Category Archives: Top Stories
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)
Peoria home sales remain lower due to multiple factors
PEORIA, Ill. -- Interest rate hikes and lower housing inventory continue dragging down sales numbers in the Peoria area. It's the latest from the Peoria Area Association of Realtors as they release fi...
Oct 26, 2022
Bradley, OSF sign multi-million dollar expansion of medical research collaboration
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare and Bradley University are expanding what essentially is a multi-million dollar health care partnership. A newly-signed deal between the two will create opportunities to ...
Oct 26, 2022 (OSF HealthCare)
Richwoods Tennis duo shines bright at IHSA
PEORIA, Ill. -- It hasn't been done in 35 years. Richwoods High School's Julia Wojtowicz and Olivia Reynolds competed last weekend at the IHSA Girls' Tennis Tournament, taking 3rd place. The pair was ...
Oct 26, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
PGA Tour, U.S. Golf Association, Augusta National Golf Club under DOJ probe -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Augusta National Golf Club, the U.S. Golf Association and PGA of America are included in the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust investigation into professional golf, according t...
Oct 26, 2022 Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 6, 2021 General view of Jordan Spieth of the U.S. on the 16th green during a practice round REUTERS/Mike Segar
Wisconsin man found guilty in deadly Christmas parade attack
(Reuters) -A Wisconsin man on Wednesday was found guilty of murder and other charges for killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he drove his SUV into a Christmas parade near Milwaukee l...
Oct 26, 2022 Darrell Brooks, charged with killing five people and injuring nearly 50 after plowing through a Christmas parade with his sport utility vehicle on November 21, appears in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. November 23, 2021. Mark Hoffman/Pool via REUTERS
COVID, flu and RSV this winter: Why experts are worried
(Reuters) - U.S. doctors are warning that a surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is coinciding with an increase in COVID transmission and an earlier-than-normal flu season, raising the ...
Oct 26, 2022 A child rides in a stroller while wearing a mask in Times Square during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Disagreement over growing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion office in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Council members don't seem to agree on the issue of growing the diversity, equity and inclusion office in the city. A proposal to add a management analyst to assist the city's c...
Oct 26, 2022 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy)
Russia digging in for 'heaviest of battles' in Kherson - Ukrainian official
NEAR KHERSON FRONTLINE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in the strategic southern region of Kherson, a senior Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin pr...
Oct 26, 2022 FILE PHOTO - Firefighter Alexander from the de-mining squad of the Ukrainian emergency services enters a burned out tank to search, as they clear an area from shells and other explosive devices, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, close to the Russian border in Kazacha Lopan, Ukraine, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Police investigate two non-fatal shootings Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police investigated two non-fatal shootings Monday night, both of which involved juveniles. In one, Peoria Police say a 12-year-old was arrested Tuesday morning for Motor Vehicle...
Oct 25, 2022 Midwest Communications
