Category Archives: Local News
Man Shot Overnight In Peoria's North Valley
Peoria Police were called to the 700 block of Haungs Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Friday on reports of a shooting. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson says a man was found in an alley with a gunshot wou...
Julia Bradley Jul 26, 2019
Peoria Metro Area Adds 4,000 Jobs in June
(Springfield)--Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in June in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics an...
Julia Bradley Jul 26, 2019 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Pekin Police Warn Of Scams
Police warn of scams targeting Pekin residents. According to a post on the Pekin Police Department's Facebook page, a Social Security scam originates from Washington, D.C., and states the person's Soc...
Julia Bradley Jul 26, 2019
Suspect Arrested On 95 Counts Of Vehicle Burglaries
Peoria police say they have arrested a man believed to be responsible for a "multitude" of vehicle burglaries. William Lear, 49, was arrested Thursday morning without incident inside an address in the...
Jul 25, 2019 Peoria Police Department
Another Fair Nixes Confederate Railroad Appearance
(AP) - An upstate New York county fair appearance by the Southern rock group Confederate Railroad has been scratched after objections over its name and the use of the Confederate flag in its logo. A s...
Jul 25, 2019 AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
Methodist College Hosting Open House For Midstate College Students
With Midstate College closing its doors August 14, Methodist College is hosting an open house to help Midstate students who had been accepted to start in the fall. The open house will be Wednesday Jul...
Kristina Leahy Jul 25, 2019 methodistcol.edu
Whitney's Walk Raises Awareness About Suicide Prevention
Suicide is something that is hard to talk about. But, organizers of this weekend's "Whitney's Walk For Life" say talking about it is one of the best ways to prevent it from happening to someone you kn...
Julia Bradley Jul 25, 2019
Puerto Rico's Governor Says He Will Resign Amid Protests
(AP) - Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossell has announced he will resign Aug. 2, conceding power after nearly two weeks of furious protests and political upheaval touched off by a leak of crude and insult...
Julia Bradley Jul 25, 2019
Lawsuits Filed Against Peoria's CityLift
(25 News)--Two lawsuits have been filed against Peoria's CityLift in U.S. District Court. CityLift is a service run by CityLink for people with disabilities who cannot use a fixed route bus system. Th...
Julia Bradley Jul 25, 2019
Mueller Has Finished Testifying
(AP) - Former special counsel Robert Mueller has finished testifying before Congress. Mueller testified before two committees on Wednesday for more than six hours on his 448-page report on Russian int...
Kristina Leahy Jul 24, 2019 Former special counsel Robert Mueller, checks pages in the report as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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