Category Archives: Top Stories
Prosecutors won't seek death penalty for Reinking
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing four people at a Tennessee Waffle House. Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk's office said in a cour...
Jan 08, 2020 Travis Reinking appears at a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Reinking is charged with killing four people during a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville in April. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
U.S. will impose new sanctions on Iran in response to missile attacks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Donald Trump says the U.S. will immediately impose new sanctions on Iran in response to its missile attacks on military bases in Iraq that house American troops. In an ad...
Jan 08, 2020 President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and others looks on. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Peoria rolls out new Public Safety Pension Fee
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria property owners this week are receiving the first of three annual bills for the city's Public Safety Pension Fee. City Manager Patrick Urich told WMBD's Greg and Dan, the fee in...
Jan 08, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD-Julia Bradley
Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176
SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) - A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran in...
Jan 08, 2020 A rescue worker searches the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Man rescued from Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before noon Tuesday to a home in the 1100 E. Melbourne on reports of a fire with an occupant possibly trapped inside. Battalion Chief Nate Rice sai...
Jan 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
East Peoria discussing EastSide Centre improvements
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- City officials in East Peoria are holding preliminary discussions on improvements at EastSide Centre. EastSide Centre, located on Meadows Avenue, hosts tournaments on the national...
Jan 07, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Dept. of Defense issues statement on U.S. base attack
D.C. -- Statement from Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan Hoffman: At approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles agai...
Jan 07, 2020 AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Beware the silent assassin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- It's the kind of gas that is, for all intents and purposes, literally silent but deadly. Furnaces will be putting out more heat with winter's arrival, which means an increased ris...
Jan 07, 2020 MWC-Flicker Photo Credit
Caterpillar implementing temporary layoffs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar has indicated layoffs may be on the horizon in Central Illinois. The company released a statement on Tuesday implementing some temporary layoffs in East Peoria. The stateme...
Jan 07, 2020 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Report: 123 children died in 2019 despite contact with Illinois’ DCFS
CHICAGO (AP) -- A report highlighting persistent problems within Illinois' child welfare agency shows 123 children died in the past fiscal year despite having contact with the Department of Children a...
Jan 07, 2020 (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
