Category Archives: Local News
No charges filed against driver in pedestrian-car crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- No charges have been filed against the driver of vehicle that struck and killed a man Friday night. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said Monday that "no charges would be f...
Oct 15, 2019 MWC-Photo credit & permission by 25-News
Peoria crews battle vacant house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Emergency crews were called to a home in the 1900 block of N. Maryland in Peoria just after 6:30 Monday night. First companies on the scene reported seeing smoke coming from the front ...
Oct 15, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
PPS approves 'snow day' learning from home
PEORIA, Ill. - If school is canceled at Peoria Public Schools due to snow or extremely cold temperatures, students will be expected to do their work at home. On Monday, PPS board members approved the ...
Oct 15, 2019 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin City Council amends ordinance for underage possession of tobacco products
PEKIN, Ill. - At Monday nights City Council meeting in Pekin, members voted to amend the ordinance of possession of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices by persons under 21. Earlier this ye...
Oct 14, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Illinois insulin costs discussed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The push continued Friday to make Illinois the second state to cap insulin costs. Governor J.B. Pritzker and other state lawmakers joined forces to push for the passage of Senate ...
Oct 14, 2019 AP Photo/Carlos Osorio
Comedian Louis C.K. to perform at Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. --A controversial comedian is coming to the Peoria Civic Center. Louis C.K. will appear at the Civic Center Theater on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. In 2017, Louis C.K., who's real name i...
Oct 14, 2019
'Big Table Greater Peoria' Comes To Civic Center Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. --There's still room for you at Big Table Greater Peoria. The community building event is being held Tuesday, October 15, at the Peoria Civic Center. Over 600 people have signed up to par...
Oct 14, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Woman injured in early morning crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -Peoria firefighter/paramedics were called to 700 W. Glen Avenue for an accident with possible entrapment around 1:45 Monday morning. The two-vehicle crash happened near the intersection ...
Oct 14, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois Labor Department urges farm safety at harvest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Harvest season is always hectic, but late spring planting this year will mean an especially busy time for farmers over the next few weeks. Illinois Department of Labor is urging fa...
Oct 14, 2019
U.S. Census Bureau seeks state data
UNDATED (AP) - The U.S. Census Bureau is asking the 50 states for drivers' license information, months after President Donald Trump ordered the collection of citizenship information. A state motor veh...
Oct 14, 2019 A woman enters a Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles drivers license service center, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Hialeah, Fla. The U.S. Census Bureau has asked the 50 states for drivers' license information, months after President Donald Trump ordered the collection of citizenship information. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
