Category Archives: Top Stories
Grand jury files indictments in four recent shooting cases
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury this week filed charges in connection with four shooting incidents that occurred in recent months, according to court records. The grand jury filed charges of...
Jan 12, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Salvation Army short of "Tree of Lights" campaign goal
PEORIA, Ill. - The holidays are over, but the Salvation Army in Peoria still needs support. "People may say 'Well the kettles and the bells are put away,' the need's still there. We have about $400,00...
Jan 12, 2023 (Salvation Army)
U.S. consumer prices fall in December; weekly jobless claims edge down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S consumer prices unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December amid declining prices for gasoline and other goods, suggesting that inflation was n...
Jan 12, 2023 People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
LaSalle chemical plant explosion leaves town covered in green substance
(Reuters) -A chemical plant in northern Illinois went up in flames on Wednesday morning, sending up plumes of black smoke and prompting officials to advise nearby residents to shelter in place as emer...
Jan 12, 2023 Firefighters tackle a large blaze at the Carus Chemical Plant in LaSalle, Illinois, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Cox
Special counsel named to probe Biden's handling of documents
UPDATED 12:24 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of sensitive gov...
Jan 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S.-Mexico border security and enforcement, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Airlines expect U.S. operations to rebound on Thursday as FAA investigates outage
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. airlines said they expect operations to return to normal on Thursday as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambles to pinpoint the cause of a computer outa...
Jan 12, 2023 Passengers wait for the resumption of flights at O’Hare International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures due to a system outage, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
After frenzied 'lame duck' session, 103rd General Assembly is sworn in
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A mix of incumbents and newly minted lawmakers were sworn into their terms in the 103rd General Assembly Wednesday following a hectic week of "lame duck" ac...
Jan 11, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78, family says
UPDATED 5:40 P.M. (Reuters) -Jeff Beck, the influential, genre-bending English guitarist who rose to fame with The Yardbirds before later embarking on a solo career, has died at the age of 78, his fam...
Jan 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Rock guitarist Jeff Beck performs at the Grammy Foundation's Starry Night gala honoring Sir George Martin in Los Angeles, California July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Man arrest on assault, Child Porn charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Dunlap man is behind bars after being arrested by Peoria Police for allegedly assaulting a child and taking pornographic pictures. Peoria County Jail records indicate Alex Doran, 26, ...
Jan 11, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
New apartment complex being built in Warehouse District
PEORIA, Ill. - More apartments are coming to the downtown Peoria area. The Baldovin Development Company said they've started construction on 90 residential apartments on SW Adams and Oak Streets in th...
Jan 11, 2023 (Baldovan Development)
