Category Archives: Local News
Male juveniles injured in South Peoria shooting Monday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - A pair of male juveniles were injured after shots were fired in South Peoria on Monday afternoon. Peoria Police responded just after 3:00 P.M. to the area of Starr and Ligonier, finding...
Oct 27, 2025
Grayson takes stand to testify at his murder trial as it enters second week
PEORIA, Ill. - The second week of the Sean Grayson murder trial begins with the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy taking the stand. Grayson is charged with First Degree Murder in the death of So...
Oct 27, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
Peoria crews contain dryer fire at Providence Point Apartments
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded to the Providence Point Apartments in downtown Peoria Monday morning on reports of a fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Josh Maroney says just before 10 a.m., crew...
Oct 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Victim in fatal pedestrian crash near downtown Peoria identified
UPDATED 11:22 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 71-year-old man has been identified as the pedestrian who died in a traffic crash Monday morning near downtown Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Rudy...
Oct 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices drop nearly 3 cents a gallon
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped nearly 3 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.11 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. AAA Illinois' average price is a penny higher. GasBuddy say...
Oct 27, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
One person in custody for arson fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - It appears arson is to blame for a fire early Monday morning in Peoria. Crews were called just before 12:15 a.m. to a home in the area of N. University and W. Margaret. The cause of the...
Oct 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordered to testify in federal court
Article Summary A federal judge on Friday ordered U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino to testify in federal court on Oct. 28. The order came the day after Bovino himself threw a ca...
Oct 27, 2025 Three men in Customs and Border Protection uniforms stand on the roof of a Broadview immigration facility taking pictures of the surrounding area on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria shooting sends two people to the hospital, one in critical condition
PEORIA, Ill. - Police are investigating a shooting in Central Peoria Sunday night that left two people injured, one of them critically. PPD arrived in the area of N. Isabell Avenue and W. Hudson Stree...
Oct 27, 2025
One person hospitalized after crash and entrapment Sunday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital Sunday afternoon after a car accident left them trapped inside a vehicle. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin said crews responded around 3 p.m. t...
Oct 27, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two Men Shot at Central Peoria Apartment Complex Saturday Night
Two men were wounded in a shooting at a central Peoria apartment complex Saturday night. Peoria Police were called to the 1400 block of West Covington Court Apartments at 7:52 p.m. on reports of two p...
Oct 25, 2025
