Category Archives: Local News
Knox County woman charged with murder after body found in storage locker
GALESBURG, Ill. - A rural Knox County woman originally facing charges of Concealment of a Death after a body was found in a storage locker back in October, is now facing a charge of First-Degree Murde...
Feb 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Knox County Jail)
Journalist with Illinois ties shares experiences of Turkey's earthquakes
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- James Zahora is an American journalist who's been working in Turkey for about a decade. The Chicago area native spoke with WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show" Tuesday morning about the ...
Feb 07, 2023 Harold Litwiler / CC
Peoria woman robbed at Civic Center Plaza parking garage
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the Civic Center Plaza Parking Deck in the area of Fulton and NE Jefferson Streets Monday night for an armed robbery. A female victim told police she was a...
Feb 07, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fire at Allied Iron & Steel in Peoria under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire early Tuesday morning at Allied Iron and Steel in Peoria has caused $500,000 damage. Crews were called to the business on Clark Street around 3:45 a.m. A passerby reported the f...
Feb 07, 2023 (Peoria Fire Department Facebook)
Central IL Auto Show canceled
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Central Illinois Auto Show at the Peoria Civic Center is canceled for a third straight year. The Peoria Metro New Car Dealers Association announced Monday there were a number of fa...
Feb 07, 2023 (Central Illinois Auto Show Facebook Page)
Pritzker announces $40 million grant program to promote development-ready 'megasites'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced the creation of a $40 million grant program to incentivize the creation of large development-ready areas known as "me...
Feb 06, 2023 (State of Illinois)
More teens arrested in connection to car theft
PEORIA, Ill. - Two more Peoria juveniles are in trouble with the law for allegedly stealing a car. Police say it happened Saturday evening, but details are just coming out now. Officers spotted the ve...
Feb 06, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested after shot fired early Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man face a criminal charge after a report of a shot being fired early Sunday. Peoria Police say they were sent to Leroy and Albany in Central Peoria just before 1:00 a.m. for a...
Feb 06, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Local gas prices take slight decline
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas Prices in the Peoria area have taken another slight dip downward in two surveys. GasBuddy.com says their Peoria-area average has fallen 4.2 cents in the past week, averaging $3.53 f...
Feb 06, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)
Bridge project to readjust CityLink routes
PEORIA, Ill. - CityLink is making temporary adjustments to a few of its bus routes before a bridge project begins next month. IDOT is planning to start improvements to the Bob Michel Bridge starting o...
Feb 06, 2023 (25 News)
