Category Archives: (1470 & 100.3 WMBD) Breaking News
Pekin mayor says data center project will not move forward
PEKIN, Ill. – A proposed data center project for the city of Pekin will not move forward. During Monday night's city council meeting, Mayor Mary Burress made the announcement via a prepared stat...
Mar 09, 2026
Bradley University adding new women’s sports opportunities
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University is expanding competitive sports opportunities for women with the addition of five new Premier Club Sports, an investment that President James Shadid says strengthens ...
Mar 04, 2026
Illinois Gaming Board approves plans for new Par-A-Dice casino on a barge
CHICAGO, Ill. – Boyd Gaming has received the go-ahead with plans to build a new Par-A-Dice casino in East Peoria. In a special session Thursday morning, the Illinois Gaming Board unanimously app...
Feb 26, 2026
Peoria seeks to dismiss litigation against Boyd Gaming over Par-A-Dice plans
PEORIA, Ill. – The city of Peoria is looking to dismiss its lawsuit against Boyd Gaming regarding the proposed Par-A-Dice casino redevelopment plans. A Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss the case was...
Feb 16, 2026
Sean Grayson receives maximum sentence for murder of Sonya Massey
Former Sangamon County deputy was convicted of second-degree murder Editor's note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Times and republished with permission. By DEAN OLSEN Illinois Tim...
Jan 29, 2026
US seizes Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more ...
Jan 07, 2026
17-year-old dies after shooting at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. – A teenager has died after being shot at a Peoria apartment complex late Saturday night. Peoria Police says officers responded to reports of two gunshot victims at the Lexington Hi...
Nov 23, 2025
Fiery crash in Peoria’s West Bluff sends multiple people to hospital
PEORIA, Ill. – Five people were taken to a local hospital after a multi-vehicle fiery crash in Peoria's West Bluff on Sunday night. Peoria Police says three vehicles had crashed just after 6:30 ...
Nov 16, 2025
US Senate on verge of advancing bill to end federal shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Sunday appeared poised to move forward with a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a 40-day shutdown that has sidelined federal workers...
Nov 09, 2025
Dick Cheney, powerful former US vice president who pushed for Iraq war, dies at 84
(Reuters) -Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 who was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history has died at a...
Nov 04, 2025
