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Alcohol sales in movie theaters approved by Peoria Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local movie theaters now have the option to sell alcohol at the concession stands. The Peoria City Council Tuesday night approved a change to the ordinance that will allow movie theate...
Mar 10, 2020 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy)
Pritzker to give daily updates on coronavirus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Governor J.B. Pritzker will give updates on the state of Illinois with coronavirus at 2:30 every afternoon. Since Monday's update, eight more cases of coronavirus have been confir...
Mar 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Coronavirus concerns move Peoria polling places
PEORIA, Ill. -- Voters in six different Peoria County precincts will have to cast their Primary Election Day ballots in alternate locations. Normal polling places Independence Village of Peoria, St. S...
Mar 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
25 years of Madness
PEORIA, Ill. -- One of the biggest basketball events for the River City is right around the coroner. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the IHSA March Madness Tournament in Peoria. General Manage...
Mar 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Coronavirus worry forces Honor Flight postponement
PEORIA, Ill. -- The ongoing coronavirus scare has caused the Greater Peoria Honor Flight to postpone its April and May voyages. April 28 and May 28 trips to Washington, D.C. had been scheduled. But, a...
Mar 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Skip the lines; mail in your ballot
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Time is running out to be able to vote by mail in the March 17th Primary Election. The last day to request a mail-in ballot is Thurday. State Board of Elections Spokesperson Matt ...
Mar 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
US starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders' feud
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afgh...
Mar 10, 2020 U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader shack hands after signing a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. The United States is poised to sign a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing U.S. troops to return home from America's longest war. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)
Updated tasers approved for Pekin PD
PEKIN, Ill. -- Updated tasers for the police department were approved Monday night by the Pekin City Council. In Pekin, 47 officers carry tasers. Nineteen of those tasers are out of warranty. "They ar...
Mar 09, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Amid COVID concerns, Pritzker proclaims disaster
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The next phase began Monday in the state's attempt to be proactive in its battle against COVID-19. Governor JB Pritzker issued a disaster declaration, Illinois's version of a stat...
Mar 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Police responded Friday to a hit and run with property damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- A property accident Friday morning caused over $25,000 in damage. Peoria Police responded around 4:46 a.m. Friday to the area of Allen and Townline Rd. for a report of a hit and run wi...
Mar 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
