Category Archives: Top Stories
Man re-arrested after pointing gun Monday at Peoria Police officer. Here's why it happened
PEORIA, Ill. - An Alabama man that was released in accordance with the state's Pretrial Fairness Act after allegedly pointing a gun at a Peoria Police officer is back in jail. The Peoria Police Depart...
Mar 22, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
One person dead after pedestrian struck by train in Galesburg
GALESBURG, Ill. - A pedestrian vs. train accident Thursday evening in Knox County has left one person dead. The Knox County Sheriff's Office says their deputies and Galesburg Police officers responded...
Mar 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Man arrested in Knox County after alleged child sexual assault
GALESBURG, Ill. - Police in Knox County have arrested a man on alleged child sexual assault charges. Both the Knox County Sheriff's Office and the Galesburg Police Department received information abou...
Mar 22, 2024 (Knox County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Judge rips Blagojevich's 'publicity stunt' bid to get court's approval to run for office again. Read the full ruling here
(Capitol News Illinois) - A federal judge this week channeled one of the most famous children's authors of the last century in telling off ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his efforts to regain th...
Mar 22, 2024 Dr. Seuss is quoted in a section from U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger’s 10-page opinion dismissing ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s lawsuit to regain the ability to hold state or local office in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois Illustration by Andrew Adams)
Peoria-based health care company to continue operations during bankruptcy
PEORIA, Ill. - Petersen Health Care says there will be no impact to patients it takes care of as the company goes through bankruptcy. Petersen filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in the U.S. ...
Mar 22, 2024 (Petersen Health Care)
Teenager arrested after shots fired in South Peoria early Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was arrested after multiple shots were fired in South Peoria early Friday morning. Peoria Police says officers responded just after 1:30 A.M. to the area of Wiswall and Madis...
Mar 22, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UK royal Kate says she is having chemotherapy after cancer discovery
LONDON (Reuters) - Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said on Friday she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy after tests taken following major abdominal surgery in January revealed cancer had bee...
Mar 22, 2024 Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge partakes in a Roots of Empathy session during a visit to St. John's Primary School, in Port Glasgow, Scotland, Britain May 11, 2022. Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS/FILE PHOTO
Former Richwoods Knight visits OSF before Hall of Fame induction
PEORIA, Ill. - A former Peoria Richwoods Knight gave back to the community on Friday before he becomes part of the city's sports greats. Sherrick McManis spent 11 years in the National Football League...
Mar 22, 2024 Former Peoria Richwoods Knight and Chicago Bear Sherrick McManis autographs a football for a patient at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Greene files motion to oust House Speaker Johnson
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene wants House Speaker Mike Johnson out. Multiple media outlet reports after the House passed a bill Friday to avert a government shutdown,...
Mar 22, 2024 (Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene via X)
Missing college student Riley Strain found dead in Nashville river
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Missouri college student Riley Strain has been found dead following a two week search, after the 22-year-old went missing in Nashville. Nashville Police say Strain was found in the ...
Mar 22, 2024 Riley Strain (Metro Nashville Police via X)
