Category Archives: Top Stories
County Auditor position again on election ballot
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County voters are being asked for the second time in four years to eliminate the position of County Auditor. The question on the ballot claims the county would save money by elim...
Nov 07, 2022 (Peoria County)
Elon Musk recommends voting for Republicans in U.S. midterm elections
(Reuters) - Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Monday urged Americans to vote Republican in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, throwing his weight behind Democratic President Joe Biden's opponen...
Nov 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk gestures during a joint news conference with T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert at the SpaceX Starbase, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
Peoria-area gas prices higher than last week, slightly lower than Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in the Peoria area are continuing their trek upward once again. AAA says Monday's average price of unleaded in the Peoria-Pekin metro is at $4.28 a gallon -- down a penny fro...
Nov 07, 2022 (Illinois Department of Transportation traffic camera)
2022 Midterms under the microscope in central Illinois
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- The people responsible for counting ballots on Election Day in central Illinois are likely to be encountered by a much higher number of poll watchers than they've seen in the ...
Nov 07, 2022 Midwest Communications
Ukraine says it never refused to negotiate with Russia, wants talks with Putin successor
KYIV (Reuters) - A senior adviser to Ukraine's president said on Monday that Kyiv had never refused to negotiate with Moscow and that it was ready for talks with Russia's future leader, but not with V...
Nov 07, 2022 A view of an apartment building damaged by Russian shelling, as Russia's attack in Ukraine continues, in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak
Two arrested following Woodford County police chase
EUREKA, Ill. - A Peoria man was one of two people arrested after a vehicle they were in allegedly led Eureka Police and Woodford County sheriffs deputies on a chase overnight. It happened just before ...
Nov 07, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Woodford County Jail)
UPDATE: Six students injured in Peoria Co. crash, one driver cited
UPDATED 1:14 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's deputies were called to a school bus accident Monday morning on Rt. 116 and Quarry Road. Sheriff Chris Watkins and the Logan-Trivoli Fi...
Nov 07, 2022 (Elmwood Police via Facebook)
18-year-old with gun leads PPD on chase Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. -- A suspect is in custody after allegedly leading police on a car chase, then a foot chase Saturday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says around 8:45 a.m., offic...
Nov 07, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
In final midterm push, Biden warns of threats, Trump hints at another run
YONKERS, N.Y. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden warned that a Republican win in Tuesday's midterm elections could weaken U.S. democracy, while former President Donald Trump hinted at another White House...
Nov 07, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign for Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate John Fetterman and Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
"George" makes the big screen
PEORIA, Ill. - The story of the man behind one of the most iconic businesses in downtown Peoria is getting the big screen treatment. That business is George's Shoeshine, and owner George Manias -- bot...
Nov 06, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
