Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria Fire: Juveniles cause Sunday morning 'arson' in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Juveniles are believed to have caused a fire Sunday morning in a Central Peoria home. Peoria firefighters say they were called to a home on North Bevalon Place, not far from Glen, aroun...
Sep 03, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
North Korea stages tactical nuclear attack drill
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill that included two long-range cruise missiles in an exercise to "warn enemies" the country would be prepared in case of...
Sep 03, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the Pukjung Machine Complex and a major munitions factory in an undisclosed location in North Korea in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and obtained by Reuters on September 3, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS
Biden surveys storm damage in Florida, without DeSantis
LIVE OAK, Florida (Reuters) -President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to survey the destruction from Hurricane Idalia and comfort victims of the storm, but he did not meet with Governor Ron...
Sep 03, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with a woman, next to first lady Jill Biden as they tour Hurricane Idalia storm destruction in a neighborhood of Live Oak, Florida, U.S., September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Bill Richardson, U.S. diplomat and troubleshooter, dead at 75
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bill Richardson, a former U.S. diplomat, congressman, energy secretary and New Mexico governor who made his mark on the world stage by securing the release of Americans and othe...
Sep 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson fields a question during the University of Southern California's Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy inaugural Symposium in Los Angeles, California, September 24, 2012. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas/File Photo
Sheriff: Three arrested on gun charges during 'proactive' effort by deputies
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says three people were arrested Friday night in an effort, he says, to get guns off the street following the recent violence in South Peoria and beyo...
Sep 02, 2023 (Left to right) Carlos Zolicoffer, Ivan Ellis, Paris Ambrose (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
PPD: Man injured in south side shooting Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting that injured a man near Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the city's south side. Police responded about 11 p.m. to W. Hurlburt Street a...
Sep 02, 2023 Midwest Communications
Biden heads to Florida to survey storm damage, no DeSantis meeting set
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Florida on Saturday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Idalia and comfort people affected by the storm, but he will not be meeting Ron DeSant...
Sep 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A view of the foundation of Dennis Buckley’s home after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett dies at 76
(Reuters) -American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his "Margaritaville" escapist tribute to the tropical life, has died at the age of 76, according to his website on Saturday. "Jimmy ...
Sep 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Singer Jimmy Buffett performs during NBC's 'Today' show Summer Concert Series in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Two teens injured in early Friday Woodford County crash
METAMORA, Ill. - Two juveniles are injured after an early morning accident Friday in Metamora. That's according to the Woodford County Sheriffs Department. Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says the accide...
Sep 01, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Police chief, through social media, provides new update into violence investigations
PEORIA, Ill. - The attempts to stop crime in Peoria didn't stop with a press conference Thursday, or with the two homicides Thursday morning. That's according to a new message posted on Facebook by Pe...
Sep 01, 2023 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria, from a video posted to social media Friday. (Peoria Police Department via Facebook)
