Category Archives: Local News
State Farm informs state about hundreds of I-T layoffs
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- State Farm Insurance is notifying the state it will lay off 451 Information Technology employees working at the company's Corporate South offices in Bloomington starting at the en...
Julia Bradley Feb 02, 2023 (State Farm)
PPD: Man arrested for bomb threats at Pere Marquette
UPDATED 12:11 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have made an arrest in connection with a series of bomb threats that forced guests to evacuate the Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown, the most recent th...
Julia Bradley Feb 02, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Past, present, and future of Central Illinois weather to be discussed
PEORIA, Ill. - Storms that dump more water than expected can bring negative effects to an area that is more than just flooding. That's according to state climatologist Trent Ford, who is appearing at ...
TJ Carson Feb 01, 2023 (University of Illinois)
UPDATE: Woman injured in late-afternoon shooting in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was seriously injured late Wednesday afternoon in a shooting in South Peoria. It happened around 3:00 p.m. near the intersection of Laramie and Wiswall. Peoria Police said the w...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (25 News)
Man accused in attack on Planned Parenthood facility makes court appearance
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe man accused of throwing what was believed to be a molotov cocktail into the Peoria Planned Parenthood building can be found to stand trial in the case. A federal judge Wed...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Police warn of another phone scam
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - An all-too-familiar scam once again rears its ugly head -- this time, in a somewhat different form. Police in Peoria Heights say they've been made aware that residents are getti...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Juveniles accused of stealing vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles are accused of stealing a car that ended up causing some damage late Tuesday night. Peoria Police say they were first alerted to the stolen vehicle around 11:20 p.m., when...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 1003 WMBD)
Grand jury charges man in several business hold-ups
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man suspected of committing at least three armed robberies over about a one month period of time. While they were in separate cases, the grand ...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
EV maker Rivian to cut 6% of jobs amid price war -internal memo
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Rivian Automotive is laying off 6% of its workforce in an effort to cut costs as the EV maker, already grappling with falling cash reserves and a weak economy, braces for an i...
TJ Carson Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: R.J. Scaringe, Rivian's 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company's R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Braves NIL collective to raise money for local non-profit
PEORIA, Ill. - When the Bradley Braves men's basketball team performs well, a local non-profit will benefit. The Braves' NIL collective "Home of the Brave" announced on Wednesday that half of new pled...
TJ Carson Feb 01, 2023 (25 News)
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