Author Archives: Ed Hammond
JOLT Harm Reduction moves to new location
PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - A local organization - aimed at healing communities - is expanding into a bigger, better building. JOLT Harm Reduction said goodbye to its old building on Northeast Adams St...
Ed Hammond Jan 16, 2022
Winter break extended for Peoria Public Schools
PEORIA, Ill. - A surge in COVID-19 cases locally and across the nation has resulted in a schedule change for Peoria Public Schools. The school district announced Sunday the current winter break will b...
Ed Hammond Jan 02, 2022 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Winter Storm leaves behind icy roads, colder weather
PEORIA, Ill. - A New Year's Day winter storm resulted in as much as 5 inches of snow in some areas of Central Illinois and left behind snow packed and icy roads and the promise of colder weather ahead...
Ed Hammond Jan 02, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley (file)
Snow removal efforts continue, collision alert issued
UPDATED 1/4/22 Peoria County officials say the Collision Alert was lifted as of 11:08 a.m. Tuesday, January 4. ---------------------------- Peoria, Ill. - Peoria County has issued a traffic collision ...
Ed Hammond Jan 02, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
One person seriously injured in East Bluff house fire
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. -Four people escaped a Peoria house fire, but one of them was injured seriously. Firefighters arrived at 1900 N. Dechman Ave. at 9:39 a.m. Sunday to see fire coming from a second...
Ed Hammond Dec 26, 2021 1470 and 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
One person treated after Christmas morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Fire in an apartment sent one person to a local hospital Christmas morning. Firefighters found smoke coming from the first and second floors of an apartment house at 2730 W. Trewyn Ave....
Ed Hammond Dec 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Bradley holds in-person commencement ceremony
Bradley holds in-person winter commmencement ceremony PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - Bradley University held its first in-person commencement since 2019 Saturday to celebrate this year's winter graduates....
Ed Hammond Dec 19, 2021 25 News
Peoria firefighters respond to apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Smoke and flames were seen coming from a Peoria apartment building. The fire was reported around 5:50 a.m. Sunday at a two-story apartment building in the 2400 block of Gale Avenue. Fir...
Ed Hammond Dec 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Six dead, no hope of more survivors, after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) -Six Amazon.com Inc workers were confirmed dead on Saturday after a series of tornadoes roared through a warehouse near St. Louis, ripping off its roof and causing 11-inch...
Ed Hammond Dec 12, 2021 REUTERS/Drone Base
Driver rescued from apparent hit-and-run accident
PEORIA, Ill. - One driver was trapped inside one of two vehicles involved in a Peoria accident. Peoria firefighters responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash at 8:26 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of...
Ed Hammond Dec 12, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock