Category Archives: Local News
Man Shot Becomes Peoria's 18th Homicide Victim Of The Year
A man shot Sunday night in Peoria was the city's 18th homicide victim of the year. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 23-year-old Kennard Hardy II, was pronounced dead at about 12:45 a.m....
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 25 News
Illinois Celebrates Recovery Month
September is Recovery month in Illinois. Events are planned statewide to raise awareness and celebrate recovery. The message this month is "Recovery Belongs," recognizing that substance abuse services...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Tazewell County Board Chair Seeking Re-Election
Tazewell County Board Chairman David Zimmerman has announced plans to seek re-election in 2020. The 58-year-old Zimmerman was first elected chairman in 2008, after serving twelve years as a Tazewell C...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019
Mattis Says Trust Is Question In Taliban Talks
(AP) - Former Defense Secretary James Mattis says that when it comes to trying to negotiate an Afghanistan peace deal with the Taliban, the key question is whether they can be trusted. Mattis cites pa...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 AP/Ebrahim Noroozi
Dorian Death Toll Rises To 44 In Bahamas
(AP) - The government in the Bahamas says the death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen by one to 44. Health Minister Duane Sands on Sunday confirmed the toll in a WhatsApp message to The Associated ...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 AP/Fernando Llano
Fire Early Sunday Morning On North Central In Peoria
Peoria Firefighters/Paramedics responded to a report of a fire at 2009 N. Central Ave. at 3:53 A.M. Sunday morning. Heavy smoke and fire were coming from the roof at the front corner at the single sto...
Dalton Kemper Sep 08, 2019 Midwest Communications
Man Shot On N. Knoxville In Peoria
A man told police he was shot in the head near Starcrest Cleaners, 1636 N. Knoxville Avenue in Peoria, at approximately 1:47 p.m. Saturday. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson, with Peoria Police, s...
Julia Bradley Sep 07, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Crews Battle Kitchen Fire Saturday Morning
At 5:09 a.m. Saturday, Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to the 1200 block of W. Willow Lane for a possible house fire. Upon arrival, the homeowner notified firefigher/paramedics there was a f...
Kristina Leahy Sep 07, 2019
Illinois, Chicago receive $38M to fight opioid epidemic
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois and the city of Chicago are receiving nearly $38 million in federal grants to fight the opioid eipdemic. Sen. Dick Durbin says the money will address "one of the wors...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 07, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Dorian Speeds North, Buffeting New England Coast
(AP) - Tropical storm-force winds are ruffling southeastern Massachusetts as Hurricane Dorian continues to move north. Early Saturday, the center of the weakening Category 1 storm was around 145 miles...
Kristina Leahy Sep 07, 2019 The Bogue Shores condominiums is seen after losing its roof during high winds from Hurricane Dorian in Atlantic Beach, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Only a few residents stayed behind after an evacuation order and no one was injured. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)