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Teen, juvenile arrested for South Peoria carjacking
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager and a juvenile are jailed, accused of trying to steal a car in South Peoria. Peoria Police accuse Davyon Dillard, 18, of approaching a car on West Marquette Monday mor...
Feb 01, 2022 Davyon Dillard (Peoria County Jail)
Country star Luke Bryan coming to Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Another big country music star will be coming to the Peoria Civic Center this year. Luke Bryan is coming to the Civic Center October 15th, according to their Facebook page. A ticket pre...
Feb 01, 2022 Peoria Civic Center
Fire at fertilizer plant in N. Carolina may cause explosion, area evacuated
(Reuters) -About 6,500 people have been told to evacuate their homes in Winston-Salem, North Carolina due to a fire at a fertilizer plant storing over 300 tons of potentially explosive ammonium nitrat...
Feb 01, 2022 Firefighters battle a fire of burning Weaver Fertilizer Plant on Cherry Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., January 31, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a video recorded on January 31, 2022. City of Winston-Salem via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS
NFL-Brady announces retirement from NFL after record-setting career
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest player in NFL history, announced his retirement on Tuesday after a career during which he won a record seven Supe...
Feb 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Jan 16, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) drops back to pass in the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles in a NFC Wild Card playoff football game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Peoria's street crews prepped for the storm
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's Snow Fighters are ready. Sie Maroon, with Peoria Public Works, tells WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", with about a foot of snow in the forecast, they're bringing in extra help....
Feb 01, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Mike Wild)
Collins: A foot of snow possible through Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. -- A winter storm system headed for Central Illinois has prompted the National Weather Service in Lincoln to issue a Winter Storm Warning Tuesday night through Thursday night. Chief Meteo...
Feb 01, 2022 Midwest Communications
Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in U.S. by end-Feb
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech SE are expected to submit an emergency use authorization request as early as Tuesday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for vaccines for child...
Feb 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Michigan, U.S., December 13, 2020. Morry Gash/Pool via REUTERS
Morton crash leaves one person injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Morton Police said one person was hurt Monday evening when a car hit a bicycle. Police said the injured person, a male, was taken to a local hospital in "stable" condition after the co...
Feb 01, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Mistrial declared in murder case after jury deadlocked
PEORIA, Ill. - The jury considering the fate of a Peoria man charged with one of the city's first homicides of 2021 has deadlocked. That's according to our news partner 25 News. A judge Friday night t...
Jan 31, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
NWS: Winter storm to hammer Central Illinois
UPDATED 6:18 P.M. LINCOLN, Ill. - The National Weather Service says it's getting more confident that the Peoria area could see a considerable amount of snow in the coming days. Forecasters in Lincoln ...
Jan 31, 2022 (National Weather Service -- accurate as of 4:30 p.m. 1/31/22)
