Category Archives: Local News
A day of fun returns to the riverfront Sunday with Go! Day Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Go! Day returns to the Peoria Riverfront on Sunday. Allison Keiser tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan", the event is about building connections in the community. "We want to make sure that our ...
Sep 06, 2025 Go! Day Peoria is this Sunday near the Peoria RIverfront Museum. (Choose Greater Peoria)
Rivian announces more layoffs
NORMAL, Ill. (25 News) - Rivian has announced more layoffs within its global workforce. The electric vehicle maker says it will cut 1.5 percent of its workforce worldwide, or less than 225 workers, in...
Sep 06, 2025 Photo: 25 News file photo
New mural on downtown Peoria parking garage celebrated
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's community and art leaders came together Friday morning to celebrate the latest mural in the downtown area. "Play Greater" was recently installed on the Adams Street side of the...
Sep 05, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Threat against Morton Jefferson School allegedly made by student investigated
MORTON, Ill. - Morton Police says a threat made against Jefferson School in the past week was determined to be not credible. In a statement, the department says an investigation was opened after the t...
Sep 05, 2025 (Morton Police)
Man arrested for alleged role in July robbery of postal worker
PEORIA, Ill. - A West Peoria man has been arrested in connection to the robbery of a postal worker in July. Peoria Police says 28-year-old Malachi Alexander was arrested on Thursday for Armed Robbery,...
Sep 05, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
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)
