Category Archives: Top Stories
Dr. Kasper: Omicron gets the attention, but Delta still the most prevalent
PEORIA, Ill. - A local medical expert says while the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is getting our attention, it's still not the variant that's the big problem yet. Doctor Doug Kasper with the U of I Col...
Dec 07, 2021 Ben Pollard/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria Mayor hopes to lead push to buy more time for pension obligations
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria's Mayor now wants to take a leadership role in pushing the timeline for Illinois pension obligations. Mayor Rita Ali says she wants to be the one to bring mayors together from ac...
Dec 07, 2021 (City of Peoria)
Amazon's Prime, Ring and other apps were down Tuesday
(Reuters) -A major outage disrupted Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, Robinhood, a wide range of apps and Amazon.com Inc's e-commerc...
Dec 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The logo for Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Rodney Carrington coming to Peoria Civic Center in 2022
PEORIA, Ill. - A country singer and comedian is the next well-known act coming to the Peoria Civic Center. The civic center says Rodney Carrington will do a show for mature audiences only on March 11,...
Dec 07, 2021 (Peoria Civic Center)
Biden, Putin begin talks after U.S. warns of toughest sanctions yet if Russia invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Joe Biden began a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Russian state television said, after U.S. officials warned Moscow could be ...
Dec 07, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with U.S. President Joe Biden via a video link in Sochi, Russia December 7, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. observes 80th anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor
(Reuters) -The United States will mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Tuesday. The attack on Dec. 7, 1941, shook a country that had been...
Dec 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The USS Arizona Memorial can be seen from a shuttle boat during the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry/File Photo
Update: Water main repairs made near War Memorial; boil order still in place
PEORIA, Ill. -- A water main break left part of War Memorial Drive near the McClugage Bridge icy and slick Monday night. The break occurred on Harvard Avenue, sending water down the hill to War Memori...
Dec 07, 2021 (25 News)
Officials hopeful new federal grant program can fund PIA air traffic control tower replacement
PEORIA, Ill. - Local officials and lawmakers are hopeful the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act can mean a rebuild of the air traffic control tower at Peoria International Airport....
Dec 06, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Smashing Pumpkins to headline Summer Camp Music Festival
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - The Smashing Pumpkins are coming to the Summer Camp Music Festival next year. Organizers of the festival at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe say in a social media post the Billy C...
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Illinois Republican pushes bill to ban vaccine mandates in the state
Peoria, Ill -- One Republican state lawmaker in Illinois thinks he can gather support behind a proposed statewide ban on vaccine mandates. The so-called "Freedom Act" (HB 4239) would make it, "unlawfu...
Dec 06, 2021 State Rep. Adam Niemberg (Illinois General Assembly)
