Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: 15-year-old injured after shooting near Peoria Manual High School, PPS releases statement
UPDATED 4:02 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools says a normal schedule is planned for Manual High School on Thursday after a shooting incident near the school this Wednesday afternoon. Peoria P...
Aug 20, 2025
Peoria Public Schools unveil Glen Barton School to the public
PEORIA, Ill. - The ribbon was cut on the new home for alternative programs at Peoria Public Schools. School and community leaders celebrated the opening of the Glen Barton School on Wednesday morning,...
Aug 20, 2025 Streamers are popped as Peoria Public Schools and city leaders cut the ribbon on the Glen Barton School. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Update: Ducks sold out for 37th Duck Race for the Center for Prevention of Abuse
Updated 10:40 a.m. (8/21) PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Duck Race for the Center for Prevention of Abuse is one of the longest-running races of its kind...and it's back this weekend. This is the event's 37t...
Aug 20, 2025 (Center for Prevention of Abuse via Facebook)
Washington nurse given sex offender probation for inappropriately touching a minor
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A Washington man's nursing license has been suspended, but it's possible he won't spend any time behind bars after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of sexually abu...
Aug 20, 2025 (Tazewell County Jail via 25 News)
Peoria man to be resentenced for 2022 DUI crash that killed a Bartonville teen
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria man will be resentenced after an appeal court overturned the maximum sentence he was given for a deadly high-speed crash over three years ago that killed a Bar...
Aug 20, 2025 Clayton Bell (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Leaders celebrate 50th anniversary Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - The legacy of a Pekin-native who helped pass some of the most notable pieces of legislation in United States history was celebrated at the place that bears his name. Leaders across centr...
Aug 19, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Morton Police addresses sounding of sirens during Monday's severe weather
MORTON, Ill. - Although a tornado did not drop from the skies Monday night in central Illinois, sirens went off in the village of Morton. Severe weather rolled through the area on Monday night, with s...
Aug 19, 2025 (Morton Police)
Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistricting reform push
Article Summary Former federal officials are backing an effort to reform the state legislature's redistricting process. Congressional districts would be unaffected. Illinois' state Senate map gives a ...
Aug 19, 2025 Bill Daley, left, and Ray LaHood, right, speak at a launch event for their campaign to change how Illinois draws its legislative maps. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Former Washington mayor honored by proclamation
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The Washington City Council took time at its meeting Monday night to honor the city's former leader. A proclamation was read by Mayor Lilija Stevens that recognized the 24 years of ...
Aug 19, 2025 Gary Manier's last day on the job as Washington's mayor is Monday. He spoke with WMBD's Greg and Dan Show to talk his time in office. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD-Julia Bradley)
Illinois beekeepers battle losses, costs to keep hives buzzing
Article Summary Beekeepers face steep startup costs and significant bee colony losses - often exceeding 50% annually. Illinois has more than 5,400 registered beekeepers, with nearly 9 in 10 managing 1...
Aug 19, 2025 Luke Harvey, owner of the Riverview Road Apiary, inspects a frame of bees. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Tom O’Connor)
