Category Archives: Local News
Defense claims Woodring is legally "insane" in murder trial
LEWISTOWN, Ill. -- The defense presented its case Monday in the trial of Nathan Woodring, who is accused in the fatal shooting of a Fulton County Sheriff's deputy in 2019. Woodring is facing two count...
Oct 26, 2021
Arson suspected in Monday night fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Monday night in Peoria's East Bluff. The fire was reported around 9:15 p.m. in the 2200 block of N. Delaware. Firefighters arrived, finding smok...
Oct 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Jeanie Cyr, wife of Peoria City Councilman Denis Cyr, passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - A longtime figure in the Peoria community, and wife of a local elected official, passed away in recent days. An obituary from the Deiters Funeral Home says Jeanie Cyr passed away Thursd...
Oct 25, 2021 From Gary Deiters Funeral Home
Pritzker: State will be ready if FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children this week
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker sas the state will be ready, if the Food and Drug Administration approves a version of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for five- to eleven-year-olds. Pritzker...
Oct 25, 2021 State of Illinois
Fourth suspect in custody for deadly Mackinaw double-shooting
MACKINAW, Ill. -- A fourth suspect is now in custody the wake of a deadly double-shooting in rural Tazewell County. It happened Friday at a home outside Mackinaw on American Legion Road. 51-year-old R...
Oct 25, 2021 Photo courtesy of 25 News WEEK
Moderna says it's close to having vaccine doses for young kids
(Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response in children aged six to 11 years and that it plans to submit the data to global regulators soon. Moderna s...
Oct 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Syringes filled with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sit on table during vaccine clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Following Sunday's disappointing loss, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy has tested positive for COVID-19. The Chicago Tribune reports Nagy will stay away from the team facility unti...
Oct 25, 2021 Matt Nagy (Chicago Bears)
Officials testify about 'unprecedented' mental health worker shortage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State and local officials are telling an Illinois Senate committee a current shortage of mental health workers is unprecedented. "There is a shortage of licensed and certified staf...
Oct 25, 2021 Kevin Simmons / CC
Flood Warning for Illinois River
LINCOLN, Ill. - The Illinois River is expected to reach flood stage and beyond later this week. That's according to the National Weather Service in Lincoln. A Flood Warning has been issued for the Ill...
Oct 25, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy (2019 File Photo)
St. Louis Cardinals name Marmol new manager
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The St. Louis Cardinals didn't have to look too far to find their new manager. The Cardinals -- as were rumored the last few days -- named bench coach Oliver "Oli" Marmol as their ne...
Oct 25, 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
