Category Archives: Local News
Cause of Friday night Peoria house fire 'undetermined'
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a fire to a home late Friday evening in Peoria is not quite known at this time. Firefighters were called to a house in the area of Central and Arcadia just before 10:30 P.M...
Jul 8, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Drought lessens slightly in central Illinois after storms the week before
PEORIA, Ill. - Storms last week in central Illinois gave a little relief to persisting drought conditions. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report shows the area between moderate to severe drought level...
Jul 7, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Police: Seven 'significant incidents' in Peoria between Thursday and Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police spent part of Thursday and into Friday responding to another round of gun-related crimes. Among seven significant events which included the city's 11th homicide of the yea...
Jul 7, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
More than $40 billion announced for Rebuild Illinois projects in next six years
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state of Illinois will invest more than $40 billion over the next six years for a wide variety of infrastructure projects across the state. The Rebuild Illinois program was ann...
Jul 7, 2023 Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Omer Osman is pictured at a news conference in Springfield Friday. He unveiled the state's latest six-year plan for infrastructure improvements. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Former State Rep. won't run for local Congressional seat
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Former State Representative Dan Brady won't run for another public office - at least for now. Brady put out a statement indicating while he was thinking about running for the 17th ...
Jul 7, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Friends of Dan Brady)
UPDATE: Man arrested after 11th homicide of the year in Peoria, victim identified
UPDATED 5:19 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A shooting in Peoria Thursday night led to the city's 11th homicide of the year. Peoria Police say they were contacted by a local hospital at around 6:15 P.M. that two...
Jul 7, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Fatal crash in Peoria under investigation
UPDATED 12:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about a fatal motorcycle crash in Central Peoria. Peoria Police were called to the area of Sheridan and Lake around 6:15 Thursday night for a cras...
Jul 7, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Missing woman's body found in Fulton County lake
UPDATED 3:37 P.M. CUBA, Ill. - A woman reported missing is believed to have been found dead on her own property in Fulton County on Thursday. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office says the body was found...
Jul 7, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Theft, weapons, and intimidation charges among Peoria County grand jury indictments
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury indicted a number of people in connection with a number of cases Wednesday. (Pictured above) Jarquia Porter, 36, and Alexis Wood, 31, were both charged with f...
Jul 6, 2023 Jarquia Porter (left) and Alexis Williams (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Man found not guilty by reason of insanity for West Peoria murder
UPDATED 5:45 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man accused of beating his grandmother to death last year in her West Peoria home has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of First-Degree Murder. That...
Jul 6, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2022)
