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Doobie Brothers coming to the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Coming this summer, the Doobie Brothers. The legendary rock band, including Michael McDonald, is scheduled to perform in the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Saturday, June 24th. Their man...
Julia Bradley Feb 27, 2023 (Peoria Civic Center)
Global teachers training and teaching at PPS
PEORIA, Ill. -- 22 new teachers who moved to Central Illinois from overseas are learning the ins and outs of the American school system, with the help of Peoria District 150. Peoria Public Schools wor...
Julia Bradley Feb 27, 2023 (25 News)
Energy Dept. concludes lab leak most likely cause of COVID pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX News) -- The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provide...
Julia Bradley Feb 27, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Large crowds turn up at Civic Center for two events Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - The Civic Center was the center of attention in Peoria on Sunday. The facility hosted two big events on Sunday. In the Exhibit Hall was the final day of the 2023 Official Spring Home Sh...
TJ Carson Feb 26, 2023 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
UPDATED - Bradley Braves win Missouri Valley Conference Championship
UPDATED 8:25 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - After nearly three decades, the Bradley Braves are regular season champions. The Braves men's basketball team won the outright Missouri Valley Conference title on Sund...
Will Stevenson Feb 26, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Residents opposed to demolishing two Pekin buildings
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County residents are speaking out about a county plan to take claim of, and possible demonlish, two downtown Pekin buildings. They're on the same block in downtown Pekin -- the ...
Will Stevenson Feb 26, 2023 (25 News)
'Everything Everywhere' vies for Hollywood's SAG awards on road to Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dimension-hopping action-adventure "Everything Everywhere All at Once" competes for multiple honors on Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild awards, a glitzy red-carpet ceremony th...
Will Stevenson Feb 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert pose with actor Stephanie Hsu, while holding their nominee medallion for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in the Theatrical Feature Film category for "Everything Everywhere All at Once", at the 75th Annual Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
UPDATE: Blockbuster regular season finale Sunday for Bradley Men's Basketball is SOLD OUT
UPDATED: 12:10 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - It's almost game time! In what could be the biggest game in years for the Bradley University men's basketball team, the Braves are playing rival Drake Sunday for wha...
Will Stevenson Feb 26, 2023 (Bradley University)
Thousands without power as California storms bring rain, snow and cold
(Reuters) - Nearly 85,000 households and businesses were without power in the Los Angeles area on Saturday, as storms continued to pummel parts of California, bringing snow to higher elevations and du...
Will Stevenson Feb 26, 2023 The Los Angeles river during a rare cold winter storm in the Los Angeles area, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
'Dilbert' cartoon dropped after racist rant by creator Scott Adams
(Reuters) - The cartoon "Dilbert" has been dropped from numerous U.S. newspapers in response to a racist rant by its creator on YouTube. Scott Adams called Black Americans a "hate group" and suggested...
Will Stevenson Feb 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Scott Adams, the creator of "Dilbert", the cartoon character that lampoons the absurdities of corporate life, poses with two "Dilbert" characters at a party January 8, 1999 in Pasadena, Calif. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo
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