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Interstate crash claims a life
MORTON, Ill. — One person died after a crash on I-155. Illinois State Police say the driver of a Chevrolet Trailblazer was traveling northbound in the southbound lane of I-155 around 6:40 Friday...
Kristina Leahy Feb 08, 2020
Country Cares Radiothon Raises Money For St. Jude kids
PEORIA, Ill. — Stretching back decades Peoria has had a strong connection to kids of St. Jude. This year was no exception. WMBD sister media outlet 104.9 The Wolf raised over $76,000 for the kid...
Mike Sabol Feb 07, 2020
Juvenile arrested for Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — A teenager was taken into custody for shooting a man in the leg. Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert on Sunday Feb. 2, just after 10:00 p.m. While on their way to the s...
Kristina Leahy Feb 07, 2020
Spacecraft named after Bradley alumnus
PEORIA. Ill. — A space station cargo capsule set to launch to the International Space Station is named after a graduate of Bradley University. Major Robert Lawrence Jr. graduated from Bradley in...
Kristina Leahy Feb 07, 2020
Detours ahead: getting ready for the Murray Baker closure
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Have you figured out your detours? The countdown clock is down to under two months until the Murray Baker Bridge is closed until the end of October. The East Peoria Chamber o...
Jeremy Scott Feb 07, 2020
County Cares Radiothon benefits St. Jude Kids
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria has a strong connection to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, that stretches back decades. WMBD sister media outlet 104.9 The Wolf has raise...
Julia Bradley Feb 07, 2020
U.S. employers add 225K jobs in January
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hiring jumped at the beginning of the year as U.S. employers added 225,000 jobs. The Labor Department also says a half-million people streamed into the job market in January, t...
Julia Bradley Feb 07, 2020
Peoria man stabbed in the chest
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded around 12:30 a.m. Friday to the 3000 block of W. Ann on reports of a man being stabbed in the chest. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a do...
Julia Bradley Feb 07, 2020
Arrest follows Pekin High School crash
PEKIN, Ill. — 63-year-old David Mason faces several charges, including DUI and resisting arrest, after crashing into Pekin Community High School Wednesday night. The Tazewell County Sheriff̵...
Julia Bradley Feb 07, 2020
Honoring a Peoria basketball legend
PEORIA, Ill. — A sea of family, friends, and community members gathered Thursday to honor Manual High School graduate and hoops star, Howard Nathan Jr., with a street sign. The sign, at the corn...
Kristina Leahy Feb 06, 2020

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