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Peoria man shot; suspects arrested
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the 1800 block of S. Griswold around 3:15 p.m. Thursday by a ShotSpotter alert with seven rounds fired. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said t...
Feb 14, 2020
Virus death toll nears 1,400 in China, with 5,090 new cases
BEIJING (AP) - China has reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new virus, as the death toll neared 1,400. The National Health Commission said Friday that 121 more people ...
Feb 14, 2020 In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, doctors scan a patient's lungs at Huoshenshan temporary hospital built for patients diagnosed with coronavirus in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow over 900, with at least two more outside the country. (Gao Xiang/Xinhua via AP)
Peoria Heights restaurant robbed
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- The Peoria Heights Police Department is looking for a suspect after a restaurant was robbed Wednesday evening. Police responded to Oliver's in the Heights at approximately 11:2...
Feb 13, 2020 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Housing Authority to get over $2 million in funding
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Housing Authority will be receiving over $2 million dollars in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick D...
Feb 13, 2020
Leaders in Peoria push for redistricting reform
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois legislators and government activists from Peoria and around the state held a network of news conferences Thursday to voice support for the Fair Maps Amendment, a comprehensive...
Feb 13, 2020 Members of CHANGE Illinois and Rep. Ryan Spain
(Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD)
Iowa murder suspect arrested in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man wanted in a double homicide in Waterloo, Iowa turned himself in to Peoria Police Wednesday night. Waterloo Police obtained warrants for 36-year-old Matthew Buford III's arrest Mo...
Feb 13, 2020 Peoria County Jail
China reports 254 new deaths from coronavirus
BEIJING (AP) - China is reporting 254 new deaths and a spike in coronavirus cases of more than 15,000, after its hardest-hit province applied a new system that broadens the scope of diagnoses for the ...
Feb 13, 2020 Residents wearing masks wait at a traffic light in Beijing, China Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. China is struggling to restart its economy after the annual Lunar New Year holiday was extended to try to keep people home and contain novel coronavirus. Traffic remained light in Beijing, and many people were still working at home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
LaHood shares views on Roger Stone case
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Several lawyers who prosecuted President Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone have quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said the agency would lower prison tim...
Feb 13, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria crews work to stay ahead of snow
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's main roads looked good Thursday morning heading into the commute to work. Sie Maroon, with Peoria Public Works, said streets were in excellent condition for travel. "We got th...
Feb 13, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
State law requires gratuities to be paid to employees
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- Food service employees in the state of Illinois will keep more tips earned. New legislation has been signed by Governor JB Pritzker that clarifies an existing state law makes it cr...
Feb 12, 2020 Money-Flicker photo credit
