Author Archives: Dalton Kemper

Ginger Baker, Cream's drummer, dies at 80
LONDON (AP) - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, died Sunday at age 80, his family said. Baker wielded his blues powe...
Dalton Kemper Oct 06, 2019 AP Photo/MJ Kim
Shooting in Kansas City bar overnight
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say a gunman entered a Kansas City, Kansas, bar and shot nine people, fatally wounding four. KSHB-TV reports that officers were called Sunday at 1:30 a.m. to the T...
Dalton Kemper Oct 06, 2019

Multiple Injuries In Accident Sunday Morning
Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics were dispatched to 700 W. Crestwood Dr. at 8:11 A.M. Sunday morning for a two-vehicle collision with entrapment. Upon arrival, Firefighter/Paramedics found that it w...
Dalton Kemper Sep 22, 2019 Midwest Communications

UPDATE: Peoria 19th Homicide Suspect Turns Himself In
Xavier Blake, the man identified as the primary suspect in the 19th Peoria homicide of 2019, turned himself in to the Peoria Police Department on Friday around noon. Blake, 34, was identified as the p...
Dalton Kemper Sep 15, 2019

Trash Can Set On Fire Inside Hines School Wednesday
Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics responded to Hines School at 4603 N. Knoxville on Wednesday around 3:30 P.M. to a report of a trash can on fire inside the school. Upon arrival, Firefighters found t...
Dalton Kemper Sep 11, 2019

Oyler Update: Councilman Pleads Not Guilty
Peoria City Councilman Zach Oyler pleaded not guilty to domestic battery charges Wednesday morning in court. Oyler was arrested on July 30 on charges of aggravated domestic battery, interfering with a...
Dalton Kemper Sep 11, 2019 Peoria County Sheriff's Office

Fire Early Sunday Morning On North Central In Peoria
Peoria Firefighters/Paramedics responded to a report of a fire at 2009 N. Central Ave. at 3:53 A.M. Sunday morning. Heavy smoke and fire were coming from the roof at the front corner at the single sto...
Dalton Kemper Sep 08, 2019 Midwest Communications

Fire At Peoria Home Overnight
Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded to a fire at 911 S. Louisa St. around 2:30 A.M. Sunday morning. When firefighters arrived, the two residents had self evacuated after smelling smoke. Smoke was ...
Dalton Kemper Aug 25, 2019 Midwest Communications
Peoria Firefighters Extricate Driver From Car After Accident
Peoria Firefighter Paramedics were dispatched to 9901 Allen Road around 9:00 P.M. Saturday for a car in a ditch. There was a single car accident in a water runoff ditch and the first responders on the...
Dalton Kemper Aug 18, 2019
16th Peoria Homicide Of 2019
After suffering a serious head injury to the back of her head on Monday, August 12th, Theresa Ann Simmons died on Saturday afternoon as a result of her injuries. The 63-year-old, of West Loucks Ave., ...
Dalton Kemper Aug 18, 2019


