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Bradley President Apologizes After Comments On Racial Tensions Draw Backlash

Bradley University President Stephen Standifird is apologizing and announcing changes after a statement he issued earlier this week regarding recent…

55-unit housing plan for families experiencing homelessness clears Planning and Zoning Commission

The Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission has unanimously approved a proposal to convert the former Methodist College building on St. Marks Court into 55 permanent supportive housing units for people experiencing homelessness.

Conviction Vacated, New Trial Granted for Cleve Heidelberg

Twenty minutes was all it took for a Peoria County Judge to vacate a man’s 47-year-old murder conviction.Family and attorneys representing Cleve…

Expert: North Korea is Using Trump Talks to Normalize Itself as Nuclear Power

An expert on Korean affairs says North Korea is far closer to its goal of normalizing itself than the U.S. is in its aim of denuclearizing the autocratic…

New Princeville Clinic Offering COVID-19 Testing Geared For Migrant Farm Workers

A new federally-qualified health center will offer free drive-thru COVID-19 testing to rural Peoria County residents Tuesday and Wednesday.The Community…

The new "Braves Delivery" Ottobot from Pringle Robotics is seen here outside their Campustown office.

Ordering food from Campustown? There's now an app (and robot) for that

Child care provider Pat Alexander helps children, Isaiah, left, and Hector, right, identify various types of dinosaurs at her child care center in Elk Grove, Calif. At home visitation services in Central Illinois are helping parents monitor children's development at home, closing transportation gaps.

Junior League offers educational sessions for children's behavioral health

The Junior League of Peoria is bringing back the Healthy Minds, Healthy Neighborhoods program with mental health training for parents.

Mike Rundle

Mike Rundle is a correspondent at WCBU. He joined the station in 2020.

Demolition of the former Harrison School on W. Krause Ave. is currently underway. The former McKinley School demolition is completed.

Once considered eyesores, the Harrison and McKinley School sites are now attracting significant redevelopment interest

When the wrecking ball is gone, the land will remain. The possibilities are generating a lot of conversation, or more specifically, roundtable discussions.

Kayla Fannon's children with a memorial to their mother

On the third anniversary of Kayla Fannon's death, her family still grapples with her loss

Peoria woman Kayla Fannon was killed by an ex-boyfriend three years ago, leaving four children and a grieving community behind.

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