Category Archives: Top Stories
Man pleads not guilty to West Peoria double homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A man whose listed address is in Mississippi has pleaded not guilty to charges he killed his wife and stepson in West Peoria almost a month ago. Peoria County Court records indicate Ric...
Oct 27, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Two more teens charged in violent vehicle theft at UnityPoint
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two more teenagers have been arrested in connection with a violent purse snatching and vehicle theft from earlier this week. It happened Monday night, when police say a group of juveni...
Oct 27, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims-sources
Tesla Inc is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company's electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Department of...
Oct 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The interior of a Tesla Model S is shown in autopilot mode in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage
U.S. economic growth rebounds in Q3 on trade, but demand is slowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth rebounded more than expected in the third quarter amid a continued decline in the trade deficit, but that overstates the economy's health as the Federal Res...
Oct 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman shops in a supermarket in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Peoria crews respond to residential fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before 2 a.m. Thursday to a home on S. Madison Park Terrace, near W. Butler and W. Kettelle. Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall said smoke was seen ...
Oct 27, 2022 liz west / CC
Caterpillar posts higher adjusted profit on strong equipment demand
(Reuters) -Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc posted a rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday as robust demand, low inventories and raised prices helped it mute the impact of higher material and ...
Oct 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Tazewell Co. election judges receive pay increase
PEKIN, Ill. -- Election judges in Tazewell County will be paid more this year after the county board Wednesday night unanimously agreed to give them a raise. The county government will pay judges $200...
Oct 27, 2022 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Jury finds Peoria man guilty of 2018 murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County jury has convicted a Peoria man of First-Degree Murder for the death in 2018 of his elderly father. Court records indicate Mark Runyon, 43, was found guilty Wednesday af...
Oct 26, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2020)
Biden welcomes crackdown on 'junk' banking fees
(Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday issued guidance that surprise overdraft fees and unexpected depositor fees for bounced checks are likely unfair and unlawful pract...
Oct 26, 2022 Rohit Chopra,?Director of the?Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, listens as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. economy from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Police chief concerned about growing number of crimes involving juveniles
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria is concerned about the recent wave of crime in the area -- especially, the fact that the city is now up to 22 homicides. But, the chief tells WMBD's ...
Oct 26, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
