Category Archives: (1470 & 100.3 WMBD) All Stations

Avanti’s favorites coming to the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. – Fans attending events at the Peoria Civic Center will have a new option for grabbing a bite to eat. Avanti's will be opening a stand in Carver Arena. A grand opening is scheduled ...
Julia Bradley Dec 13, 2023

Peoria Council considers options for anti-violence funding
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria City Council members spent a portion of their regular meeting on Tuesday discussing what to do with the latest round of violence prevention funding. Around $1.2 million is ...
Julia Bradley Dec 13, 2023

As deadline looms, assault weapons registration rules still unresolved
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Firearm owners in Illinois will have to wait at least another month before knowing exactly what items they must register with the Illinois State Police unde...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2023

UPDATE: Judge orders man charged with Pekin child death to remain in jail
UPDATED 6:22 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. – A Pekin man accused of killing his infant daughter will remain behind bars. As required by the state’s new Pretrial Fairness Act, a Tazewell County judge Tu...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2023

Restaurant owner admits to sales tax evasion
PEORIA, Ill. – The owner of a Vietnamese restaurant near the Bradley University campus has pleaded guilty to sales tax evasion. Peoria County Court records indicate Linh Luong, 54, made the plea...
Will Stevenson Dec 12, 2023

UPDATE: Man seriously injured in Peoria shooting Monday night
PEORIA, Ill. - A shooting left a man seriously injured Monday night, not far from Bradley University. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called around 6:35 p.m. to the area of C...
Julia Bradley Dec 12, 2023

UPDATE: Testimony begins in child death trial
UPDATED 11:54 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. – Testimony is underway in the trial of one of two people accused of killing eight-year-old Navin Jones more than a year and a half ago. Brandon Walker, 42, is be...
Julia Bradley Dec 12, 2023

Secretary of State helps launch first-of-its-kind state ID program for inmates exiting Cook County Jail
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Certain detainees leaving Cook County jail will now be given a state ID card upon release in a new pilot program announced Monday by Sheriff Tom Dart and Illinois Sec...
Will Stevenson Dec 11, 2023

Former Peoria County K-9 passes away
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – The Peoria County Sheriffs Department is honoring a fallen hero of the four-legged variety. The department says K-9 Deputy “Tim” passed away over the weekend. &...
Will Stevenson Dec 11, 2023

ACLU concerned about ‘dissolution’ of WTVP; station board chairman says ‘categorically false’
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is calling for leadership changes at public television station WTVP. In a statement released Monday, the chapter is raisin...
TJ Carson Dec 11, 2023
