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Clock change means time to change smoke alarm batteries
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- The end of daylight saving time is a reminder to test and change batteries in smoke alarms. The Office of the State Fire Marshall issued a reminder, that it is time to test and rep...
Oct 31, 2019 MWC-Flicker Photo Credit
Police search for firearm from high school scuffle
PEORIA, Ill. -- Four people were arrested Wednesday after a fight between two individuals outside Richwoods High School which led to a gun falling on the ground, which police were not immediately able...
Oct 31, 2019 Midwest Communications
House approves rules for Trump impeachment probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A sharply divided House has approved the rules for its impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Thursday's near party-line 232-196 roll call was the chamber's first formal vote...
Oct 31, 2019 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gavels as the House votes 232-196 to pass resolution on impeachment procedure to move forward with procedures for the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The resolution would authorize the next stage of impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, including establishing the format for open hearings, giving the House Committee on the Judiciary the final recommendation on impeachment, and allowing President Trump and his lawyers to attend events and question witnesses. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Maroon: Peoria sees first snowy Halloween since 1918
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's snowy start to the last day of October. Peoria Assistant Public Works Director Sie Maroon said Thursday's snowfall was the first time Peoria has seen snow on Halloween in over a c...
Oct 31, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley (file)
Peoria family escapes house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Firefighters were called around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 2300 block of N. Bigelow Street in Peoria. The first companies on the scene found smoke coming from a window on the...
Oct 31, 2019 Midwest Communications
Jury finds teen guilty of murder in June shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A guilty verdict was handed down to Zaveon Marks, the 14-year-old charged in the shooting death of another teen in June. The jury ruled Wednesday that Marks wass guilty of one...
Oct 31, 2019 (25 News)
Peoria robberies target cab Companies & delivery drivers
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police continue to investigate multiple reports of armed robberies in central Peoria, particularly that involved cab companies and delivery drivers. Peoria Public Information Of...
Oct 30, 2019
Illinois Senate votes to cap insulin costs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, - The Illinois Senate approved an initiative to rein in the soaring cost of insulin for diabetes patients. Senate Bill 667, sponsored by State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), wou...
Oct 30, 2019 MWC-IL STATE RADIO PHOTO CREDIT
State report card gives Peoria schools good news, bad news
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools saw a mixed bag in state ratings during the 2018-2019 school year. State report card data released Wednesday showed Calvin Coolidge Middle School improved to unde...
Oct 30, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria Police urge safety on Halloween
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police want to remind the community to have fun and be safe on Halloween. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said there are some tips that parents should keep in mind for thei...
Oct 30, 2019 Midwest Communications
