Category Archives: Top Stories
Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says 34 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base. Half of the troops have retur...
Jan 24, 2020 (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra)
Peoria home suffers damage from garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just after 6:30 p.m. Thursday to reports of a structure fire in the 4200 block of W. Richards Way. Battalion Chief Steve Rada said smoke could be seen com...
Jan 24, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Maroon: Peoria roads mostly slushy and wet
PEORIA, Ill. -- After another round of snow Thursday night, Peoria streets were wet and slushy Friday morning. Sie Maroon, with Peoria Public Works, said the city's road conditions were favorable for ...
Jan 24, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Civic Center renews contract with new management company
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Civic Center officials are feeling good about the future. The Civic Center Authority Board has reached a five-year contract extension with management team ASM Global. The arena ...
Jan 24, 2020 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights AD resigns over inappropriate contact
PEORIA, Ill -- The Peoria Heights school district athletic director turned in his resignation after accusations surfaced regarding inappropriate contact with former students. According to a press rele...
Jan 23, 2020 Courtesy of Peoria Heights School District
Peoria Civic Center talks 2019 success
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Civic Center sold out 23 shows in 2019. During a board meeting Thursday, Rik Edgar, General Manager of the Peoria Civic Center, said it was a fantastic year for the facility...
Jan 23, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria woman dies of cold exposure
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police were called Tuesday morning to a home in the 500 block of E. Melbourne Avenue on a welfare check. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said a neighbor called police after s...
Jan 23, 2020
Deputies respond to fight at Juvenile Detention Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a fight at the county Juvenile Detention Center Tuesday night. "We had three or four deputies respond to help quell an active situation ...
Jan 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria crews tackle latest blast of snow
(UPDATED) PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's Snow Fighters were out Wednesday night ahead of the snow, treating the city's arterial routes with a salt mixture. Sie Maroon, with Peoria Public Works, said as of T...
Jan 23, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans
SYDNEY (AP) - Three American crew members have died when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia. The New South Wales premier confirmed the cras...
Jan 23, 2020 A firefighter sprays foam on smoldering bush to help reduce reflash fires after a blaze swept through Faulcombridge, 85 kilometers (53 miles) west of Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. More than 100 wildfires have killed one resident and destroyed more than 200 homes in New South Wales state this month. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
