Category Archives: Local News
One injured after vehicle goes into ravine in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was injured after a car went into a ravine Thursday morning in Peoria. Peoria Fire says crews responded to the T-intersection of Prospect and Montclair just before 11:30 A.M....
Mar 12, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Former Peoria High basketball coach makes court appearance, trail date set
PEORIA, Ill. - The former head coach of the Peoria High School boys' basketball team has a date set for a trial on alleged sexual abuse charges. 41-year-old Daniel Ruffin was charged twice last month ...
Mar 12, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
Arrest made in stabbing homicide near Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in Peoria's first homicide of 2026. Peoria Police says 21-year-old Tavion Evans was developed as a suspect in the stabbing death of 35-year-old Zachary White las...
Mar 12, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Illinois officials say the state is mostly insulated from Trump's election threats
by Reece Dower and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois March 12, 2026 Article Summary Illinois' paper ballots system protects vote tabulation from hacking, but the rollback of cybersecu...
Mar 12, 2026 The Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield in February 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
NWS confirms four tornadoes in Tuesday night storms
CENTRAL ILLINOIS - The National Weather Service in Lincoln has confirmed four Central Illinois tornadoes occurred Tuesday night. A tornado touched down briefly Tuesday afternoon just north of Pontiac,...
Mar 12, 2026 Midwest Communications
5th and final defendant in 2024 Peoria Facebook robbery that turned fatal sentenced
PEORIA, Ill. - The final defendant to be sentenced in an attempted robbery in Peoria that turned fatal more than two years ago learned his fate. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20-yea...
Mar 11, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Senate advances bills requiring more insurance for boaters, protections for mobile ID users
Article Summary The Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill that requires more boaters to have liability insurance. Bills dealing with pension buy-out programs, mobile IDs and workload for col...
Mar 11, 2026 Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Lake Forest, presents a bill in the Illinois Senate on May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Thousands more Illinoisans with disabilities now have access to savings accounts
Article Summary The age of eligibility for Achieving a Better Life Experience accounts was expanded in January 2026, meaning people who acquired their disabilities before they turned 46 can now open a...
Mar 11, 2026 Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs has announced expanded eligibility for ABLE accounts, which allow people with disabilities to save and invest money without risking their federal benefits. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
EXCLUSIVE: Big Al's could reopen as strip parlor and concert venue
PEORIA - Big Al's Speakeasy would reopen as a strip joint and concert hall, according to a proposal under review by the City of Peoria. Ty Seibert, a veteran owner and operator of Peoria nightclubs, h...
Mar 11, 2026 Big Al's Speakeasy would reopen as a strip joint and concert hall, according to a proposal under review by the City of Peoria. (Phil Luciano/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Death of elderly Pekin woman under investigation
PEKIN, Ill. - An autopsy is being conducted on Wednesday after the death of an elderly woman in Pekin Tuesday night. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says the 82-year-old woman encountered fatal...
Mar 11, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
