Category Archives: Local News
Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin to be sentenced for George Floyd's murder
(Reuters) - Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on Friday for murdering George Floyd in May 2020 after a trial that was widely seen as a watershed moment in the history of U.S...
Jun 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sits with his defense attorney Eric Nelson as the jury verdict is read, finding him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Fire crews respond to blaze Thursday morning at Alto Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Fire responded Thursday morning around 7:30 a.m. to Alto Pekin LLC on reports of a cornmeal dryer on fire. The dryer that caught fire is used for the production of ethanol. Fires ...
Jun 24, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Cat adopters needed as PCAPS space 'severely limited'
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) is in urgent need for cat fosters and adopters as they currently provide shelter and care for 170 cats. Due to the number of animals be...
Jun 24, 2021 Peoria County Animal Protection Services
TCHD announces closure of COVID-19 testing site
PEKIN, Ill. -- Another local COVID-19 testing site will close soon. COVID-19 testing at 1800 Broadway in Pekin will end on July 1. Peoria County's testing site at the Peoria Civic Center closed perman...
Jun 24, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; first quarter GDP unrevised at 6.4%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic gains traction amid a reopening economy, but a deart...
Jun 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Apartment fire causes $200K in damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to an apartment fire in the 5400 block of W. Hay Meadow Lane. Crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor...
Jun 24, 2021 (25 News)
Car crashes into building overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's unclear what caused a car to crash into a building in Peoria near the corner of University and Glen, across from the Metro Centre, early Thursday morning. The building is the form...
Jun 24, 2021 (25 News)
Update: At least one dead after building collapse in Miami
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tons of rubble on Thursday after a 12-story oceanfront residential building partially collapsed in southern Florida, with ...
Jun 24, 2021 A bunk bed is seen in a partially collapsed building in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Collins: More severe weather expected this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- After dealing with severe weather across the tri-county area last weekend, news partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said more of the same may be seen this weekend. Accord...
Jun 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
Jul. ceremony set to complete Peoria war memorial
PEORIA, Ill. -- A third statue to commemorate Peoria-area veterans is scheduled to be erected. Peoria County Veteran's Memorial Committee has invited the public Jul. 3 to the county courthouse for wha...
Jun 23, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
