Category Archives: Top Stories
Feed the birds, even during winter
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As birds fly south for the winter, the University of Illinois Extension is reminding you to make sure your house is a stopping point. Keeping your feeder full throughout the cold ...
Rick Hirschmann Dec 23, 2019 Midwest Communications
LaHood opponent withdraws
PEORIA, Ill. -- Rep. Darin LaHood's Democratic opponent has dropped out of the race. Mark Haasis announced via Facebook he will not be challenging LaHood for Illinois's 18th District seat. Haasis said...
Rick Hirschmann Dec 23, 2019 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Fatal crash in Fulton County leads to one DUI arrest
CUBA, Ill. -- A drunk driving crash north of Cuba has left three people dead. The incident happened around 8:45 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Illinois Route 97 and Route 9. According to the Fulto...
Mike Sabol Dec 22, 2019 Midwest Communications
US heads to court to build Trump border wall in Texas
HOUSTON (AP) - The U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize the private land it needs to build a border wall in South Texas. The Justice Department has filed three lawsuits so far this month...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2019 FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2019, file photo the first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border in Donna, Texas. A federal appeals court hears arguments against diverting Pentagon money for border wall construction as time runs out. It says the Trump administration has moved quickly to spend the money after the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal to prevent work from starting in July. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of Union
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 4, 2020. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to the president on Friday, formally i...
Mike Sabol Dec 21, 2019
Man sentenced to 80 years for 2018 Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria man convicted of a fatal shooting in 2018 was sentenced to 80 years in prison Friday. Jamie Weyrick was found guilty November 6 in the shooting death of Terrance Stone, after ...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Dream Center Peoria opens fourth floor
PEORIA, Ill. -- A sea of people gathered on the fourth floor of Dream Center Peoria to see the renovated space. Andy King, Executive Director of Dream Center Peoria, said the new fourth floor has been...
Kristina Leahy Dec 20, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Illinois increases penalty for Scott's Law violations in 2020
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the new year just days away, Illinois drivers need to make sure they know Scott's Law. Illinois State Police Sergeant Tony Halsey said the fine for not moving over for state troop...
Julia Bradley Dec 20, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD
KB Strong donates $30,000 for brain tumor research
PEORIA, Ill. -- The legacy of Washington Community High School basketball coach Kevin Brown lives on through the KB Strong Foundation. In six months, the KB Strong Foundation raised $30,000 that was d...
Kristina Leahy Dec 20, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria Zoo says goodbye to female tiger
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Park District officials have announced one of Peoria Zoo's female tigers, Sasha, was transferred Thursday to the Louisville Zoo. The transfer was recommended in the 2019 Amur Ti...
Julia Bradley Dec 20, 2019 Peoria Zoo