Jerimiah Pinkins

1 week ago | centralillinoisproud.com | Jerimiah Pinkins |Sheridan Hurtig |Andy Kravetz

PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) — A man is dead after an early morning shooting Friday morning, the Peoria County Coroner said. Coroner Jamie Harwood said a man was found in a car on MacArthur Highway just before 3 a.m. Friday. The car had crashed into a tree between West Johnson Street and West McBean Street. That’s near the RiverWest complex and MLK Park. The coroner said the man had been shot. A WMBD reporter reached out to a spokeswoman from the Peoria Police Department, who has not yet responded.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jerimiah Pinkins

PEORIA, ILL (WMBD) — The Children’s Home Association of Central Illinois is gearing up for a night of fun with the 60th annual cattle auction in September. For 160 years, Children’s Home of Central Illinois has provided resources for at-risk children and teens in the area. The cattle auction is an event designed to raise funds to support the Children’s Home in continuing to provide resources to young people in need.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jerimiah Pinkins

EAST PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) — The Peoria Sunday Morning League is the oldest amateur baseball league in America, and it’s celebrating its 110th season this year. The League will host a special banquet on June 6 to celebrate this historic season at the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria. At the banquet, they’ll also be honoring their 2025 Hall of Fame Class, which includes the 2016 World Series MVP and Sunday Morning League alum Ben Zobrist, who will be the Keynote Speaker for the event.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jerimiah Pinkins

PEORIA, Il (WMBD) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and to round it all out, Ed Betzelberger, a Licensed Behavioral Health Professional with Trillium Place, stopped by the morning show to talk about addiction recovery. Experts say that most of the time, mental health issues and addiction go hand in hand.

2 months ago | centralillinoisproud.com | Jerimiah Pinkins |Jeff Capasso

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — All Elite Wrestling is returning to the Peoria Civic Center on April 2, and “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher joined us live in the studio to tell us more!Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Kyle Fletcher has become one of the fastest rising young stars in all of AEW. At just 26, he has been in the ring with some of the industry’s biggest stars, like Will Ospreay.