Category Archives: Top Stories
Federal prison time ordered in two cases
PEORIA, Ill. - Two men were given sentences in federal prison Wednesday -- one on a felony sex case, another on a felony drug case. The U.S. Attorney's office says Eric Bogan, Junior, 36, Chicago was ...
Nov 03, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband released from hospital after hammer attack
UPDATED 5:44 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband has been released from the San Francisco hospital where he underwent surgery for injuries suffered when attacked by a ...
Nov 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Paul Pelosi, husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, poses for photographers as they arrive for the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner at the U.S. State Department, in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler/File Photo
Indictments made in Peoria child abuse, burglary and hijacking cases
The grand jury this week indicted Cameron Camper, 21, on a charge of Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking. Camper allegedly held up a driver October 19th on War Memorial Drive in Peoria Heights, getting awa...
Nov 03, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden promotes student loan forgiveness as midterms close in
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to the western United States on Thursday as part of his final major campaign swing ahead of midterm elections that the White House seeks t...
Nov 03, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One upon departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., to campaign in New Mexico and California, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Grand jury indicts man for October car shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Washington man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges accusing him of opening fire on a vehicle in Peoria about a month ago. The grand jury is charging Billy Delasso, 32, with A...
Nov 03, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
North Korea fires suspected ICBM, warns U.S. against 'dangerous' choices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea agreed on Thursday to seek new measures to demonstrate the alliance's "determination and capabilities" following repeated North Korean provocat...
Nov 03, 2022 Men walk past a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran
South Side Mission's prepping now for Turkey Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- This year marks the 51st year that Peoria's South Side Mission will offer its Holiday Meal ministry. The Mission's Rich Draeger says they'll prepare and deliver meals to those who can'...
Nov 03, 2022 (Courtesy of South Side Mission)
Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell to perform at Peoria Civic Center in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - Another big name in country music is making Peoria a stop on tour. Thomas Rhett's "Home Team Tour 23" will come to the Peoria Civic Center Arena May 5, 2023 -- just the second date of t...
Nov 03, 2022 Maryland GovPics / CC
Powerball jackpot surpasses $1B, but what's the lump sum prize?
ATLANTA(Reuters) -Americans lined up at newstands and gas stations around the country this week to buy Powerball lottery tickets, dreaming of defying astronomically long odds to win a jackpot that has...
Nov 03, 2022
Little input at Peoria cannabis meeting
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's been a topic at Peoria council for weeks, how will the city regulate cannabis dispensaries moving forward? The city wants to hear from people, and Wednesday night was the first op...
Nov 03, 2022 Elsa Olofsson / CC
