Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria man sentenced for attempting to distribute methamphetamine
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend more than a decade in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine. The US Department of Justice says 40-year-old Matthew Miller was sentenced Wednesday to 200...
Sep 26, 2025 courtroom gavel
Sinclair to end boycott of Kimmel show on its ABC stations Friday
(Reuters) -Sinclair Broadcast Group said on Friday it will end its preemption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and the show will return in the evening on Sinclair's nearly 40 ABC-affiliated stations. Sinclair ...
Sep 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Jimmy Kimmel arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo
Netanyahu condemns support for Palestinian state at UN after scores walk out
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries on Friday for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them of sending the message that "murder...
Sep 26, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Peoria non-profit seeks to overcome government hurdles in providing healthy food
PEORIA, Ill. - Local non-profit Peoria Grown got started eight years ago, with a focus on providing healthy food to low-income households. Executive Director Julie Eliathamby tells WMBD's "Greg and Da...
Sep 26, 2025 (peoriagrown.com)
Trump slaps new US tariffs on drugs, trucks and furniture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping new import tariffs, including 100% duties on branded drugs and 25% levies on heavy-duty trucks, set to come into force n...
Sep 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland in Oakland, California, U.S., May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
The Humane Society's annual Bark in the Park is back this weekend
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Bark in the Park returns to Tower Park in Peoria Heights this weekend. Peoria Humane Society's Kitty Yanko says the event, back for a 29th year, has plenty of fun activities for...
Sep 26, 2025 (Peoria Humane Society--Facebook)
Peoria firefighters rescue person from ravine
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to the area of W. Forsythe Court and N. Wildlife Drive Thursday night for a rescue. Battalion Chief Phil Snowden says crews arrived just before 7 p.m., f...
Sep 26, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
"The Wizard of Oz" visits Peoria for Salvation Army fundraiser event
PEORIA, Ill. - A Baseball Hall of Famer made a stop in Peoria to help raise money for a local organization. Former Saint Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith was the guest speaker Thursday night at t...
Sep 25, 2025 Members of the Peoria Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary pose for a photo with Baseball Hall of Famer and former St. Louis Cardinal Ozzie Smith during its annual fundraising dinner. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
EPIC opens career center with technological improvements
PEORIA, Ill. - EPIC is looking to give extra help to a "one stop shop" for those with disabilities seeking jobs in central Illinois. The organization cut the ribbon on Thursday on its new career cente...
Sep 25, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will address the national secur...
Sep 25, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
