Category Archives: Local News
Migrants bussed from Texas still flooding Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. (Fox News) -- The border crisis has expanded to cities across the US -- as Texas, overwhelmed by record-high migrant crossings in recent years, has continuously bussed migrants to "sanct...
Jun 15, 2023 Erik Cooper / CC
Rivian loses spot on Nasdaq 100 list
NORMAL, Ill. -- Rivian Automotive, which makes electric vehicles in Normal, will lose its spot next week on the closely watched Nasdaq 100 index after the company's stock price has fallen roughly 92% ...
Jun 15, 2023 (25 News)
Former Moffatt Cemetery site in South Peoria dedicated as state historical site
PEORIA, Ill. - The location of the former Moffitt Cemetery in South Peoria is now a state historical site. The land at the corner of Adams and Griswold Streets is now known as Freedom & Remembranc...
Jun 14, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
City of Peoria could buy out water system
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a lot of work left to do, but the Peoria City Council is starting the process of whether to buy out the city's water system. The council voted 7-4 Tuesday night to spend $100,00...
Jun 14, 2023 Illinois American Water
PPD makes ghost gun arrest
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was arrested on weapons charges Tuesday morning in Peoria for allegedly possessing a loaded ghost gun. Peoria Police responded around 7:50 a.m. Tuesday to W. Oakcrest Drive, in t...
Jun 14, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria council considers closing bars earlier due to violence
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria Council woman is worried about increasing violence over the past few months, involving large crowds overnight in the city. Police found a large group on North Main Street earl...
Jun 14, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Missing South Dakota man found dead in West Peoria
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - A man reported missing in South Dakota has been found dead in Peoria County. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says Eric King, 55, was found inside a storage facility on Farmingt...
Jun 13, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Grand jury charges Peoria man with felony sex count
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is charged by a county grand jury with allegedly having sexual contact with a minor. The grand jury charged Michael Montford, 26, with a felony count of Aggravated Criminal...
Jun 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Brady considers run for Congress
UPDATED 4:40 P.M. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A lawmaker in this area is looking for another office to run for. A statement from former State Representative Dan Brady of Bloomington says while he's looking at...
Jun 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Friends of Dan Brady)
182nd helps lead training exercises in Germany
WUNSTORF, Germany - Airmen with our local Air National Guard unit are in Germany leading some important military exercises. A spokesperson with the 182nd Airlift Wing says they've deployed to Germany ...
Jun 13, 2023 U.S. Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois National Guard, deplane a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, May 31, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig)
