Author Archives: TJ Carson
Man pleads guilty for connection to fatal downtown Peoria shooting in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a fatal shooting nearly two years ago in downtown Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 42-year-old Larcorles Edwa...
Mar 30, 2026 courtroom gavel
Dumpster fire put out on Peoria's South Side early Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a dumpster fire in South Peoria early Monday morning is undetermined at this time. Peoria Fire says crews responded just after 5:45 A.M. to the area of Starr and Ligonier, ...
Mar 30, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Road construction projects start to ramp up as April approaches
PEORIA, Ill. - Numerous construction projects are slated to begin or continue next week. The Cedar St. Bridge rehabilitation project is planned to continue on Wednesday. That's when both directions wi...
Mar 28, 2026 Midwest Communications
South Peoria home damaged by basement fire Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a South Peoria house fire late Friday night is under investigation. Peoria Fire says crews were dispatched just after 11:15 P.M. to the area of Proctor and Griswold, findin...
Mar 28, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Lawmakers seek measure to make small-scale plug-in solar panels available to renters
Article Summary A bill to allow for small, plug-in solar panel systems is moving through the Senate, which would open access to solar power for renters and others who can't install rooftop solar panel...
Mar 28, 2026 Kavi Chintham of Voter Solar gestures at a 391-watt plug-in solar panel and battery at a Thursday news conference about a bill to expand access to plug-in solar panel systems. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Nikoel Hytrek)
Peoria man arrested after drug bust at his North Valley home
PEORIA, Ill. - Prosecutors have charged a man with multiple felony drug offenses after a drug bust at his Peoria home. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says charges against 43-year-old Edwa...
Mar 28, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Pair accused in East Peoria home invasion and sexual assault must remain in jail
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - The two men accused in a home invasion and sexual assault in East Peoria that ended up in a police standoff in Peoria on Thursday must stay in jail. 25 News reports Tazewell Co...
Mar 28, 2026 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Center for Prevention of Abuse breaks ground on new Pekin location
PEKIN, Ill. - An expanded emergency shelter from the Center for Prevention of Abuse is coming to Pekin. Community leaders broke ground on the new Carol House of Hope, located on South 2nd St., Friday ...
Mar 27, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charge after Florida rollover crash
March 27 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence on Friday after his Land Rover rolled over on a two-lane road near his Jupiter Island home in Florida, the Mart...
Mar 27, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 8, 2023 Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts after holing his bogey putt on the 17th green during the second round REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Barn total loss after fire in Toulon
TOULON, Ill. - Several goats were rescued from a barn fire Thursday afternoon in Toulon. Toulon Fire says crews were called to the 900 block of Main just after 4:15 P.M., finding a two-story barn with...
Mar 27, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
