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Crews battle apartment fire Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to an apartment building in the area of W. Trewyn Avenue and Montana Street just before 8:30 p.m. Friday. Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hughes said crews...
Apr 23, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Intensifying barrage pounds eastern Ukraine; Zelenskyy warns on Russian war aims
KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces were pulling back from some settlements to regroup as an intensifying barrage pounded all cities in Luhansk region, its governor said on Saturday, wi...
Apr 23, 2022 A Ukrainian soldier jumps of a destroyed Russian tank on the outskirts of the village of Mala Rohan, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, April 20, 2022. Picture taken April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
'Ghost gun' one of five weapons seized and 16 arrests made, during anti-violence detail
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say their latest special detail that's a part of the chief's Anti-Violence Initiative took at least one so-called "ghost gun" off the streets. Police say among 16 arrests ...
Apr 22, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Man gets federal prison on meth charge
PEORIA, Ill. - A Henry County man is going to federal prison for more than a decade after admitting to charges that started with him buying drugs in the Peoria area. The U.S. Attorney's office says Ju...
Apr 22, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Peoria Police: Foot chase with suspects leads to multiple gun and drug arrests
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three Peoria men are now facing a variety of gun and drug charges following a manhunt and brief foot chase late Thursday. Peoria Police announced details of the incident on Friday. Acc...
Apr 22, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Gas station managers poised for legal action against Illinois for mandatory gas tax signs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois gas station managers are poised to launch a legal battle against the state over mandatory gas tax notifications included in the Illinois State Budget for the coming year. Unde...
Apr 22, 2022 Midwest Communications
'Spirit of Peoria' leaves Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Unless you were up very early Friday, or out very late, you probably didn't even get a chance to bid bon voyage. 25 News reports what probably will now be the former "Spirit of Peoria" ...
Apr 22, 2022 (25 News)
Florida governor signs bill stripping Disney of self-governing authority
(Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that strips Walt Disney Co of its self-governing authority in the state in retaliation for its opposition to a new law that limits the ...
Apr 22, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron Desantis speaks during a campaign rally by U.S. President Donald Trump at Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida, U.S., October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Courthouse ceremony marks Child Abuse Prevention Month
PEORIA, Ill. - The weather did not allow for the placement of blue pinwheels around the Peoria County Courthouse, but that did not keep people from marking April as Child Abuse Prevention Month Friday...
Apr 22, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria's April temps match 30 year normal for Minneapolis, Minnesota
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois' state climatologist confirms what many state residents have probably already guessed and what many local meteorologists have buzzed about for days. It's been a very wet ...
Apr 22, 2022 AP Photo/Orlin Wagner
