Category Archives: Local News
ISP: 8th victim dies from I-55 crash
FARMERSVILLE, Ill. - An eighth person has died as a result of a deadly crash earlier this month on I-55 near Springfield, caused by a dust storm. Illinois State Police says 81-year-old Ruth Rau, of So...
May 18, 2023 (Courtesy WICS-TV/FoxIllinois.com)
Next steps following demolition of Harrison, McKinley schools being taken
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Housing Authority is, in a sense, taking the lead on the future of the land in and around where Harrison and McKinley Schools. They're part of an effort with both the city an...
May 17, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State makes another big Rainy Day Fund deposit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois' Rainy Day Fund has another record-setting infusion of cash. Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the fund now has $1.73 billion in it after another $150 million state-mandated...
May 17, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois Comptroller's Office)
Peoria Police honor officers killed in the line of duty
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police once again honor their own. The department Wednesday hosted their annual fallen officers memorial ceremony, honoring the fourteen lives lost in the line of duty over the y...
May 17, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Illinois assault weapons ban
UPDATED 2:11 P.M. (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large capacity magazines enacted in Illinois after a deadly mass ...
May 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: AR-10s for sale at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center Gun Show, after the state of Illinois passed its "assault weapons" ban into law, in Belleville, Illinois, U.S., January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Kate Munsch
IL girl found safe six years after abduction
ASHVILLE, NC (Fox News) -- After six years of wondering whether his daughter was dead or alive, a father's worst nightmare is over. Kayla Unbehaun, now 15, has been found safe after officials say her ...
May 17, 2023 (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
Grand jury charges man with Attempted Murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man who faced charges of Aggravated Domestic Battery when he was arrested at the beginning of the month is now also charged with Attempted Murder. A Peoria County grand jury Tu...
May 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Coroner: Man, hit with brick, dies
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man allegedly hit with a brick by a 14-year-old boy has died. That's according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. He says Tony Collier, 50, died early Monday at a hospital...
May 16, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Police strengthening efforts toward hiring more women
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says his department has some strong goals when it comes to hiring and recruiting. Echevarria tells WMBD's Craig Collins he wants to see significantly...
May 16, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin City Council votes 4-3 to remove interim City Manager from that job
PEKIN, Ill. - The new Pekin City Council is starting out divided. Council members voted four to three Monday night to oust Bruce Marston as Interim City Manager -- a post he's had since November when ...
May 16, 2023 (File - City of Pekin)
