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National synchronized skating championships at Peoria Civic Center this week
PEORIA, Ill. - National skating champions will be crowned at the Peoria Civic Center this week. The U.S. Figure Skating Synchronized Skating Championships start Wednesday at the Civic Center, continui...
TJ Carson Feb 28, 2023 RichardBH / CC
Man pleads guilty to reduced charge for 2021 Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man has been sentenced to 27-years in prison for the murder of Bobby King two years ago. Odis Jackson, 27, took a plea deal in Peoria County Court. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a...
Julia Bradley Feb 28, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Masks required again at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Staff, patients and visitors will be required to wear face masks again starting Tuesday (February 28) at OSF HealthCare's St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria due to elevated COVID-19 ...
Julia Bradley Feb 28, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
Peoria man arrested on gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested after a gun was allegedly fired inside a home early Monday morning. Peoria Police were called to the area of N. Gale and W. Richwoods just before 4:30 A.M., fi...
TJ Carson Feb 27, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
White House: No definitive conclusion in US government on COVID origin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There has not been a definitive conclusion and consensus in the U.S. government on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said ...
TJ Carson Feb 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Oklahoma twisters injure 12, leave thousands without power
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Crews in central Oklahoma on Monday were assessing the damage and clearing debris left behind by a string of rare February tornadoes that roared through the area overnight, knockin...
TJ Carson Feb 27, 2023 Cars that were hit by a tornado lay in a pile in a damaged neighborhood in Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. February 27, 2023. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Rollover crash in Peoria leads to arrest
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested after a rollover vehicle crash early Sunday morning. Peoria Police says they responded to the crash in the intersection of NE Adams and Spalding Streets at aro...
TJ Carson Feb 27, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Yellen in surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm US economic aid to Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was in Kyiv on Monday on a surprise visit to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine in its struggle against Russia's invasion and promote U.S. economic ...
TJ Carson Feb 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks on "Next Steps in the Evolution of Development Finance" at a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Gas prices down slightly in the Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in the Peoria area are on a downward trend. GasBuddy in its weekly report says the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas is $3.52. That's down 3.3 cents from last week. T...
TJ Carson Feb 27, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
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)