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Woman dead after truck hits tree in Stark County
TOULON, Ill. - One person is dead following a crash in Stark County. The Stark County Sheriffs Department says it happened around 2:00 a.m. Saturday on Wallace Highway near Toulon. They say a 23-year-...
Sep 24, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Teenager is Peoria's 20th homicide victim of the year. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenage boy has died after a shooting early Friday night in Central Peoria. The boy was found just before 7 p.m. on N. Great Oak Road, near Parkwood Commons, with gunshot wounds. The ...
Sep 23, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Three-car crash in Peoria injures three
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people are hurt after a rush hour crash Friday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police say the crash near Sterling and Nebraska happened around 2:30 p.m, causing the area to be closed ...
Sep 22, 2023 Midwest Communications
Two arrested for what State Police says is one of the largest pot busts in its history
GENESEO, Ill. - Illinois State Police say they've made one of their largest cannabis arrests in history - and it occurred not too far away from Peoria. State Troopers say they seized 5,200 pounds of c...
Sep 22, 2023 5,200 pounds of marijuana is seen outside of a bus is allegedly was being transported in, according to Illinois State Police. (Illinois State Police)
Rain may have caused five vehicles to crash near Goodfield
GOODFIELD, Ill. - At least two people are injured after a chain-reaction series of crashes along Interstate 74 Friday morning. Illinois State Police says the first crash happened just prior to 8:00 a....
Sep 22, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Former doctor accused of making bathroom recordings has trial date scheduled
PEORIA, Ill. - A presumably now-former Peoria doctor could go to trial as soon as right after Thanksgiving on 56 felony counts of Unauthorized Videotaping. Court records indicate Henry Chang, 28, plea...
Sep 22, 2023 Dr. Henry Chang (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
As state Supreme Court weighs another BIPA lawsuit, lawmakers mull child data privacy framework
(Capitol News Illinois) - In Springfield on Thursday, the medical industry went to court. The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of class action suits brought by two suburban nurses...
Sep 22, 2023 The Illinois Supreme Court chamber is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Biden administration responds to calls from Pritzker, other leaders, for help in migrant crisis
SPRINGFIELD - The Department of Homeland Security will speed up the processing of work authorizations for asylum seekers and extend Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants, actions that coul...
Sep 22, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker at a Chicago news conference, advocating for the federal U.S. Department of Homeland Security to allow Illinois and other states to sponsor work permits for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented workers. (Screenshot via Illinois.gov)
One arrested, more wanted, following East Bluff shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is back in jail just a few months after being released following an arrest last year. Peoria Police say Adrin Terrell, 34, faces charges of Resisting Police, Unlawful Restr...
Sep 22, 2023 Adrin Terrell (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria to reveal draft of new strategic plan in virtual forums next week
PEORIA, Ill. - A draft of Peoria's new strategic plan is ready for the public. The city is hosting two virtual forums on Thursday, Sept. 28th, to let community members review and give input on the pla...
Sep 22, 2023 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
