Category Archives: Local News
Central IL law enforcement embrace 'National Night Out' opportunities
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Local police will be out in force Tuesday night for National Night Out Against Crime. Officer Dramaine Taylor, with Washington Police, tells WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", the sole...
Aug 1, 2023 Maryland GovPics / CC
UPDATE: Caterpillar's 2023 margin forecast, upbeat results send shares to record high
UPDATED 12:06 P.M. (Reuters) -Caterpillar Inc said on Tuesday that strong demand for heavy machinery from construction and mining industries is expected to drive full-year operating margin near the to...
Aug 1, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
An arrest is made after shots were fired in Fulton County
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - Someone is in custody after a report of a shooting in Fulton County. The Fulton County Sheriffs Department says the department got multiple 911 calls of a person being shot around 4:...
Jul 31, 2023 Midwest Communications
Peoria-area gas prices rise again this week, according to two agencies. Here's why, according to one of them
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in the Peoria area have risen again. Both GasBuddy.com and AAA say their averages have increased about nine cents a gallon in the last week in their local regions. AAA's is a...
Jul 31, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
A man is dead after a head-on collision in rural Peoria County
PRINCEVILLE, Ill. - A Princeville man is dead after the car he was driving crossed traffic and hit another vehicle head-on. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Robert Renken, 66, was pronounced d...
Jul 31, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Bradley University says tightening finances and lower enrollment will result in budget and job cuts
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University says enrollment isn't as high as they'd like, and finances are suffering because of it, so it's time to make some cuts. The university and its president Stephen Stand...
Jul 31, 2023 (Bradley University)
Peoria Police say all juveniles were arrested in three separate incidents over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Juveniles were arrested in three separate incidents in Peoria over the weekend, according to Peoria Police. Peoria Police say they discovered an armed robbery just before 5 p.m. Sunday,...
Jul 31, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Coroner identifies motorcyclist killed in an accident in rural Morton
UPDATED: 4:44 p.m. 8/1/23 MORTON, Ill. - The Tazewell County coroner has now identified the victim of a motorcycle vs car crash Sunday afternoon. Coroner Charles Hanley says 67-year-old Donald Butterf...
Jul 31, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
A Peoria man goes to federal prison for possessing a loaded handgun
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend several years in federal prison after guns were found in a car he was in earlier this year. The U.S. Attorney's Office says a federal judge last week sentenced J...
Jul 31, 2023 Jermaine Allison (1470 &100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail November 2022)
Runners for St. Jude ready to hit the pavement this week
PEORIA, Ill. - Around 150 St. Jude runners and their support teams will take off from Peoria Tuesday morning, bound for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The run, now in its...
Jul 31, 2023 (Memphis to Peoria Run Facebook)
