Category Archives: Top Stories
Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations discusses the importance of engagement
PEORIA, Ill. - The Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations met Thursday night and talked about the importance of police and community engagement. Committee Chair Terry Burnside said that it b...
Oct 10, 2019 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Civil War monument set for display
PEORIA, Ill. -- A long lost piece of Peoria's past is set to become a noticeable part of Peoria's present. A ceremony was scheduled for Saturday at Springdale Cemetery to unveil the restored and rebui...
Oct 10, 2019 Courtesy of Bruce Brown
'Big Picture' street festival comes to the Warehouse District Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. --Peoria's Warehouse District will be filled with art this weekend. That's where the Big Picture Street Festival is being held on Saturday. One of the event's organizers, Chuck Gabbert, s...
Oct 10, 2019 Big Picture Peoria/Facebook
Washington woman dies in two-vehicle crash
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A Tazewell County woman is dead after a Wednesday morning crash. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 74-year-old Linda Bedwell was pronounced dead at the scene of an acciden...
Oct 10, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Retiree checks to rise modestly amid push to expand benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) - Social Security says millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6-percent cost-of-living increase in 2020 - and that comes to about $24 more a month more the average retired worker. Th...
Oct 10, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Peoria Park District continues negotiations for solar energy
PEORIA, Ill. -- When the Peoria Park District Board of Trustees met Wednesday night a power purchase agreement for solar equipment was postponed to the next board meeting on October 23rd. The power pu...
Oct 09, 2019 Dalton Kemper/WMBD
Illinois ramps up vehicle vs. deer season awareness
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It's that time of year when drivers need to be extra watchful for deer crossing Illinois roads. Illinois Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Rachel Torbert said, as deer m...
Oct 09, 2019
St. Louis Cardinals advance to the NL Championship Series
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs for the biggest opening inning in postseason history and dealt the Atlanta Braves another playoff heartbreak with a 13-1 rout in decisive Gam...
Oct 09, 2019 MWC-photo credit - St, Louis Cardinals Face Book Page.
Peoria County receives $5.6 million for lead hazard control
PEORIA, Ill. - A new grant will help with children's health in Peoria. The Peoria County Health Department announced on Wednesday that the department has been awarded a grant for lead hazard control. ...
Oct 09, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Downtown to see the Peoria Innovation District
PEORIA, Ill. - Parts of downtown Peoria will be designated as the Peoria Innovation District. Jake Hamann, the Executive Director of the Peoria Innovation Alliance said the area being designated is a ...
Oct 09, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
