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Illinois goes Orange for work zones this week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. --Bridges and buildings throughout Illinois are once again turning orange for National Work Zone Awareness Week to honor workers who've died in work zones as another construction sea...
Apr 17, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Gas prices rising in central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - The price to fill up your car is going up. GasBuddy reports the average price of unleaded in the Peoria-area is $3.87/g. That's 4.7 cents higher than last week and 25.6 cents higher tha...
Apr 17, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Republican congressman urges judge to let probe into Trump case proceed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Jim Jordan on Monday urged a court to let his probe into the criminal prosecution of former U.S. President Donald Trump proceed, arguing its subpoen...
Apr 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower after giving a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James who sued him and his Trump Organization, in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
UPDATE - US House Speaker McCarthy pitches budget cuts for debt limit vote
UPDATED 10:56 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday outlined a federal spending-cut plan being sought by his fellow Republicans with ideas already f...
Apr 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at the Milken Institute 21st Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Peoria crews respond to fire on N. Buckeye
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire crews responded to a residential fire around 4:45 a.m. Monday on N. Buckeye Drive, near W. Red Cedar Lane in Edwards. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said crews found fire outside...
Apr 17, 2023 D4E / CC
Peoria fire overnight causes major damage and sends resident to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home went up in flames early Monday morning on N. Stephen Drive, just off War Memorial Drive. Crews were called to the scene around 12:30 a.m. They were told enroute that some...
Apr 17, 2023 Midwest Communications
Man arrested after Saturday morning shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a male had minor injuries after a shooting at a home in South Peoria Saturday morning, and another man is in custody. Peoria Police released details more than a day af...
Apr 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria Police)
Juvenile arrested in connection with Saturday shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A juvenile was arrested after Peoria Police responded to a pair of ShotSpotter alerts late Saturday afternoon. Details were released Sunday afternoon. Peoria Police said the alerts of s...
Apr 16, 2023 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: State's Attorney says suspect in Dunlap shooting charged over the weekend
UPDATED 4/17 4:15 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says the man accused in relation to a fatal shooting in Dunlap Friday morning has been charged. Hoos says 26-year-old Wal...
Apr 16, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Marking 25 years since Altman's first space flight
PEORIA, Ill. - You might say it was 25 years ago Monday Scott Altman took his first "one small step for man." The Pekin native and retired NASA astronaut went on his first flight into space. That was ...
Apr 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/NASA)
