Category Archives: Local News
GOP leaders head to White House as virus crisis deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) - The renewed surge of coronavirus cases has Congress considering what to do next. Top Republicans in Congress are expected to meet Monday with President Donald Trump on the next COVID...
Jul 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 7/19: new cases remain under 1,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 965 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, including six additional deaths. The IDPH has reported 161,575 total confir...
Jul 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
8 inmates test positive for COVID at Peoria Co. Jail
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Multiple cases of COVID-19 have been reported at the Peoria County Jail. Sheriff Brian Asbell says a total of 8 individuals incarcerated at the Peoria County Jail are confirmed ...
Jul 19, 2020
Suspect on the loose following Sat. night shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A suspect has been identified in a Saturday night shooting on Hightower in Peoria. Officers were called just after 9 to the 700 block of Hightower on reports a man was shot in the face ...
Jul 19, 2020
Riverfront fracas results in 13 people shot
PEORIA, Ill. - 13 people were shot early Sunday morning at Peoria's Riverfront. Peoria Police responded at 4:41 a.m. to Water and Hamilton on reports of a large fight. Upon arrival, officers discovere...
Jul 19, 2020 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Drive-in movie time in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District has variety of events and facilities throughout Peoria. Many of those events are reopening after being shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of those events ...
Jul 18, 2020 Peoria Park District
Vehicle crashed into a house after a shooting in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to a Shot-Spotter alert around 4:20 a.m. Saturday in the 2100 block of N Hampton Court. The shooting incident on Hampton lead officers to a vehicle that crashed...
Jul 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Shooting in south Peoria leaves one dead
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to the area of the 2500 block of W Seibold around 1:40 a.m. Saturday regarding a Shot-Spotter alert. Officers located two adult male victims in front of the res...
Jul 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria homicide suspect arrested
PEORIA, Ill. -- A suspect has been arrested in connection with Peoria's sixth homicide of the year. On the night of June 29th, Peoria Police were called to a shooting the 300 block of N. Saratoga and ...
Jul 17, 2020 MWC
ComEd to pay $200M over bribery, Illinois speaker implicated
CHICAGO (AP) - Electric utility ComEd has agreed to pay $200 million to resolve a federal criminal investigation into a long-running bribery scheme that implicates Illinois House Speaker Michael Madig...
Jul 17, 2020 FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2016 file photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to reporters in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman File)
