Category Archives: Top Stories
Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain that forecast...
Sep 15, 2020 AP Photo/Gerald Herbrt
Over $200 million in grants available for Illinois small businesses
CHICAGO -- Business owners in Illinois will be eligible to receive more funding in the form of grants due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, announced Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Applications for the Business ...
Sep 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 9/15: case count remains below 2k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Newly reported positive coronavirus cases throughout Illinois remained Tuesday between 1,000 and 2,000, as the Illinois Department of Public Health said 1,466 people received posi...
Sep 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 9/15: long-term care facility sees 2 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two residents of Apostolic Christian Skylines passed away between Monday and Tuesday from COVID-19, according to the Peoria City/County Health Department. The department did not report...
Sep 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump presides as Israel, 2 Arab states sign historic pacts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring "the dawn of a new Middle East," President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed historic diplomatic pacts with Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that he hopes will lead to a new o...
Sep 15, 2020 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Community invited to have a seat at "The Big Table"
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's time again to set The Big Table. Whereas the first-ever such event, which took place in 2019, was a one-day in-person affair, the 2020 version will be spread out, via Zoom, over f...
Sep 15, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Warriors add Shaun Livingston to Front Office
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Former Golden State Warriors point guard Shaun Livingston is rejoining the organization after being hired as a member of the team's front office, according to Marcus Thompson ...
Sep 15, 2020 Golden State Warriors’ Shaun Livingston plays against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Man shot in Peoria Monday afternoon
PEORIA,Ill. -- A shooting late Monday afternoon left one person injured. Peoria Police said a ShotSpotter alert indicated four rounds were fired about 4:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of W. Third Street. P...
Sep 15, 2020
PPS Superintendent announces plan for some to return to in-person learning
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Public Schools Superintendent announced a plan at Monday night's board meeting to bring certain students back into classrooms. Under Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kher...
Sep 14, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Four Associated Bank locations closing
PEORIA, Ill. -- Associated Bank has four locations in the Peoria area that will be closing in December, according to a letter obtained by WMBD. According to the letter, Associated Bank is selling its ...
Sep 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
