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Peoria man sentenced for possession of a weapon
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man with a prior felony weapon charge will spend more than four years in a federal prison. 21-year-old Eshayah Aguirre was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Tuesday, ...
Dec 22, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Collision alerts issued in Tri-Counties area
PEORIA, Ill. - As the winter storm taking over central Illinois is causing conditions to worsen, local authorities are issuing collision alerts. Collision alerts are for incidents where vehicles can s...
Dec 22, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Ongoing investigation shows nearly two dozen patients charged with crimes at state-run facility
By MOLLY PARKER Lee Enterprises Midwest & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with ...
Dec 22, 2022 Alex Bandoni/ProPublica (Source Images: Whitney Curtis for ProPublica, Illinois Department of Human Services)
Sommer's Replacement for Lame Duck Session Picked
MORTON, Ill. - Leaders in Tazewell and McLean Counties will use a newly-elected representative to fill out the term of a retiring one. Bill Hauter (R-Morton) will be the 88th District replacement for ...
Dec 22, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell Co. Republican Party)
Man injured after North Valley shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was hurt Wednesday night after being shot in Peoria's North Valley. Peoria Police were dispatched around 7:15 p.m. to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, where the man had just arri...
Dec 22, 2022 Midwest Communications
Winter weather cancels flights in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - With the extreme winter weather threat developing, it's sure to be a tricky time for air travelers. There are already some flight cancellations being reported at General Wayne A. Downin...
Dec 22, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Invoking World War Two, Zelenskiy tells Congress aid is not charity
WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that aid to Ukraine is an investment in democracy, not charity, and invoked American victory over the Nazi...
Dec 22, 2022 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hold an Ukrainian flag as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Alongside Zelenskiy, Biden urges solidarity on Ukraine to continue in 2023
WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -President Joe Biden stood with Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House on Wednesday during the Ukrainian leader's first wartime visit to urge Americans and the world to keep ...
Dec 21, 2022 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a soldier's gift to U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Maroon: Peoria snow plows and their crews are ready
PEORIA, Ill. - The man in charge of the City of Peoria's snow plowing efforts is happy to hear various reports suggesting we might not get as much snow as first feared out of the upcoming winter storm...
Dec 21, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Victim in fatal crash near Chillicothe identified
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A man from Lacon has been identified as the man who died in a crash north of Chillicothe Tuesday. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identified the man as John Johnson, 87. Harwoo...
Dec 21, 2022 (25 News)
