Category Archives: Top Stories
Wanted man arrested by PPD
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man with four warrants out for his arrest in two Illinois counties was taken into custody by Peoria Police over the weekend. On Saturday, PPD's Special Investigations Division conduc...
Sep 26, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Illinois farmers urged to petition Congress for red tape relief
PEORIA, Ill. -- Ag business operators in the region are being urged to take action and cry foul on a package of bills that will ramp up emissions reporting requirements for many Illinois farmers, if p...
Sep 25, 2022
Storm Fiona ravages Canada's east coast, causing 'terrifying' destruction
STEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland (Reuters) - Powerful storm Fiona ripped into eastern Canada on Saturday with hurricane-force winds, forcing evacuations, knocking down trees and powerlines, and reducing man...
Sep 25, 2022 A sailboat lies washed up on shore following the passing of Hurricane Fiona, later downgraded to a post-tropical storm, in Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada September 24, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Martyn
Putin allies express concern over mobilization 'excesses'
(Reuters) - Russia's two most senior lawmakers on Sunday addressed a string of complaints about Russia's mobilization drive, ordering regional officials to get a handle on the situation and swiftly so...
Sep 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Governor of the Novgorod region Andrei Nikitin in the city of Veliky Novgorod, Russia, September 21, 2022. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
25-year-old killed as police investigate Peoria's 19th homicide of 2022
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have been investigating the city's 19th homicide of the year following a shooting reported overnight. Officers say the initial report came in around 12:54 a.m. Saturday o...
Sep 24, 2022 Midwest Communications
Judge rules that Arizona can enforce near-total abortion ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Arizona judge ruled on Friday that a 1901 ban on nearly all abortions in the state can be enforced after being blocked for about 50 years, a decision that drew immediate crit...
Sep 24, 2022 FILE PHOTO - Fencing including razor wire forms a barrier to the Arizona state Capitol complex after it was installed following protests against the United States Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin O’Hara
Ali: Whether you want them or not, be welcoming to migrants if they arrive
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali wants to roll out the welcome mat for any migrants that may end up in the area. "Ultimately, one day, it's probably going to happen," said Ali, to WMBD's Craig Col...
Sep 23, 2022 GPA Photo Archive / CC
Peoria man convicted of 2019 attempted murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man arrested more than two years ago for a shooting the year prior has been convicted of attempted murder. Peoria County Court records indicate a jury this week also found Jatt...
Sep 23, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Dow drops but narrowly avoids confirming bear market status
(Reuters) -The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled to its lowest level since November 2020 on Friday, but narrowly missed ending more than 20% below its Jan. 4 closing record high. A Dow cl...
Sep 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A screen charts the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the trading day on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Spread of COVID-19 in Illinois slows down --state
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - There has been some significant slowing of the spread of COVID-19 in the last week throughout the State of Illinois, even though the number of new cases did not drop much. The Illi...
Sep 23, 2022 (Centers for Disease Control)
