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Decatur man indicted for West Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Decatur man has been indicted on murder charges by a Peoria County grand jury. 22-year-old Lamentae Turner is charged with two counts of murder, a Class M felony. He is also charged w...
TJ Carson Feb 28, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
PPD arrest follows Motor Vehicle Theft in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say a man was arrested for motor vehicle theft on Monday for allegedly stealing a vehicle. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called to N. Gale, near N. S...
Julia Bradley Feb 28, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Economic leaders discuss results from The Big Table
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area economic leaders on Tuesday released a report related to discussions generated through The Big Table. Morton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Leigh Ann Brown says more...
TJ Carson Feb 28, 2023 Joshua Gunn speaking at event to speak of results from The Big Table/T.J. Carson 1470 and 100.3 WMBD
PIA receives Phase 2 Grant for new tower
PEORIA, Ill. -- The US Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced a Phase 2 Grant for the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The $14 million grant, provided through the Infr...
Julia Bradley Feb 28, 2023 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
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)
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)
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