Category Archives: Top Stories
Man sentenced for role in 2023 murder at Peoria Central Bluff gas station
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison for a 2023 murder at a gas station in Peoria's Central Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Amorta Nelson ...
Dec 17, 2025 Amorta Nelson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria International Airport tops yearly record for passengers with one month to go
PEORIA, Ill. - An all-time passenger mark has been set at Peoria International Airport with time left to build on it. The airport announced on Wednesday that 741,724 passengers have gone through the g...
Dec 17, 2025 The main lobby of Peoria International Airport is decorated for the holiday season during a passenger appreciation event on Dec. 17th, 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Prairie Home Alliance Theater and Peoria Civic Center make Top 100 list for sales
PEORIA, Ill. - The Prairie Home Alliance Theater and Peoria Civic Center are once again getting national attention. Pollstar data shows the theater is ranked 50th in the nation for ticket sales, with ...
Dec 17, 2025 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner appears in court on charges he murdered parents
LOS ANGELES, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The younger son of Hollywood filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner made his first court appearance on Wednesday, charged with double murder in the stabbing deaths...
Dec 17, 2025 Alan Jackson, attorney of Nick Reiner, speaks in court to defend Reiner on murder charges for the killing of his parents Rob and Michele Weiner, in Los Angeles, U.S., December 17, 2025. Jae C. Hong/Pool via REUTERS
South Side Mission accepting sign ups for Christmas meal deliveries
PEORIA, Ill. - For 54 years, South Side Mission has brought home-cooked meals and compassion to its neighbors in the Peoria area on Christmas Day. The Mission's Rich Draeger says this year they've see...
Dec 17, 2025 (South Side Mission)
Authorities still trying to identify Brown University gunman three days into manhunt
(Reuters) - Authorities on Tuesday once again asked members of the public for help identifying the suspected gunman who killed two Brown University students in a classroom over the weekend, as the man...
Dec 17, 2025 The person of interest in connection with the December 13, 2025 shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., walks in a screengrab from video released by the Providence Police. Providence Police/via REUTERS
Arson fire causes significant damage to a Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson appears to be the cause of a fire in Peoria late Tuesday night that caused $60,000 damage. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin says when crews arrived at 11:48 p.m., they found smoke...
Dec 17, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria-area families receive donated gifts and toys for kids through Salvation Army
PEORIA, Ill. - Families in need across central Illinois were able to make Christmas brighter for their children on Tuesday. Tuesday was the first day of the Peoria Salvation Army's Toy Shop, which hel...
Dec 16, 2025 Brittany King (left) of Peoria picks out donated toys for her children as part of the Salvation Army's Toy Shop. The event helps close to 1,200 families receive toys for their children, as well as a holiday meal. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
East Peoria man federally charged with allegedly stealing identities and wire fraud
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conducting a wire fraud and identity theft scheme. The US Department of Justice says 35-year-old Stephen Keith...
Dec 16, 2025 courtroom gavel
Man indicted for 2018 homicide in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted by a grand jury for a 2018 homicide in the East Bluff. 27-year-old Avione QM Parks is indicted on one count of First Degree Murder for his alleged connect...
Dec 16, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
