Category Archives: Top Stories
Two fires in eight hours in Peoria; one home destroyed
PEORIA, Ill. - One home is destroyed, and one home is damaged, after two fires in an eight-hour period in Peoria, ending early Saturday morning. Peoria firefighters responded to one that officials say...
Sep 16, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UAW says Stellantis boosts wage-hike offer to 19.5% - Detroit News
(Reuters) -Stellantis' latest offer to the striking United Auto Workers includes raising wages 19.5% and making salaried workers hourly, the Detroit News reported on Friday, citing the union. The offe...
Sep 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Stellantis sign is seen outside its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
UPDATE: Hurricane Lee nears New England, Canada
UPDATED 6:46 A.M. 9/16/23 (Reuters) - After churning for more than a week over the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Lee closed in on New England and Atlantic Canada on Saturday, and is likely to make landfal...
Sep 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A composite image shows Hurricane Lee churning towards the Caribbean after intensifying into a major storm, September 8, 2023. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Handout REUTERS
Special counsel seeks limits on Trump's statements in elections case
(Reuters) -U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to impose limits on statements from former President Donald Trump regarding a Washington, D.C., court case over his attempt to overturn his...
Sep 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith are seen in a combination of file photos in Washington, U.S., in 2023. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis, Kevin Wurm
UPDATE: UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage
UPDATED 7:16 a.m. 9/16/23 DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said it plans to resume bargaining on Saturday after launching its first simultaneous strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chr...
Sep 15, 2023 United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain and UAW members march in the street in support of striking UAW members in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Mogul Byron Allen makes $10 billion bid for Disney's ABC, other networks
(Reuters) -Media entrepreneur Byron Allen has made a $10 billion bid to buy Walt Disney's ABC television network and assets including the FX and National Geographic cable channels, a spokesperson for ...
Sep 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A logo for ABC is pictured atop a building in Burbank, California February 5, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
UPDATE: Illinois eliminates cash bail system Monday
Updated 6:24 a.m. 9/18 CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois becomes the first state in the country to eliminate cash bail under a new law that takes effect on Monday. This controversial new policy continues to ra...
Sep 15, 2023 The Illinois Supreme Court chamber is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Senior citizens learn emergency preparedness at presentation in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - While most people should be prepared for emergency situations such as weather or natural disasters, how everyone approaches it may be different. A presentation held Friday in Pekin betwe...
Sep 15, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
High school students learn about agricultural career opportunities at Illinois Central College expo
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - More than 400 high school students learned about what opportunities are available to them in the agriculture industry and more. Illinois Central College's 5th annual Agriculture, D...
Sep 15, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Woman arrested in Fulton County for August homicide
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - An arrest has been made more than a month after a man was found dead in his home in Fulton County. The Fulton County Sheriffs Department says Kelly Bradbury, 42, of Beardstown wa...
Sep 15, 2023 Kelly Bradbury (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Fulton County Sheriffs Department)
