Category Archives: Top Stories
Pelosi Announces Official Impeachment Inquiry
(AP) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the House is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Pelosi made the announcement Tuesday from the speaker's office at ...
Sep 24, 2019 (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
IDOT Looking For Snowplow Drivers
IDOT is looking for snowbirds. Snowbird is the Illinois Department of Transportation's annual program that hires temporary full-time and on-call snowplow drivers in the winter. Guy Tridgell, spokesper...
Sep 24, 2019
Trump Says All Nations Have A Duty To Act Against Iran
(AP) -President Donald Trump says all nations have a duty to act against Iran and "no responsible government should subsidize Iran's bloodlust." Trump notes the U.S. has imposed the highest level of s...
Sep 24, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
'Dine In The Dark' To Help The Blind And Visually Impaired
'Dinner In The Dark' for a cause. The upcoming event, in its second year, benefits the Central Illinois Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The Center's Molly Pasley tells WMBD's Greg and Dan ...
Sep 24, 2019
Peorians To Pay New Public Safety Pension Fee
(25 News)--Peoria property owners will be getting a new bill next month, the public safety pension fee. It was approved by city council last year during budget discussions, a plan to raise money for i...
Sep 24, 2019
Lawmakers Discuss Illinois' Vaping Crisis
Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker and other state lawmakers are pushing legislation to ban flavored nicotine in hopes of curbing teen use. But, Attorney General Kwame Raoul says that won't be enough. Raoul s...
Sep 24, 2019 FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, a man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine. Walmart says it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam's Clubs following a string of illnesses and deaths related to vaping. The nation's largest retailer said Friday, Sept. 20 that it will complete its exit from e-cigarettes after selling through current inventory. It cited growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity regarding vaping products. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
PPS Board President Not Seeking Re-Election
Peoria Public Schools board President Dan Adler announced Monday that he will not seek re-election. Adler has served as a representative for District 3 of Peoria Public Schools since July of 2015. Adl...
Sep 23, 2019 MWC-Peoria Public Schools
Child Drowns In Metamora Lake
A Metamora child drowned in a lake Monday morning. According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, at approximately 7:30 a.m., family members reported that 3-year-old Luke Rynearson left their home ...
Sep 23, 2019 Midwest Communications
Peoria's Tireless Project Returns Saturday
The monthly collection of unwanted tires for Peoria residents will resume at JIMAX, located at 2000 W. Clark Street in Peoria. Hours of collection are planned for 9-11 a.m., but once the trailer reach...
Sep 23, 2019
Spain Appointed As House Republican Chairman
Peoria native and State Representative Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) has been appointed as the House Republican Conference Chairman. With this new position, Spain will be a part of House Republican Minority L...
Sep 23, 2019 Rep. Ryan Spain
