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Covers:  crime, government, courts, military
Doesn't Cover: pretty nothing but I focus on those above..
.@WMBDNews digital reporter. former @pjstar. WW kayaker, mtn biker & hockey player. @mizzou & @VanderbiltU alum. Sea turtles rule. Opinions mine.

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QCA gas prices remain high ahead of Labor Day weekend

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By Andy Kravetz Verified
| WHBF-TV (Rock Island,IL) Verified
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Gas prices on Labor Day weekend will be at their highest level in decades, according to a website that monitors such price fluctuations.
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SUV crashes into North Peoria tobacco store Original

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By Andy Kravetz Verified
| CentralIllinoisProud.com Verified
by: Andy Kravetz Posted: Sep 2, 2026 / 08:47 AM CDT Updated: Sep 2, 2026 / 08:47 AM CDT PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after crashing their SUV into a North Peoria tobacco store on Wednesday morning. The collision at JB Hawks Discount Tobacco and Vape, located in the Tanglewood Shopping Center, occurred around 7:30 a.m. and involved a single white Ford Escape, which appeared to have driven through the store’s front door.
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What’s on your Table? | Ep. 40: Farmington Pizza Co.

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By Andy Kravetz Verified
| CentralIllinoisProud.com Verified
FARMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — For a home-cooked bread, a slice of pizza and some out-of-this-world onion rings, the crew headed to Farmington as part of the Fright Night Bites series. Last week the Farmers of Farmington High School took on Stark County Rebels, which was Sports Director Kurt Pegler‘s Game Day Match-Up And to celebrate football, we are taking What’s on Your Table? on the road and hitting the areas where the student athletes will go eat.
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