Category Archives: Local News
Galesburg shooting leaves man dead
PEORIA, Ill. - A Galesburg man who was shot during an incident at a local bar has since lost his life. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Gregory Tucker, 33, was pronounced brain dead at a Peori...
Jul 26, 2022 Midwest Communications
ISP: Fulton County deputies shot, killed suspect
TABLE GROVE, Ill. - Fulton County Sheriffs Deputies are believed to have shot and killed a suspect Monday night, so now an Illinois State Police investigation has begun. State troopers say it happened...
Jul 26, 2022 Midwest Communications
$8.4M more in federal funding announced for Peoria airport improvements
PEORIA, Ill. -- There are millions more in federal infrastructure dollars which will go toward funding improvements at Peoria's main airport. Today, Democratic Congresswoman Cheri Bustos' office annou...
Jul 26, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPS board okays "AI" technology to upgrade security cameras and automatically detect potential threats
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Public School Board is making an upgrade to its security system that could help identify some potential problems before they become problems, like the potential for a school ...
Jul 26, 2022 (From a photo-based example IntelliSee provided to the Peoria Public School Board)
Illinois GOP dismisses state "Freedom Caucus" demand to censure Kinzinger
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Republican Party of Illinois seems to be shrugging off a demand from several GOP state lawmakers to censure Republican U.S. House Representative Adam Kinzinger over his words and p...
Jul 26, 2022 Hudson Institute / CC
Backpack Peoria returns this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- A sure sign that school is about to start each year, is the Dream Center's Backpack Peoria event. The Center's Andy King told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", the event, now in its 21st...
Jul 26, 2022 (25 News)
Illinois sees record-breaking adult-use cannabis sales in FY 2022
CHICAGO, Ill. -- A record-breaking year for adult-use cannabis sales in Illinois. The state's recreational marijuana industry racked up $1.5 billion in sales during fiscal year 2022, that ended on Jun...
Jul 26, 2022 Elsa Olofsson / CC
PPS has a new school board president
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools has a new board president. Monday night, former Vice President Martha Ross was voted to move to the top spot. Ross takes the place of now former Board President G...
Jul 26, 2022 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Arson appears to be cause of Peoria apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Fire crews were called just after 6:30 p.m. Monday to an apartment complex at 1615 N. Great Oak Road on reports of smoke coming from one of the units. The first engine company o...
Jul 26, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police Chief continues to see successes, thanks in part to public, with Anti-Violence Initiative
PEORIA, Ill. - Yes, there is still violence in Peoria, but the city's Police Chief, Eric Echevarria, says there are serious inroads being made toward ending or at least reducing it. Echevarria says fo...
Jul 25, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
