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08/11/2025

AMC Peoria 14 in Pekin will close its doors for good this Thursday, leaving patrons with only a few days left to catch a film there.

07/12/2024

Check out my interview with Jim Cummings, the voice behind Winnie the Pooh and Tigger.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The voice behind iconic characters like Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, Ray from The Princess and the Frog and plenty of other Disney and Warner Brothers charact…

06/21/2023

01/21/2023

Help spread Noah’s message of Anti-bullying by sharing his story and attending the next Princeville school board meeting Feb 7.

PRINCEVILLE Ill. (WMBD) — Dozens came out to Stevens Square Park in Princeville Saturday morning to show support for one student after being bullied at school. Noah ­­­Guzman is a junior with…

11/14/2022

Very proud to have covered this story!!

PEKIN Ill. (WMBD) — For the first time in 30 years, the Pekin Community High Dragons varsity football team made it to the state quarterfinals. The varsity football team played Lake Zurich hig…

11/13/2022

https://youtu.be/xMdCdlsD0GQ

Pekin community shows up for high school's historic football game

09/05/2022

PEORIA Ill. (WMBD) — After 8 p.m. Sunday, Peoria’s Lou’s Drive-in will be closed until next April. Customers lined up outside the establishment Sunday to put their final orders in…

08/29/2022

East Peoria Duck Race

EAST PEORIA Ill. (WMBD) — For the last 34 years, East Peoria has held the annual Duck Race. A tradition that spans over three decades. Combining community engagement and 30,000 rubber ducks w…

08/15/2022

EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) — The largest disc golf event in the world came to a close on Sunday. Originally started in 2011 with only 105 players, Ledgestone has grown exponentially in the last 12 y…

08/14/2022

Fatal plane crash in Hanna City kills 2

UPDATE (2:15 p.m.) — According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, two individuals are dead after a plane crash in Hanna city. Harwood said that one of the victims died in the crash, and …

08/05/2022

DUNLAP, Ill. (WMBD) — The owner of the German shepherd in a disturbing dog abuse video dated July 7 circulating around social media said she does not know how the footage got online. In the g…