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Manual High School showcases VR welding equipment
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A way to teach students how to weld in a safe environment is now available at Manual High School. Since the start of the school year, virtual reality welding stations, provided by Caterpillar, Inc., have been installed at the school. The equipment provides a way...
Police reports reveal evidence of embezzlement by former WTVP CEO Lesley Matuszak
The Peoria Police Department would have had probable cause to arrest the former CEO of Peoria's PBS affiliate on embezzlement charges had she not killed herself, according to a recently completed investigation. Police reports obtained by the Journal Star indicate that both police and the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office agreed that there would have been probable cause to arrest Lesley Matuszak, who served as CEO for WTVP from 2019 to her resignation in September 2023, on...
Live in Illinois? Your Social Security Number Probably Stolen Now
Do you live in Illinois? Then you have a very good reason to be concerned. Thanks to a class-action lawsuit, it's been revealed that a background check company had a data breach which compromised nearly 3 billion social security numbers and includes every single citizen in the Land of Lincoln.
‘Keen to unite the winner and their winnings:’ Illinois Lottery searching for Powerball winner as deadline to claim prize approaches
CHICAGO — A lucky Illinois lottery player struck it big during a Powerball drawing last year and officials are searching for the winner as the deadline to cash the ticket is quickly approaching. Illinois lottery officials said a $100,000 winning Powerball ticket for the Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 drawing was sold in September at a Road […]
'Funny, caring, wholesome': East Peoria man celebrated after death from brain cancer
Todd Akers began his career in the 1980s as a third-shift custodian at the Peoria Journal Star. He rose to become the newspaper’s building and purchasing manager before three decades later he began work at District 50 schools in Washington. “He started working (at the JS) when he was pretty young, maybe 19...
Metamora welcomes silver medalist Anna Peplowski home
METAMORA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Welcome home, Anna Peplowski. The chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A” were loud in the Metamora High School’s Toepke Gymnasium and central Illinoisians welcomed the silver medalist home on Friday night. Peplowski sat in a fire truck and waved to fans along a route from her Riverview Grade School in Germantown Hills to […]
25 Sports Friday - August 16, 2024
(25News Now) - She’s Metamora’s first ever Olympian, and Olympian medalist. After winning a Silver Medal in the 4 x 200 freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics, Anna Peplowski returned home to a fervent crowd all waiting to meet the hometown Olympian. The Pekin Dragons were the next...
Mosquitoes Positive for West Nile Virus Confirmed in McDonough County
The McDonough County Health Department has been conducting mosquito surveillance and. testing for West Nile virus. A batch of mosquitoes has been confirmed to have tested positive for. West Nile virus. The mosquitoes that tested positive were collected August 13, 2024, in. Bushnell. West Nile virus can be transmitted through...
Inaugural Coach Rodney Blue Charitable Run on Sept. 14
The Carl Sandburg College Foundation will host the inaugural Coach Rodney Blue Charitable Run at 8 a.m. Sept. 14 on the Galesburg campus to honor the late Chargers cross country coach and support his legacy for future cross country student-athletes at Sandburg. Runners and walkers of all ages and skill...
Boot Camp: New Washington coaches hope to keep old Panther winning ways
WASHINGTON, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — There are new coaches in Washington but they home to keep the status quo when it comes to winning. After 27 years as an assistant coach, Todd Stevens is the Panthers head coach succeeding the retired Darrell Crouch. And former Eureka College head coach Kurt Barth is now Washington’s offensive coordinator. […]
Washington ‘Mom’s Night’ practice still popular with players, coaches, mothers
WASHINGTON, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Ten seasons and still going strong. Mothers of Washington High School football players were invited to a preseason practice Thursday night. And they did more than just watch. The moms helped stripe their son’s helmets, they learned about rules, equipment and the positions on the field. There were “roughly 80 moms” […]
Turner's single in the 9th gives Phillies 3-2 win over Nationals
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner hit a bases-loaded single to the base of the wall over a drawn-in outfield in the bottom of the ninth and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Washington 3-2 on Friday night after the Nationals tied the game with two runs in the top of the inning.Turner finished with three singles and a double, and Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto also drove in runs for Philadelphia, which won its third straight and steadied itself after losing 16 of 23 games after the All-Star break. The Phillies, 41-22 at home, entered the game with a seven-game lead over the...
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