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Washington homicide victim was stabbed to death
***UPDATE*** Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has identified the victim as 41-year-old Joshua R. Snyder. Hanley said an autopsy Tuesday showed the official cause of death was multiple stab wound...
Jun 30, 2020 (Eyewitness photo)
Morton Dist. 709 plans for in-person instruction
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton students will be in the classroom full-time in the fall. Morton Schools Superintendent Jeff Hill said Monday in a press release that the District 709's School Board has approved...
Jun 30, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Morton business destroyed by fire
MORTON, Ill. -- Fire broke out just after 5:30 p.m. Monday at One Source Equipment Rentals on Detroit Avenue in Morton. A passerby called in the fire while driving on I-155. Thick black smoke was seen...
Jun 30, 2020 (25 News)
Fatal shooting overnight in Peoria
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim as 43-year-old Andre Leathers Sr., of Peoria. A full autopsy was scheduled for late Tuesday. _____________________________________________...
Jun 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 6/29: daily death toll low once again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For the second consecutive day, Illinois from Sunday to Monday saw a 24-hour period COVID-19 death toll in the teens. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 14 deaths i...
Jun 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Washington Police investigating apparent murder
***UPDATE*** Police Chief Mike McCoy said one person is in custody. The WPD originally got a call Monday around 12:30 P.M. regarding a welfare check of a male resident in the apartment complex. Furthe...
Jun 29, 2020 Eyewitness Photo
Local COVID roundup 6/29: more long-term care deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two deaths related to COVID-19 occurred over the weekend in the tri-county. The Peoria City/County Health Department said a Reflections of Washington resident in her 90s and a Universi...
Jun 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Illinois' minimum wage increases July 1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois will see its second minimum wage increase of the year on July 1. The state minimum goes up to $10 an hour on Wednesday. The Illinois Department of Labor suggests minimum ...
Jun 29, 2020 MWC
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump that Interpol rejects
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a t...
Jun 29, 2020 ADDS THAT IRNA IS STATE-RUN: FILE - In this Thursday, June 25, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wis. Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad early this year. That's according to a prosecutor in Tehran who was quoted by to state-run IRNA news agency on Monday, June 29, 2020. The prosecutor said Iran had asked Interpol to issue a “red notice” for Trump and over 30 others. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Vacant home razed after Sunday fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 12:15 p.m. Sunday to a vacant home in the 3400 block of W. Mary Knoll Court on reports of a fire. Upon arrival, crews saw fire coming from the fr...
Jun 29, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
