Andy Kravetz
Digital Reporter at WMBD-TV (Peoria, IL)
.@WMBDNews digital reporter. former @pjstar. WW kayaker, mtn biker & hockey player. @mizzou & @VanderbiltU alum. Sea turtles rule. Opinions mine.
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5 days ago |
yahoo.com | Andy Kravetz
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria Fire Department is out working hard to protect the community and that includes baby ducks as well. According to a Facebook post, the rescue occurred just before 3 p.m. in the 1000 block of Northeast Adams Street which is in Peoria’s North Valley. There, the ducklings, 11 in all, were stuck in a sewer drain. Firefighters on Truck 1 and Engine 1 responded and led by Capt. Brian Hartmann, rescued the baby ducks which, at press time, were in the care of their mother.
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centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria Fire Department is out working hard to protect the community and that includes baby ducks as well. According to a Facebook post, the rescue occurred in the 1000 block of Northeast Adams Street which is in Peoria’s North Valley. There, the ducklings, 11 in all, were stuck in a sewer drain. Firefighters on Truck 1 and Engine 1 responded and led by Capt. Brian Hartmann, rescued the baby ducks which, at press time, were in the care of their mother.
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yahoo.com | Andy Kravetz
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Richwoods High School graduate kicked off his U.S. Senate bid where he says it started — at his childhood home in Peoria. Standing in the front yard of the North Peoria home Friday morning, located about a mile or so from Richwoods, Raja Krishnamoorthi said the “world-class education” he received and the “community” in Peoria “really shaped who I am today.”In the audience were grade-school and high school classmates of his.
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yahoo.com | Andy Kravetz
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Beginning early Monday, road construction will shutter North University Street as it intersects with West Pioneer Parkway, according to the city’s public works department. The closure is necessary as part of the Pioneer Parkway and University Street Intersection Reconstruction Project and is expected to last five weeks, weather permitting, the department said in a news release.
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mywabashvalley.com | Andy Kravetz
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Peoria County jury found Lamentae Turner guilty in connection with a deadly 2023 shooting. Turner, 24, of Decatur, was convicted of first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a felon after jurors deliberated for two and a half hours. He faces charges in connection with the Jan. 22, 2023, shooting death of Stashaun L. Wheeler, 35, who was found dead at a gas station on West Farmington Road.
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