programs and jobs to save the university around $13 million. The university is propo...
TJ Carson Nov 07, 2023 (Bradley University)

Gun rights groups to seek Supreme Court ruling on assault weapons
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state's assault weapons ban after a federal appeals court on Friday r...
Will Stevenson Nov 07, 2023 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Hannah Meisel)

Juvenile shot in foot Monday night; police investigating
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager is expected to be okay after being shot in the foot late Monday night. Peoria Police say the 15-year-old boy told investigators he was hit when someone shot at the vehicle he...
Will Stevenson Nov 07, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

PPS employees waiting for their paychecks, but it's not the district's fault
PEORIA, Ill. - Employees of Peoria Public Schools are waiting for paychecks, after being told last Friday there would be a delay due to a national banking error. The school district's Haleemah Na' All...
Julia Bradley Nov 07, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

EPA, Pekin ethanol facilities reach settlement over emissions standards violations
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Environmental Protection Agency says it's reached a settlement with a local ethanol producer over air pollution violations. The EPA says Alto Pekin LLC and Alto ICP LLC have been f...
Will Stevenson Nov 06, 2023 (Environmental Protection Agency)


