Category Archives: Local News
Candle To Blame For Peoria Garage Fire
Peoria Firefighters responded to a fire at 1031 Northeast Glen Oak Sunday night, finding smoke coming from the roof of a two story detached garage. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Morgan said the fire was o...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019
Iran Says 17 CIA Spies Arrested, Some Sentenced
(AP) - Iran says it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country's nuclear and military sites, and some of them have already been sent...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019
Crews Battle Fire At Koinonia House
Peoria firefighters were called to the scene of an apartment fire at the Koinonia House, located at 1509 N. Knoxville, Sunday evening. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the 129-year-old building n...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019
Fallen State Trooper Honored On Wall
(AP) - An Illinois trooper killed in the line of duty has been honored on a memorial wall in the Illinois State Police Memorial Park. The State Journal-Register reports that friends, family members an...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2019
Search Teams Recover Body From Rice Lake
A body was recovered from Rice Lake in Fulton County Sunday morning. The Copperas Creek Fire Department and Dive Team were called to lake off U.S. Route 24 Saturday afternoon on reports of someone in ...
Julia Bradley Jul 21, 2019
Pekin Suspect In Custody
Chase Bennett, 23, has been identified as the Pekin man who barricaded himself inside a store on Derby Street before fleeing the scene on Friday afternoon. Bennett had reportedly entered Half Vaped at...
Dalton Kemper Jul 21, 2019
Monmouth Man Sets House On Fire And Barricades Himself Inside
Monmouth first responders responded to 516 W. 2nd Avenue in Monmouth, Illinois when Brian Sage set fire to the residence and barricaded himself inside. Monmouth Police officers were able to get Sage o...
CJ Jul 20, 2019
Trump Marks Apollo 11 Anniversary By Meeting Its Astronauts
(AP) - President Donald Trump is marking the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office meeting Friday with former Apollo 11 astronauts. The group included Buzz Aldrin, Mi...
Julia Bradley Jul 20, 2019
Slim Chance Of Finding Chinese Scholar's Body
(AP) - Illinois authorities have said the remains of a slain 26-year-old scholar from China may never be found despite a vow from prosecutors this week that the search will continue. Brendt Christense...
Julia Bradley Jul 20, 2019
Keeping Zoo Animals Cool
Keeping your pets safe during the current heat wave is, in most instances, as easy as keeping them inside. But what if your animals' home is the Peoria Zoo? Curator of Collections Dawn Petefish says k...
Jul 19, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond