Category Archives: Local News
Woman released after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman has been released from pretrial custody after her arrest early Friday morning for allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend in the stomach in Northwest Peoria. The Peoria County State...
Sep 19, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Nuclear power, battery storage funding at center of energy policy debate
Article Summary The long-running debate over energy policy is heating up ahead of lawmakers' fall veto session. Lawmakers are considering loosening nuclear power regulations and incentivizing battery ...
Sep 19, 2025 An industrial-scale battery storage facility at G&W Electric in Bolingbrook, which was installed in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Convicted murderer asks Peoria County judge to reconsider sentence
PEORIA, Ill. - A convicted murderer is asking a Peoria County judge to reconsider his sentence. 25-year-old Tramier Pate was sentenced to 85 years in prison in July after being convicted in the 2023 s...
Sep 19, 2025 Tramier Pate (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Salvation Army begins men's shelter project with groundbreaking
PEORIA, Ill. - Work will begin next week on construction of a new men's shelter for the Peoria Salvation Army. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday morning to kick off the work on the site of the...
Sep 19, 2025 Peoria Salvation Army and community leaders ceremonially push dirt to break ground on the organization's men's shelter project. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria apartment fire causes $100K damage and sends a firefighter to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to the area of N. Kingston Drive and W. Granada Court Thursday night for an apartment fire. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says when crews arrived aro...
Sep 19, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Promise expands to include Peoria Heights students
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (25 News) - More students in the Peoria area now have access to additional financial aid to help them get a college education. Peoria Promise reimburses tuition payments for local...
Sep 19, 2025 Courtesy of Peoria Heights School District
Area fire crews help put out 60-acre fire in S. Peoria Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called Thursday afternoon to a brush fire in the area of W. Clark and Darst Streets. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says when they arrived just after 2:30, c...
Sep 19, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Woodford County SA discusses SAFE-T Act concerns after release of man accused of soliciting a minor
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - Concerns are being raised by the Woodford County State's Attorney about the state's SAFE-T Act, but is not confident in changes to it. Erik Gibson's concerns come in the wake o...
Sep 18, 2025 (File-25 News)
Teenager arrested in connection to July shooting in Peoria during transaction
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager has been arrested in connection to a July shooting incident in Central Peoria. The incident in question occurred in the area of Renwood and Gilbert on the evening of July 19t...
Sep 18, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines
Story summary: Gov. JB Pritzker has directed the Illinois Department of Public Health to develop independent guidelines for administering common vaccines, including flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines. Th...
Sep 18, 2025 Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
