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PEORIA, Ill. - Dr. Kiran Velpula will fill the at-large Peoria City Council seat, vacated when Rita Ali became mayor. Council on Saturday convened a special meeting, going into executive session to di...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police are searching for the driver of a tan Chevrolet Trailblazer who struck a pedestrian last Saturday, June 5. The incident happened just after 10:30 a.m. in the 100 blo...

PEORIA, Ill. — On the same day Illinois moved into Phase 5 of Restore Illinois, the Peoria City/County Health Department reported just four new COVID-19 cases across the tri-county area. Woodfor...

TREMONT, Ill. — After COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 Tremont Turkey Festival, the event is back this weekend as Illinois fully reopens. Crowds of people have already started floodi...

CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) – A Group of Seven plan to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries lacks ambition, is far too slow and shows Western leaders are not yet up to t...

UPDATE (9:54 a.m.) PEORIA, ILL. –Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said 34-year-old Kimberly Anderson, who was reported missing Thursday, has been found and is okay. ——...

PEORIA, Ill. — It was Sun., March 15, 2020 Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a mandatory shutdown of all dine-in options until further notice. On that day, WMBD News talked to three area people invol...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 62,268 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered Wednesday in the state. That is an uptick from the cu...

PEORIA, Ill. — Friday’s full reopening of Illinois brings to an end roughly 15 months of restrictions outside the home. This means the ability to gather with friends, family, and acquainta...