Category Archives: Local News
IDJJ's Monarch Youth Center opens in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) this week celebrated the grand opening of a new youth center that will serve youth from Central Illinois who are in state custody. Th...
Sep 05, 2025 The new Monarch Youth Center in Lincoln. (Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice website)
Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing conducts training exercises through Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing is conducting scheduled full-scale training exercises into the weekend to enhance combat readiness skills. In a Facebook post, a guard...
Sep 05, 2025 Peoria's Air National Guard facility in Bartonville. (182nd Airlift Wing Facebook page)
7th annual Brownfest in Washington this weekend
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Brownfest returns to Washington this weekend. The event, put on by KB Strong, honors Washington Basketball Coach Kevin Brown. "He passed away from Glioblastoma in 2019, and Brownfes...
Sep 05, 2025 (KB-Strong Foundation)
Drought conditions growing in central Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The temperatures are falling across central Illinois but drought is growing. The latest US Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows abnormally dry conditions in all of Tazew...
Sep 04, 2025 (NOAA/National Weather Service)
Man arrested after allegedly shooting at neighbor in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was arrested on numerous weapons charges after allegedly shooting at his neighbor in Central Peoria. Peoria Police says shots were fired Wednesday just after 6:30 P.M. in the area...
Sep 04, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin man charged in wife's death ordered to remain in jail
PEKIN, Ill. - An elderly Pekin man accused in the death of his wife will remain in jail. 25 News reports a petition to deny pretrial release to 93-year-old James Pate was granted in Tazewell County co...
Sep 04, 2025 (Midwest Communication)
Victim of "suspicious death" in Canton revealed
CANTON, Ill. - The identity of the victim in what Canton Police called a "suspicious death" from Wednesday has been revealed. Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes says 70-year-old David Kuntz of Canton...
Sep 04, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
WTVP receives strong community support following federal cuts
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Over a month since federal funding was cut for public broadcasting stations nationwide, Peoria's WTVP is receiving a generous amount of support from the community. Funding for...
Sep 04, 2025 (25 News)
PPD: Teens arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenage boys were arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle in Peoria late Tuesday night. Peoria Police were called to the area of W. Andover Drive and N. Frostwood Parkway around 1...
Sep 04, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
East Peoria's Levee Park opens to the public after a decade-long effort
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A park that's being described as an "anchor" for East Peoria was unveiled to the public for the first time Wednesday afternoon. City and community leaders cut the ribbon for a soft...
Sep 03, 2025 Leaders with the city of East Peoria and East Peoria Community Foundation cut the ribbon on Levee Park. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
