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Indictments made in Peoria child abuse, burglary and hijacking cases
The grand jury this week indicted Cameron Camper, 21, on a charge of Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking. Camper allegedly held up a driver October 19th on War Memorial Drive in Peoria Heights, getting awa...
Nov 03, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Grand jury indicts man for October car shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Washington man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges accusing him of opening fire on a vehicle in Peoria about a month ago. The grand jury is charging Billy Delasso, 32, with A...
Nov 03, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
South Side Mission's prepping now for Turkey Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- This year marks the 51st year that Peoria's South Side Mission will offer its Holiday Meal ministry. The Mission's Rich Draeger says they'll prepare and deliver meals to those who can'...
Nov 03, 2022 (Courtesy of South Side Mission)
Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell to perform at Peoria Civic Center in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - Another big name in country music is making Peoria a stop on tour. Thomas Rhett's "Home Team Tour 23" will come to the Peoria Civic Center Arena May 5, 2023 -- just the second date of t...
Nov 03, 2022 Maryland GovPics / CC
Powerball jackpot surpasses $1B, but what's the lump sum prize?
ATLANTA(Reuters) -Americans lined up at newstands and gas stations around the country this week to buy Powerball lottery tickets, dreaming of defying astronomically long odds to win a jackpot that has...
Nov 03, 2022
Little input at Peoria cannabis meeting
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's been a topic at Peoria council for weeks, how will the city regulate cannabis dispensaries moving forward? The city wants to hear from people, and Wednesday night was the first op...
Nov 03, 2022 Elsa Olofsson / CC
Peoria juvenile shot Wednesday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- A juvenile was shot in Peoria's East Bluff Wednesday night, suffering life-threatening injuries. Peoria Police say officers responded to a pair of ShotSpotter alerts around 8:20 p.m., ...
Nov 03, 2022 Midwest Communications
Three attorneys general file lawsuit seeking to block Albertsons' $4 billion payout
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The attorneys general of Washington D.C., California and Illinois filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in a federal court seeking to block grocer Albertsons' $4 billion dividend payout to ...
Nov 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Albertsons logo is seen on an Albertsons grocery store, as Kroger agrees to buy rival Albertsons in a deal to combine the two supermarket chains, in Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S., October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
Man arrested for Peoria Heights arson
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A Peoria Heights man has been arrested for at least the third time in the last month -- this time, for a fire that destroyed a home there. Peoria Heights Police say Skylar Walke...
Nov 02, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria man facing 19 charges in different cases indicted again
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted yet again. This time, Deshawn Early, 30, was charged formally by a Peoria County Grand Jury Tuesday with Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, Possession of ...
Nov 02, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
