Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Carjacking and shooting incident under investigation
UPDATED 4:55 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about a shooting Wednesday night in Peoria's East Bluff that happened in the course of a carjacking. Peoria Police say they went to the Shell stati...
Dec 15, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Park District votes down pavilion project at Donovan Park
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District vowed to listen to the people before voting on a proposed project at Donovan Park, and Wednesday night that's what they did. The board unanimously voted agains...
Dec 15, 2022 (Pavilion in the Park)
Fed's Powell says inflation battle not won, more rate hikes coming
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower in volatile trading on Wednesday following a policy announcement by the Federal Reserve that raised interest rates by an expected 50 basis points, but its...
Dec 14, 2022 Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the announcement that the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point, at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Juvenile charged with Attempted Murder for recent shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A juvenile is in police custody for a shooting this past Friday on the central edge of Peoria. Peoria Police say a 17-year-old male was already in custody on an unrelated case, and now ...
Dec 14, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. finding grid equipment for Ukraine at home and abroad - officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Washington sends Ukraine U.S.-sourced power equipment to help the country's grid recover from Russian attacks, it is also scouring for those supplies worldwide, U.S. official...
Dec 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Electric power lines damaged by Russian military strikes in Kherson region, Ukraine November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko/
Grand Jury files charges following pair of police chases
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man who allegedly tried to flee from officers twice and led them on a foot chase only faces a pair of charges filed by a grand jury, instead of the host of charges he was arres...
Dec 14, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man accused of threatening Knox County Courthouse shooting
UPDATE: In March, 2023, according to Knox County Court online records, Sullivan's case was listed as "Nolle Prosequi" -- meaning, it "is akin to the dismissal of charges, reverting the matter to the s...
Dec 14, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Knox County Jail)
Ethics complaints against two Pekin City Council members thrown out
PEKIN, Ill. - Ethics complaints filed against two Pekin City Council members, including one who just got tossed off the mayoral election ballot, are themselves tossed out. Pekin Firefighter John Burns...
Dec 14, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
East Bluff residents want help fighting holiday eviction notices
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria and Illinois ACLU chapters say they are getting involved in the plight of more than two dozen East Bluff renters that say they just got eviction notices from their Texas-base...
Dec 14, 2022 Linh Do / CC
Eyeing China, Biden says U.S. is 'all in' on Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a wary eye on China, President Joe Biden announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa on Wednesday after years in which the co...
Dec 14, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers keynote remarks at a U.S.-Africa Business forum at the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
