Category Archives: Local News
Man sent to prison for shooting a Peoria Police officer in 2021
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will go to prison for most of the next 35 years after he pleaded guilty in August to a shooting involving a Peoria Police officer more than two years ago. Court records ind...
Oct 06, 2023 Tyrell Logan, 2021 mugshot (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Downtown Peoria boil order lifted on Friday after water main break earlier this week
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois American Water says a boil order has been lifted for downtown Peoria. The order was needed after a water main break occurred in the intersection of Adams and Liberty Streets on...
Oct 06, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Buoyed by state funding, new biomedical research hub launches in Chicago
(Capitol News Illinois) - With vocal support from the governor and $25 million from the state, biomedical researchers are beginning to work on studying the fundamentals of human disease at a new facil...
Oct 06, 2023 Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Fellow Hope Burks presents her research into inflammation monitoring to Gov. JB Pritzker at a launch event for the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Family and friends of Erik Herrera seeking answers after fatal July crash in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends of Erik Herrera held a protest Thursday afternoon at the Peoria County Courthouse to seek justice after he died in a crash in July. The 20-year-old Herrera died after...
Oct 06, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested for December hit-and-run accident
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident that occurred near the Bradley University campus late last year. Peoria County Jail records indicate Nickolas Bri...
Oct 06, 2023 Nickolas Bristol (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Arson suspected in Peoria apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire believed to be intentionally set displaced 19 people late Thursday night in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Scott Strum said no one was injured, but the fire caused about $100,000 d...
Oct 06, 2023 D4E / CC
Utility: Downtown water main break repaired, next is the road
PEORIA, Ill. - All that's left now is to fix the road. Illinois American Water says repairs have been made to the water main that broke Wednesday afternoon at Adams and Liberty downtown. Repairs to th...
Oct 05, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
EV maker Rivian shares have record drop after convertible bond offering launched
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc fell by nearly 23% on Thursday, the biggest daily percentage decline since their debut in 2021, after the electric vehicle maker unveiled plans to ...
Oct 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Rivian Automotive sign outside the electric truck maker's facility, in Plymouth, Michigan, U.S., July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Krolicki/File Photo
Peoria honors fallen firefighters with annual memorial ceremony
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department hasn't lost a firefighter in the line of duty in 40 years, and while the department would like to keep it that way, they would also like to keep that last fal...
Oct 05, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria business leaders discuss how to develop entrepreneurs at University of Illinois-hosted event
PEORIA, Ill. - Business leaders took part in a forum Thursday morning in Peoria to discuss ways to try and develop more entrepreneurs in the region. The forum was part of a tour by leaders at the Univ...
Oct 05, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
