Category Archives: Top Stories
A grand jury files charges in several local cases. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County Grand Jury met Tuesday and filed charges in several local cases. Lester Hadsell, 81, West Peoria, is charged with a felony count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse. Som...
Jul 12, 2023 Lester Hadsell (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
FBI chief Wray defends against US House Republicans' accusations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Chris Wray rejected Republicans' wide-ranging criticism at a congressional hearing on Wednesday that targeted everything from the bureau's handling of a probe into ...
Jul 12, 2023 FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" and alleged politicization of law enforcement, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
A popular summertime event in Peoria is being cancelled again. Here's why
PEORIA, Ill. - It's being canceled again. Peoria-Area Community Events says for the fourth year in a row, what was the annual "Taste of Peoria" has been canceled. Similar to last year, officials say i...
Jul 12, 2023 (Peoria Area Community Events)
Problems with abuse, neglect and cover-ups at Choate extend to other developmental centers in Illinois
(ProPublica/Capitol News Illinois/Lee Enterprises) - This year, Illinois officials announced what seemed like a solution to the outcry over abuse and cover-ups at a state-run developmental center: Dow...
Jul 12, 2023 Alex Bandoni/ProPublica. Source Images: Reporters’ notes and the Illinois state government.
UPDATE: Biden vows NATO unity in face of Putin's 'craven lust' for power in Ukraine
UPDATED 1:20 P.M. VILNIUS (Reuters) -President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a "craven lust for land and power" on Wednesday and pledged that the U.S.-led NATO alliance ...
Jul 12, 2023 Participants of the NATO Summit including NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pose for an official family photo in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
UPDATE: Peoria Civic Center Authority seeks naming rights deal for facility. Here's how it will help
UPDATED 4:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A name change could soon be coming to the Peoria Civic Center. The Peoria Civic Center Authority announced on Wednesday a request for proposal for the exclusive naming...
Jul 12, 2023 (Dalton Kemper/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
A legendary comedian is set to perform in Peoria in November. Here's the details
PEORIA, Ill. - English comedian and founding member of Monty Python John Cleese is coming to the Peoria Civic Center Theater next fall. An Evening With the Late John Cleese, as the show is being bille...
Jul 12, 2023 Eduardo Unda-Sanzana / CC
Vermont capital submerged in floodwaters with dam on verge of capacity
MONTPELIER, Vermont (Reuters) - A dam upstream from the Vermont state capital was holding at maximum capacity on Tuesday after "catastrophic" flooding shut down roadways leading out of Montpelier and ...
Jul 12, 2023 Streets are flooded by recent rain storms in Montpelier, Vermont, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
After long debate, Peoria City Council approves $1.4 million in anti-violence funding. Here's where it will go, and why
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Over a series of votes, Peoria City Council approved more than $1.4 million in violence prevention funding. The following funds were approved for Greater Peoria Family YMCA, P...
Jul 12, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Zelenskiy to meet NATO leaders after membership timeline rebuff
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets NATO leaders on Wednesday after they declared his country's future lay inside the alliance but rebuffed his call for a timeline to mem...
Jul 12, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meet during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman
