Category Archives: Local News
Peoria places limits on tobacco and nicotine sales
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria is putting new limits on tobacco sales, with higher fees and the elimination of unregulated synthetic nicotine. Peoria City Council on Tuesday night approved three measures; one ...
Sep 27, 2023 Lindsay Fox / CC
Two arrested on weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police say they put two people behind bars Monday after one of them was spotted going into a store with a gun. Police say officers noticed Khylee Davis, 22, going into a business...
Sep 26, 2023 Khylee Davis (left) and Ramaj Mathews (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Grand jury charges man accused of fatal hit-and-run
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man in connection with a fatal accident about a month ago. The grand jury filed a felony count of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving De...
Sep 26, 2023 John Timothy, Jr. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Police investigating armed robbery from early Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after an armed robbery in Peoria's East Bluff occurring early Tuesday morning. Peoria Police responded to N. Central, in between Arcadia and Republic, just ...
Sep 26, 2023 Midwest Communications
Man arrested, accused of driving a U-Haul through yards while shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is in trouble with the law after he allegedly drove a U-Haul through several areas while firing shots. Peoria Police say Kenneth Threatt, 38, faces a host of charges, inclu...
Sep 26, 2023 Kenneth Threatt (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail August 2023)
Grand jury files murder charge against teen
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has affirmed the adult First-Degree Murder charge a teen faces following a shooting death last month. The grand jury filed the murder charge Tuesday against J...
Sep 26, 2023 Midwest Communications
In joint effort, election authorities try to tamp down misinformation
SPRINGFIELD AND PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD/Capitol News Illinois) - Six months before the next presidential primary elections in Illinois, county clerks and other local election authorities are asking for the ...
Sep 26, 2023 Election authorities from throughout Central Illinois hold a news conference in Tazewell County Tuesday -- one of a number of similar news conferences throughout the state. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
OSF Healthcare executive receives medal from Ukrainian president for humanitarian efforts
PEORIA, Ill. - An executive at OSF Healthcare has been honored for his humanitarian work in the Ukraine war effort. Vice President of Government Relations Chris Manson received the Cross of Ivan Mazep...
Sep 26, 2023 (OSF Healthcare)
UPDATE: Victim from fatal shooting Monday night in South Peoria identified
UPDATED 2:18 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The identity of the victim from Monday night's fatal shooting in South Peoria has been revealed. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says 20-year-old James A. Irby was ...
Sep 26, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Civic Center extends partnership with ASM Global
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center says it's extending its relationship with venue management company ASM Global. ASM Global has managed the Peoria Civic Center since 1990. "This relationship has ...
Sep 26, 2023 (Dalton Kemper/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
