Category Archives: Top Stories
One injured after semitruck rollover crash on Route 6
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a local hospital after a semi-truck rollover crash on Route 6 Wednesday morning. Illinois State Police says the crash occurred just after 7:00 A.M. in the southb...
Apr 09, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Washington adding more video gaming machines throughout city
WASHINGTON, Ill. - More video gaming machines will be coming to Washington. The city council on Monday approved adding more machines throughout the city, as well as two new applicants. The Peak and th...
Apr 09, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Top IRS officials join chief in quitting following immigration data deal
(Reuters) -The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service and other top officials are quitting the tax-collecting agency after it struck a deal this week to share data with federal agents on migrants...
Apr 09, 2025 A sign on the International Revenue Service Building is pictured after it was reported the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to fire thousands of workers in the coming days, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
PPD: Teen shot Tuesday night on MacArthur Highway in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A juvenile was shot in Peoria Tuesday night in the area of MacArthur Highway and John Gwynn Jr. Avenue. Police were patrolling the area around 11 p.m., when they found a 14-year-old mal...
Apr 09, 2025 Flashing lights are pictured on an Illinois State Police car. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Dominican Republican nightclub collapse kills at least 113, families look for loved ones
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - A catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital killed at least 113 people on Tuesday and emergency crews were working frantically after night...
Apr 09, 2025 Rescue teams continue working into the night at the site of the collapsed Jet Set nightclub, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Erika Santelices
Trump tariffs kick in, China and Europe hit back
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive 104% duties on Chinese goods, as the European Union...
Apr 09, 2025 A drone view shows trucks as they transport cargo at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, U.S., April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Peoria settles federal lawsuit with Heidelberg estate over rights violations
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is settling a lawsuit filed by the estate of Cleve Heidelberg against the city and several of its police officers. City council on Tuesday night approved a $625,000 s...
Apr 08, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley's new president meets community for first time
PEORIA, Ill. - It's a "new day" in Peoria. That's the phrase used to describe the beginning of James Shadid's tenure as the 13th president of Bradley University. Shadid was introduced to Peoria and th...
Apr 08, 2025 (Bradley University)
One gap closes while another widens for Peoria City Council races after first mail-in ballots counted
PEORIA, Ill. - One Peoria city council race got closer, while the gap grew larger in another, after the first batch of mail-in ballots. Peoria County Election Commission Executive Director Elizabeth G...
Apr 08, 2025
Murder trial for Sangamon County sheriff's deputy could be moving to Peoria County
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The trial of a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy charged with First Degree Murder in the death of Sonya Massey last year could move to Peoria County. At a motion hearing Tuesday in ...
Apr 08, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
