Category Archives: Local News
Man pleads guilty to causing Planned Parenthood explosion
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe man did something suspects rarely do at an arraignment hearing: plead guilty. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Tyler Massengill, 32, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting t...
Feb 17, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Woman pleads guilty to fatal 2021 West Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A Washington woman has pleaded guilty to her role in an accident that claimed the life of a man on a motorized bicycle almost two years ago. Peoria County Court records indicate Destine...
Feb 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail May 2020)
Man enters plea in fatal January crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A Hanna City man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of causing a fatal accident near the Shoppes at Grand Prairie last month. Jeremy Perry, 43, was arraigned Thursday after ...
Feb 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Police conduct another special enforcement detail
PEORIA, Ill. - Eight more people were taken into custody because of another special enforcement detail conducted by Peoria Police that's a part of the police chief's anti-violence initiative. Chief Er...
Feb 16, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker hits the road to sell his budget plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - One day after delivering his budget address, Gov. JB Pritzker took to the road Thursday to rally support for his proposed "Smart Start" program to expand ac...
Feb 16, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a preschool in Springfield in favor of his budget proposal to increase early childhood education program spending by $250 million. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Victim in Saturday evening shooting dies
PEORIA, Ill. - A shooting reported Saturday evening in Peoria has turned deadly, and may now be the city's second homicide of the year. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Davion Parker, 18, was ...
Feb 16, 2023 Midwest Communications
Baseball player/broadcaster Tim McCarver dies at 81
ST. LOUIS - A longtime baseball player-turned baseball broadcaster has died. Major League Baseball says Tim McCarver died Thursday at age 81 due to heart failure. McCarver started his major league car...
Feb 16, 2023 Marianne O'Leary / CC
ISU president resigns after less than two years
NORMAL, Ill. - She wasn't there long, but the president of Illiois State University is resigning. It's not clear why it happened, but Doctor Terri Goss Kinzy's resignation was effective Tuesday, thoug...
Feb 16, 2023 (Illinois State University)
Peoria-area Republicans say there's not enough money for new programs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Peoria-area Republican legislatures believe there's not enough money to fund new proposed spending from Governor J.B. Pritzker. In his State of the State and Budget address yesterd...
Feb 16, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Tuesday Morning to close Peoria location amid bankruptcy
PEORIA, Ill. - Another national retailer with a Peoria presence is closing its local store. The Peoria Tuesday Morning store is confirmed to be one of 264 nationwide closing, after the home goods reta...
Feb 16, 2023 (Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
