Category Archives: Local News
Dream Center Peoria flooded; residents evacuated
PEORIA, Ill. -- Over 100 people, many of them children, were forced to evacuate Dream Center Peoria Wednesday due to flooding. Sprinklers were accidentally set off, flooding several parts of the build...
Dec 23, 2021 (dreamcenterpeoria.org)
Peoria home damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A house went up in flames Wednesday afternoon in Peoria. Firefighters were called just after 4 p.m. to the 600 block of Vine Street. They found heavy smoke coming from the first and se...
Dec 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
PPD: Arrest made in July homicide
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 20-year-old man is under arrest for a fatal shooting in Peoria that happened in July. 19-year-old De'Monyae Zaire Phelps, of Peoria, was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a v...
Dec 23, 2021 (Peoria County Jail)
Juvenile victim listed in stable condition after downtown Peoria shooting
Peoria, Ill -- A juvenile has suffered non-life threatening injuries in a shooting reported late Wednesday near downtown Peoria. Peoria Police Public Information Officer Semone Roth says officers got ...
Dec 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Tazewell County 'salt dome' to be replaced following severe weather outbreak
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A building damaged in the recent tornado outbreak that claimed lives in other parts of Illinois is getting rebuilt. Our news partner 25 News reports the salt storage facility a...
Dec 22, 2021 25 News
AAA: More people will travel for Christmas, but Omicron may impact projections
AURORA, Ill. - AAA is anticipating more people traveling for the Christmas holiday than last year. The auto club projects 109,000,000 Americans traveling for the Christmas holiday, and 5,500,000 Illin...
Dec 22, 2021 AAA
Police cruiser involved in Sheridan and War Memorial Dr. crash
UPDATE: 3:36 p.m. Peoria, Ill -- Police say there were minor injuries in the wake of a crash involving a Peoria Police vehicle this afternoon. A tipster originally notified Traffic One about the crash...
Dec 22, 2021 Illinois Department of Transportation
Santa Claus makes special delivery to OSF Children's Hospital for 25th year
PEORIA, Ill. - Santa! The kids at OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois know him! For the 25th year, Santa -- who, in this case is really Bill Turney -- has delivered toys to the kids in the hospital. A...
Dec 22, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Sheriff: Peoria County jail staffing shortage "beyond critical"
Peoria, Ill -- COVID-19 is compounding already critical staffing shortages at the Peoria County jail. In an email, Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell says staffing levels at the Peoria County jail are...
Dec 22, 2021 Adobe Stock
State Rep. Keith Sommer announces retirement
MORTON, Ill. - A local lawmaker based in Morton is calling it a career. 88th District State Representative Keith Sommer says he is retiring and not seeking another term next year. Sommer's first term ...
Dec 22, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois General Assembly
