Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria man charged by grand jury with child porn
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury is charging a man with only some of the counts he originally faced in a felony sex case. The grand jury this week filed two charges of Child Pornography -- on...
Dec 28, 2022 (1470 & 100/3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Former pope Benedict 'very sick', Pope Francis calls for prayers
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Former pope Benedict, a hero to conservative Catholics and who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is "very sick", his successor Pope Francis said on We...
Dec 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former pope Benedict (R) is greeted by Pope Francis during a ceremony to mark his 65th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood at the Vatican June 28, 2016. Osservatore Romano/Handout via Reuters
Winter storm causes burst pipes to Tri-County businesses
PEORIA, Ill. - Last week's winter storm caused some negative effects to businesses across the Tri-County area. Several businesses are temporarily closed due to burst pipes from bitter cold temperature...
Dec 28, 2022 (via 25 News)
Key architect of Michigan governor kidnapping plot sentenced to over 19 years in prison
(Reuters) -A right-wing militia member convicted in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to over 19 years in prison in a U.S. District Court a day after another ringlead...
Dec 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer reacts during her 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Buffalo, N.Y., digs out from deadly blizzard; warming could bring rain, slush
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -Storm-weary road crews and residents of western New York state struggled on Tuesday to dig out from a deadly weekend blizzard, with snow still falling and forecasts for rapid ...
Dec 28, 2022 A front loader removes snow from street following a winter storm in Buffalo, New York, U.S., December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario
I-DOT: Expect to see more police on the roads through NYE
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police and local law enforcement are continuing their holiday campaign against drunk driving now through January 2. Illinois Department of Transportation Spokespers...
Dec 28, 2022 (Illinois State Police Facebook)
Mother Nature weighs on Festival of Lights attendance
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- With less than a week to go for the Festival of Lights Winter Wonderland, East Peoria's tourism director says this year's event didn't draw as many people. High attendance was see...
Dec 28, 2022 (East Peoria Festival of Lights Facebook page)
Southwest cancels thousands more flights; U.S. government vows scrutiny
(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines came under fire from the U.S. government on Tuesday after it canceled thousands of flights, and its boss, Bob Jordan, said the low-cost carrier needed to upgrade its lega...
Dec 28, 2022 Passengers arrive for their flight on Southwest Airlines as flight cancellations mount during a cold weather front as a weather phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone hits the Upper Midwest, at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Matt Marton
Peoria woman charged with Drug-Induced Homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman arrested earlier in the month on charges of Delivery of a Controlled Substance, now also faces a charge of Drug-Induced Homicide. A Peoria County grand jury is charging S...
Dec 27, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Grand jury charges Washington man with Attempted Murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Washington man faces a number of charges after an assault in Bartonville earlier in the month. A Peoria County grand jury Tuesday charged Austin Ricca, 27, with Attempted Murder, Aggr...
Dec 27, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
