Category Archives: Top Stories
Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Actor Jussie Smollett has been indicted for a second time on charges of lying to police about a racist and anti-gay attack he allegedly staged on himself last year in downtown Chicago. ...
Feb 12, 2020 FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
Sanders wins NH presidential primary
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Bernie Sanders has won New Hampshire's presidential primary election, narrowly edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party'...
Feb 12, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., with his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders, arrives to speak to supporters at a primary night election rally in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Peoria City Council approves to support changes at Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill. - The CEO of the Peoria Housing Authority stood in front of the city council Tuesday night looking for support for developments at Taft Homes. The CEO, Jackie Newman, said the PHA wants s...
Feb 11, 2020
IDOT shows off Cedar Street Bridge project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria residents got their first look at the Cedar Street Bridge replacement project. A public hearing was held Tuesday night at the Festival Building to give residents a cha...
Feb 11, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
Accident on I-74 closes one lane
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. -- A driver of a semi truck ran off the roadway Tuesday afternoon just after 3:oo on I-74 at milepost 115.5. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Jeramine Lovings of Louisville ...
Feb 11, 2020
‘The Hidden Crime’ series: Part 2
WMBD's exclusive three-part series, "The Hidden Crime," takes a look at human trafficking through the eyes of three different individuals who have dealt with the issue, either personally or profession...
Feb 11, 2020 Midwest Communications/Jack Riley
Peoria officer injured in three-vehicle crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- At approximately 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, a Peoria Police officer, responding to an intrusion alarm, was headed south on Sterling Avenue, when his cruiser collided with a car attempting to t...
Feb 11, 2020 (Courtesy of IDOT)
Sheriff's Office finds missing MN woman
***UPDATE (12:30 P.M.)*** The woman has been located. She was found walking near exit 3A from I-474. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assista...
Feb 11, 2020 (Peoria Co. Sheriff's Office)
Pekin approves airport expansion and craft grower
PEKIN, Ill. -- An expansion to the Pekin Municipal Airport were approved Monday night by the city council, along with an adult use cannabis craft grower. Pekin Mayor, Mark Luft, said the expansion for...
Feb 10, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Police make an arrest in multiple armed robberies
PEORIA, Ill.--Peoria Police located a suspect wanted in connection with several armed robberies Monday in Peoria. Gentry Maxison, 30, was taken into custody without incident at Sheridan and Nebraska i...
Feb 10, 2020 Peoria County Jail
