Category Archives: Local News
Teacher pleads guilty to child porn charge
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man who was at one point employed by a local school district has pleaded guilty to a charge of Possession of Child Pornography. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate Rob...
Oct 03, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Rivian production increases, but Georgia court rejects incentives for new $5B plant
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive Inc said on Monday it produced 7,363 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois and delivered 6,584 vehicles in the quarter ended Sept. 30. The company als...
Oct 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A Rivian R1T electric truck is seen outside Munro & Associates headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
FOP: Fulton County man should never have caused drug-related crime in Bartonville
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man faces a host of charges following a police chase last week in Farmington, and a state organization says it could have been prevented. The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police...
Oct 03, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man pleads guilty to federal PPP fraud
PEORIA, Ill. - A rural Knox County resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges accusing him of defrauding the Payroll Protection Program set up at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cour...
Oct 03, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Hy-Vee recalls cheese products in Illinois, other states
WEST DES MOINES, Ia. - Grocery store chain Hy-Vee is recalling some products over concerns they may have been contaminated with Listeria. The retailer says eight Saputo Cheese products, manufactured b...
Oct 03, 2022 Picture Des Moines / CC
Sharp increase in local gas prices in the last week
PEORIA, Ill. - The analysts warned us, and it happened. Gas prices, according to both GasBuddy.com and AAA shot up in the last week. GasBuddy's Peoria average went up nearly 27 cents a gallon compared...
Oct 03, 2022 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Bicyclist hurt badly in Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- An incident involving a badly injured bicyclist hit by a car at a Peoria intersection remains under investigation by Peoria Police. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth says t...
Oct 03, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Juvenile stabbed during Friday night fight
PEORIA, Ill. - A juvenile was taken to the hospital Friday night after allegedly being stabbed by another juvenile. Peoria Police say they were called to a hospital around 7:30 P.M., with a juvenile b...
Oct 03, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Woman injured in Peoria shooting Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday to the area of W. Columbia Terrace and N. Flora Avenue for back-to-back ShotSpotter alerts of 15 rounds each. Peoria Public Inf...
Oct 03, 2022 Midwest Communications
Streator drops AMT, starts own ambulance service
STREATOR, Ill. - Peoria-based Advanced Medical Transport officially loses a client. According to a news release, the City of Streator's Fire Department is beginning its own transport ambulance service...
Oct 01, 2022 (Advanced Medical Transport)
