Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Peoria woman arrested after hitting a man with her car
UPDATED 12:28 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 21-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly striking a pedestrian with a vehicle Tuesday night. Peoria Police says officers arrived just after 9:45 P.M. to the i...
Aug 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Peoria extends franchise agreement with AMT for ambulance service
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The Peoria Fire Department and Advanced Medical Transport of Central Illinois are extending their partnership to provide ambulance service in Peoria for the rest of this decad...
Aug 27, 2025 AMT Ambulance (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Mike Sabol)
Peoria County grand jury indicts Chillicothe man on child pornography charge
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe man alleged to have uploaded child pornography has been indicted. A Peoria County grand jury on Tuesday indicted 27-year-old Kewan Hudson on one child of Child Pornography...
Aug 26, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Small fixes proposed to extend life of Peoria County Jail
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County is hoping to try and get the county jail through at least the next decade. Sheriff Chris Watkins has previously addressed the needs of maintaining the more than 40 year ol...
Aug 26, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Trump threatens Illinois' federal funding for eliminating cash bail
Article Summary President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to block federal funding to states that eliminated cash bail. Illinois eliminated cash bail as of 2023 under the Pretrial Fai...
Aug 26, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
South Peoria man charged in connection to fatal 2023 shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a South Peoria man in connection with a fatal shooting two years ago. 34-year-old Rico Booker was indicted Tuesday for First Degree Murder. Court...
Aug 26, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Teenager alleged to have shot at Peoria Manual HS makes court appearance
PEORIA, Ill. - The teenager accused of firing a weapon at Peoria Manual High School must remain in custody at the Juvenile Detention Center until trial. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office say...
Aug 26, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPS Board selects superintendent search firm
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Public Schools Board of Education selected a Texas-based company Monday night to help find the district's next superintendent. From the Heart of Arlington, Texas was selected...
Aug 26, 2025 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
CEO Denise Moore leaving PCCEO
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria non-profit is once again seeking a new leader. In a statement, Denise Moore announced that she is stepping down as CEO of Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity. Mo...
Aug 26, 2025
PPS presidents renews call for metal detectors at the district's high schools
PEORIA, Ill. - After a pair of recent shootings at Manual High School, the president of Peoria Public Schools Board of Education is asking the board to reconsider installing metal detectors at the dis...
Aug 26, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
