Category Archives: Local News
Powerball jackpot continues to grow
ATLANTA, Ga. - There was no grand prize winner in Saturday night's Powerball drawing, resulting in the jackpot growing to $750 million. The jackpot will be the 10th largest in Powerball history, offic...
Aug 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
IHSA celebrates its 125th year
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - This school year is the 125th in the history of the Illinois High School Association. The IHSA is celebrating by highlighting on its website the top 125 moments in its history. The...
Aug 24, 2025 Photo: Illinois High School Association/ihsa.org
More road construction projects begin this week
PEORIA, Ill - The painting of the new arch of the McClugage Bridge highlights road projects that begin this week. Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, the right lane of the McClugage Bridge will be blocked for...
Aug 24, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Chief: Teen accused of firing shots near Manual H.S. had been suspended from school
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria has released more details concerning a shots fired incident outside Manual High School Friday. A 15-year-old boy is in the Peoria County Juvenile Det...
Aug 23, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Peoria street named for beloved dentist
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A portion of a West Bluff street has received an honorary designation as D. W. Roscoe McCall Street. McCall was one of Peoria's first African-American dentists. He retired in ...
Aug 23, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Passenger entrapped after Sterling Ave. accident
PEORIA, Ill. - A two-vehicle accident resulted in one passenger becoming entrapped. The accident occurred at 7:13 p.m. Friday on Sterling Avenue near the I-74 overpass. Peoria fire Battalion Chief Lar...
Aug 23, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
UPDATE: Juvenile facing charges after shots fired near Manual High School
UPDATED 4:00 A.M. SATURDAY PEORIA, Ill. - A 15-year-old boy is in custody after shots were fired near Manual High School. Police say officers responded to a call of four shots fired around 2:23 p.m. F...
Aug 23, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Bradley students returning to Peoria this weekend for brand new school year
PEORIA, Ill. - Thousands of new and returning Bradley University students will be coming back to Peoria this weekend before a brand new school year. Move-in weekend runs through Saturday on campus, wi...
Aug 22, 2025 (Bradley University)
Man rescued after vehicle goes into Illinois River in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - Multiple emergency crews rescued a man who reportedly took his pickup truck off the road in Pekin and into the Illinois River Friday afternoon. 25 News reports the incident occurred just...
Aug 22, 2025 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Irish Fest takes over the Peoria Riverfront this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Irish Festival is one of the city's biggest events of the year...and it's back this weekend. Organizer Daniel Haney's been part of the festival for 28 years running, and says t...
Aug 22, 2025 Peoria's Irish Festival on the riverfront. (Photo courtesy of peoriairishfest.com)
