Category Archives: Top Stories
Water main repair cancels school at Washington Community High
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- There will be no in-person or remote learning on Friday at Washington Community High School due to a water main repair. The district shared on Facebook that the loss of water has a...
Jan 28, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Potential Washington Community High School threat being investigated
WASHINGTON, Ill. - We're learning about a potential security threat at Washington Community High School. The school district posted on social media it was made aware Thursday afternoon of a potential ...
Jan 27, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Four arrested after loaded weapons found
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they arrested four people who allegedly had some loaded weapons in their possession. Police say officers were conducting surveillance on a home Wednesday night after s...
Jan 27, 2022 Midwest Communications
Bustos tours Pekin airport, recipient of new state and federal infrastructure money
PEKIN, Ill. - U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos says two million dollars in federal and mostly state money going to the Pekin Municipal Airport is as important as money going to airports like Peoria's. "The mone...
Jan 27, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
City, Chillicothe Police union reach deal on new contract
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - Police officers in Chillicothe have a new contract. Our news partner 25 News reports both the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 247 and the City Council there have signed off on the ...
Jan 27, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Firefighters union concerned about temporary recent 'alternative response' to ambulance calls
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Firefighters Union is at odds with the city's ambulance provider over a policy they say might have put people having a medical emergency at risk. Earlier this month, Advanced...
Jan 27, 2022
Chicago Bears hire new head coach
UPDATED: 8:02 P.M. CHICAGO, Ill. - The Chicago Bears didn't take long to find their next head coach. Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator Matt Eberflus is getting the job, replacing Matt Nagy. The...
Jan 27, 2022 Chicago Bears
Fiscal stimulus fuels U.S. economy in 2021 to its best performance since 1984
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy notched its strongest growth in nearly four decades in 2021 after the government injected trillions of dollars in COVID-19 relief, and is seen soldiering on thi...
Jan 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Warehouse workers deal with inventory stacked up to the ceiling at an ABT Electronics Facility in Glenview, Illinois, U.S. December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Richa Naidu/File Photo
'Truly grateful' Ben Roethlisberger retires
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger officially retired from football Thursday. In a two-plus minute video posted to Twitter with his wife, Ashley, and three kids, Roethlisberger put an ...
Jan 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Jan 16, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) throws a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half in an AFC Wild Card playoff football game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Biden's nominee to replace Justice Breyer to receive 'prompt' Senate hearing - Schumer
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to replace Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court will receive a "prompt hearing" and will be considered and confirmed by the full Senate wi...
Jan 27, 2022 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) meet with the media following Senate Democratic lunch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
