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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- PNC Bank's Grow Up Great program is a $500 million bilingual initiative to invest in early childhood education, and it's celebrating it's 20th anniversary. To celebrate, they granted the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center in downtown Peoria $75,000 to build an outdoor learning center, allowing kids to spend more time outside and use it to explore their wonders. Brian Ray, regional president for the bank, annou…See the Story
Celebrating 20 years by giving back to young minds
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Peoria man received an 81-month jail sentence followed by a three-year period of supervised release for being a felon in possession of several guns and intent to distribute drugs. A statement from the Illinois Central District Attorney's Office says that 28-year-old Detrey Robinson was sentenced for one count for felon in possession of a firearm, one count for possession of a machine gun, one count for possession of a co…See the Story
Peoria man sentenced to over 6 years for drug and gun offenses
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaEAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- In a recent Facebook post, East Peoria's city government stated that locks will no longer be tolerated on the Riverfront Park fence. Over 1,000 locks were recently removed from the fence, according to East Peoria Mayor John Kahl. The locks came to be seen as a symbolic gesture of love, which originated in France. However, Kahl said the locks were actually weighing down the fence, and causing structural issues. He adde…See the Story
East Peoria Mayor addresses locks being removed from Riverfront Park
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaEAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Patrick Patterson has worked for the East Peoria Police Department in a variety of positions, but he has now been promoted to the rank of Sergeant. The swearing-in took place in the council chambers of city hall, with those in attendance including Police Chief David Catton, East Peoria Mayor John Kahl, as well as friends, family and colleagues of Patterson. Patterson has worked for the department for the last 13 years…See the Story
New Sergeant sworn in for the East Peoria Police Department
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Golf · PeoriaKNOX COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) -- The Knox County Sheriff's Office arrested two men for their alleged connection to a fight on Tuesday. According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to a fight involving a bat and a golf club near Knoxville, a city in the middle part of the county. When deputies arrived, they located a man with injuries on his face and a woman with injuries on her shin. The woman was treated on the scene by first responders and…See the Story
Fight with bat and golf club lead to two arrests in Knox County
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A poor choice and a lack of judgement sent a Peoria woman to prison for 14 years for killing another woman nearly two years ago. Kaitlyn Taylor cried as she spoke to Peoria County Circuit Judge John Vespa saying there wasn't a day that went by that she didn't beat herself up for the tragic July 2, 2022, death of her roommate, 21-year-old Mariah Faith-Moss. She turned to talk to Moss' family and apologized. Crying was then …See the Story
Peoria woman’s ‘unreasonable’ choice leads to 14 years in prison for deadly shooting
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Salvation Army · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Hope to Dream has collaborated with Salvation Army to provide a good night's sleep for Central Illinois kids. A Salvation Army news release states that 135 new Serta and Beautyrest mattresses provided by Serta Simmons Bedding will soon be available to needy Central Illinois families with children under 16-years-old. “The impact of this collaboration goes beyond a good night’s sleep for children,” said Major Heath Sells, P…See the Story
Salvation Army to donate 135 mattresses for Central Illinois kids
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