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Federal, local authorities nab wanted Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. — A man wanted for a November shooting was tracked down Wednesday by U.S. Marshals and the Peoria Police Department. Authorities surrounded a home in the 600 block of Spitznagle Ave...
Jeremy Scott Dec 04, 2019

ELITE Holiday Choir rings in season
PEORIA, Ill. — The holiday season was rung in on Wednesday morning by the 2019 edition of the ELITE Youth Outreach Holiday Choir. The group performed for a crowd at the Bonnie Noble Center as EL...
Jeremy Scott Dec 04, 2019

Chicago Mayor in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot paid a visit to Peoria Wednesday. The mayor was the keynote speaker for the Women in Leadership luncheon at Bradley University. In front of a packed b...
Kevin Bessler Dec 04, 2019

BBB warns of bogus charities at the holidays
PEORIA, Ill. — Charitable giving scams target people with big hearts during the holidays. Jessica Tharp, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau in Peoria, told WMBD’s Greg and Dan...
Julia Bradley Dec 04, 2019

‘Serious misconduct’ by Trump takes center stage at hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Judiciary Committee is moving swiftly to weigh findings by fellow lawmakers that President Donald Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain an...
Julia Bradley Dec 04, 2019

Bradley University issues campus alert after robbery
PEORIA, Ill. — Bradley University issued a campus safety alert Tuesday night after a report of a student being robbed at gun point not far from campus. Bradley officials said BU Police were call...
Julia Bradley Dec 04, 2019

East Peoria Taxes Staying Put
EAST PEORIA, Ill. –Taxes will remain the same in East Peoria. The city council Tuesday night voted to keep the tax levy the same through next year. Now that the City Council approved the propose...
Kevin Bessler Dec 03, 2019
Sheen beatification delayed until further notice
PEORIA, Ill. — The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been delayed. The Vatican on Nov. 18 announced the Dec. 21 ceremony, but the Catholic Diocese of Peoria said Tuesday in a statemen...
Jeremy Scott Dec 03, 2019

Student, officer injured in another high school shooting
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) – Police say there’s been another shooting at a Wisconsin high school in which an armed student was confronted by a police officer. The shooting happened Tuesday morning...
Julia Bradley Dec 03, 2019

Center for Prevention of Abuse and CASA form new partnership
PEORIA, Ill. — The Center for Prevention of Abuse expands its services in Pekin. The Center’s Executive Director Carol Merna told WMBD’s Greg and Dan, the agency serves all of centra...
Julia Bradley Dec 03, 2019
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