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Man found sleeping in vehicle arrested on weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested on weapons charges early Monday morning after being found asleep in his vehicle. Peoria Police says they responded to the intersection of Knoxville and Giles j...
Apr 03, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Three Peoria-area hospitals now officially part of Carle Health system
PEORIA, Ill. - It's official. What was once known as UnityPoint Health Central Illinois is now Carle Health Greater Peoria. The merger of the two entities became final over the weekend, and Monday, it...
Apr 03, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
EV maker Rivian misses production estimates on supply chain hurdles
(Reuters) - Rivian Automotive Inc on Monday missed first-quarter production estimates as the electric-vehicle maker grappled with supply chain constraints. Calling supply chain hurdles as Rivian's "bi...
Apr 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name is shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Two arrested after gunfire early Saturday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Gunfire early Saturday morning led to the arrest of two men. Peoria Police responded to S. McReynolds Court near MacArthur Highway just after 6:00 A.M. after a six rounds were reported ...
Apr 03, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Lyle Lovett coming to Peoria this summer
PEORIA, Ill. -- Grammy-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett is set to bring his nationwide summer tour to the Peoria Civic Center Theater in June. The show is scheduled for Friday, June 23. ...
Apr 03, 2023 rulenumberone2 / CC
Peoria Police looking into armed hijacking incident
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating an armed hijacking incident from early Monday morning. Officers responded to the area of Knoxville and Arcadia Avenues just before 12:30 A.M. They found ...
Apr 03, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: U.S. says it cannot confirm China collected real-time data from spy balloon
UPDATED 2:38 P.M. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Monday it could not confirm reports that China was able to collect real-time data from a spy balloon as it flew over sens...
Apr 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Air Force U-2 pilot looks down at the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovers over the central continental United States on February 3, 2023 before later being shot down by the Air Force off the coast of South Carolina, in this photo released by the U.S. Air Force through the Defense Department on February 22, 2023. U.S. Air Force/Department of Defense/Handout via Reuters
Man arrested for W. Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria County Sheriff says deputies have arrested the man wanted for allegedly opening fire outside a West Peoria bar last month. Sheriff Chris Watkins says Brandon Eckwood was tak...
Apr 03, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
UPDATE: Trump lands in New York for surrender, opposes TV court coverage
UPDATED 3:12 P.M. NEW YORK/PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump landed in New York City on Monday after flying from Florida on his private plane to face charges stemming f...
Apr 03, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures in a vehicle as he leaves his Mar-a-Lago resort after he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Fire displaces family in Peoria Sunday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire crews were called to a home on N. Glen Court in Peoria late Sunday night. Light smoke was coming from the two-story home as firefighters arrived around 11:45 p.m. The fire was put...
Apr 03, 2023 D4E / CC
