Category Archives: Top Stories
Police arrest woman for series of downtown tire-slashings
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they have arrested a woman they claim slashed tires on at least 20 vehicles parked downtown several days ago. Police say Kierra Lymon, 28, was arrested Saturday mornin...
Nov 20, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
Hero or vigilante? Rittenhouse verdict reignites polarized U.S. gun debate
(Reuters) - Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal on murder charges on Friday opened yet another front in America's longstanding fight over gun rights: Is it acceptable for a teenager to bring an assault-style...
Nov 20, 2021 People react to the verdict in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
East Peoria's "Festival of Lights" begins Saturday with parade
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - What might be a bit of an inconvenience for residents of East Peoria over the next month or so is also something that also creates a lot of tourism and plenty of comfort and joy......
Nov 20, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden fit for duty, polyp removed, says White House physician
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, who underwent a physical examination and colonoscopy on Friday, remains fit for duty and able to execute his responsibilities without any accommodations, his physi...
Nov 20, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he hosts the 74th National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. expands COVID-19 booster eligibility to all adults
(Reuters) - U.S. regulators expanded eligibility for booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines to all adults on Friday, allowing millions more Americans to get additional protection against the virus amid a ...
Nov 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A patient receives their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
County Auditor sues County Board over budget cuts
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Auditor has filed a lawsuit against the county board, over the approval of a budget that slashed her office to just her. Our news partner 25 News reports Jessica Thoma...
Nov 20, 2021 Jessica Thomas (WMBD/Peoria County)
Accident near downtown Peoria kills 1, injures 2
UPDATED PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood is identifying the victim of a two-vehicle crash Friday night in the same area of downtown Peoria where a SUV and a school bus were involved ...
Nov 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Bond set for Bloomington man who led police on two-county chase, standoff
PEORIA, Ill. - The Bloomington man who led police on a chase through Peoria and Tazewell Counties Thursday, then engaged in a two hour standoff, is making his first appearance in court. Peoria County ...
Nov 19, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
Central IL Congressional Reps. react to "Build Back Better" advance
Peoria, Ill -- Central Illinois' representatives in Congress offer starkly different reactions to the advance of the Biden "Build Back Better" agenda in Washington. The nearly $2 trillion bill passed ...
Nov 19, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD
East Peoria man gets federal prison time for meth charge
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man will be spending fifteen years in prison on federal charges of Possession of Methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Joshua Ward, 35, was given the sentence ...
Nov 19, 2021 Peoria County Jail
