Category Archives: Local News
Group Continues Search For Alexis Scott 2 Years After Disappearance
Alexis Scott went missing exactly two years ago. A group in Peoria continues to look for answers about her disappearance. Sunday afternoon, friends and family released balloons and canvassed neighborh...
Sep 23, 2019
Illinois Issues 300K REAL ID-Compliant Licenses
(AP) - Illinois has issued about 300,000 state driver's licenses that are compliant with a 2005 law aimed at strengthening rules for identification at airports and federal facilities. The State Journa...
Sep 23, 2019
Woman Confirmed As Peoria's 20th Homicide Victim Of 2019
Woman shot Sunday afternoon confirmed as Peoria's 20th homicide victim of the year. Police were called to the area of Starr and Griswold around 12:20 p.m. on reports of a fight in the street. Officers...
Sep 22, 2019
Multiple Injuries In Accident Sunday Morning
Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics were dispatched to 700 W. Crestwood Dr. at 8:11 A.M. Sunday morning for a two-vehicle collision with entrapment. Upon arrival, Firefighter/Paramedics found that it w...
Sep 22, 2019 Midwest Communications
Order Of Protection Filed Against Arrested Peoria Police Officer
Update: An order of protection has been filed against 26-year-old Peoria Police officer Pearson-Boswell. Peoria Police responded to a call of a male requesting police assistance, in the 3400 block of ...
Sep 21, 2019 MWC
US To Deploy More Troops To Saudi Arabia
(AP) - The Pentagon says the U.S. will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to beef up security, as President Donald Trump has at least for now ...
Sep 21, 2019 (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Heavy Rain Expected This Weekend; Flash Flood Watch
(NWS) - A cold front will push across central Illinois over the weekend. The combination of this front with moisture from the remnants of tropical depression Imelda will produce heavy rain over portio...
Sep 20, 2019 mwc
Thursday Night Stabbing Suspect In Custody
Peoria Police arrested 35-year-old David Stone in connection to a stabbing Thursday night. A 43-year-old man is in serious condition after being stabbed in the back and neck. Police responded to the 7...
Sep 20, 2019 Peoria County Jail
PPS Board Members Talk Bullying And Cell Phone Pouches
At a policy meeting Thursday, board members of Peoria Public Schools reviewed school policies on bullying, and discussed bringing cell phone pouches into the schools. PPS Board member Gregory Wilson d...
Sep 20, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
NY Mayor Bill De Blasio Drops 2020 Presidential Bid
(AP) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's ending his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. De Blasio struggled to gain traction in a sprawling field of Democrats seeking ...
Sep 20, 2019 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the Galivants Ferry Stump on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Galivants Ferry, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
