Author Archives: Ed Hammond
One person treated after Christmas morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Fire in an apartment sent one person to a local hospital Christmas morning. Firefighters found smoke coming from the first and second floors of an apartment house at 2730 W. Trewyn Ave....
Ed Hammond Dec 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Bradley holds in-person commencement ceremony
Bradley holds in-person winter commmencement ceremony PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - Bradley University held its first in-person commencement since 2019 Saturday to celebrate this year's winter graduates....
Ed Hammond Dec 19, 2021 25 News
Peoria firefighters respond to apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Smoke and flames were seen coming from a Peoria apartment building. The fire was reported around 5:50 a.m. Sunday at a two-story apartment building in the 2400 block of Gale Avenue. Fir...
Ed Hammond Dec 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Six dead, no hope of more survivors, after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) -Six Amazon.com Inc workers were confirmed dead on Saturday after a series of tornadoes roared through a warehouse near St. Louis, ripping off its roof and causing 11-inch...
Ed Hammond Dec 12, 2021 REUTERS/Drone Base
Driver rescued from apparent hit-and-run accident
PEORIA, Ill. - One driver was trapped inside one of two vehicles involved in a Peoria accident. Peoria firefighters responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash at 8:26 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of...
Ed Hammond Dec 12, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Mason City woman injured, one man dead, after Sangamon County crash
CANTRALL, Ill. - A Sangamon County crash claimed the life of a Greenview, Illinois man and injured a Mason City woman. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. Friday on Route 29 south of Cantrall, about 1...
Ed Hammond Dec 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
One man shot, another stabbed, in Farmington incident
FARMINGTON, Ill. - Two men have been hospitalized after a stabbing and shooting in rural Farmington early Saturday morning. The Fulton County Sheriff's Department says deputies found one male with gun...
Ed Hammond Nov 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
Homicide suspect arrested, victim's autopsy results released
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police have arrested a suspect in connection with a Thanksgiving Day homicide. Police spokesperson Simone Roth says Martarius McGee, 24, turned himself in at the Peoria Police De...
Ed Hammond Nov 27, 2021
Chaos at Atlanta airport as convicted felon's gun goes off, 3 hurt - police
(Reuters) -Authorities searched for a gun owner who fled after his weapon fired by accident at Atlanta's airport, sending terrified travelers bolting onto the tarmac on Saturday, halting flights durin...
Ed Hammond Nov 21, 2021 Twitter/mohiterajas/via REUTERS
Festival of Lights begins in East Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25 NEWS) -- Hundreds came out to "FOLEPI" Saturday to celebrate the start of the holiday season. The East Peoria Festival of Lights Parade returned for its 37th year, and it featured doz...
Ed Hammond Nov 21, 2021 25 News
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