Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Police announce details in weekend gun arrests
PEORIA, Ill. --Peoria Police have released details in a pair of recent gun arrests from over the weekend. Officers reportedly caught two men with illegal guns, one late Saturday night and the other in...
Aug 01, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
More of state at "high" COVID-19 spread; Tri-Counties move down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - New cases of COVID-19 are again ticking up in Illinois, as is the number of counties most likely to have spread of the disease. The Illinois Department of Public Health says anothe...
Jul 30, 2022 (Centers for Disease Control)
Federal prison sentence for Peoria gun crime
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal judge has given a Peoria man almost eight years in prison after a gun found almost two years ago during a traffic stop was his. The U.S. Attorney's Office says federal Judge J...
Jul 30, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Man gets 10 years for meth selling
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the minimum amount he could have received in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Russell Clemens, 42, ...
Jul 30, 2022 (Peoria County Jail 2021)
Wildlife Prairie Park's 'Big Mike' passes away
HANNA CITY, Ill. - "Everyone who visited Big Mike walked away with a feeling of peace." Those are some of the words on social media from Wildlife Prairie Park about "Big Mike" the bison. "Big Mike" di...
Jul 30, 2022 (Wildlife Prairie Park via Facebook)
Democratic Party battle leads to state party chair's ouster
CHICAGO, Ill. - The chairperson of the Democratic Party of Illinois is apparently out. Just two years after she ousted now-former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Robin Kelly reportedly has bee...
Jul 30, 2022 (Rep. Robin Kelly)
IL Lottery: MegaMillions winning ticket sold in Illinois
UPDATED 8:48 a.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Maybe it was you. The Illinois Lottery's website indicates that a $1.28 billion Mega Millions ticket was sold in Illinois for Friday night's drawing. The ticket w...
Jul 30, 2022 Source: MegaMillions.com
Home damaged by fire in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The family dog is being credited with alerting the rest of the family to a fire this morning in Washington. Washington Fire Chief Brett Brown says the blaze broke out around 6:00 a....
Jul 29, 2022 (25 News)
Police officers narrowly avoid injury after car crashes into squad car
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - We're just now learning about some potentially scary moments for an East Peoria Police officer was helping respond to an accident near the McClugage Bridge a week ago. East Peoria ...
Jul 29, 2022 (East Peoria Fire Department via Facebook)
Rivian cuts still won't affect manufacturing workforce in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. - On the heels of news that electric car maker Rivian is making some job cuts and layoffs, those cuts are still not hitting the plant in Normal that hard. A Rivian spokesperson tells WMBD...
Jul 29, 2022 Charles / CC
