Category Archives: Local News
PPS Board President Not Seeking Re-Election
Peoria Public Schools board President Dan Adler announced Monday that he will not seek re-election. Adler has served as a representative for District 3 of Peoria Public Schools since July of 2015. Adl...
Sep 23, 2019 MWC-Peoria Public Schools
Child Drowns In Metamora Lake
A Metamora child drowned in a lake Monday morning. According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, at approximately 7:30 a.m., family members reported that 3-year-old Luke Rynearson left their home ...
Sep 23, 2019 Midwest Communications
Peoria's Tireless Project Returns Saturday
The monthly collection of unwanted tires for Peoria residents will resume at JIMAX, located at 2000 W. Clark Street in Peoria. Hours of collection are planned for 9-11 a.m., but once the trailer reach...
Sep 23, 2019
Spain Appointed As House Republican Chairman
Peoria native and State Representative Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) has been appointed as the House Republican Conference Chairman. With this new position, Spain will be a part of House Republican Minority L...
Sep 23, 2019 Rep. Ryan Spain
Preschool Students Learn The Life Cycle; Release Monarch Butterflies
Preschool students at Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center main campus learned all about the life of a butterfly, and got to watch them be released Monday. The school received the caterpill...
Sep 23, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Update: Sunday murder suspect, suspected accomplice arrested
At approximately 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Peoria Police responded to the area of Starr and Griswold on reports of a fight in the street. In the 2400 block of Starr Street, officers found a female victim unr...
Sep 23, 2019
Illinois Lawmakers To Consider Flavored Vaping Ban
(AP) - Illinois lawmakers will consider legislation this fall that would outlaw flavored vaping products and ban electronic cigarette use in indoor public spaces. The Chicago Tribune reports Democrati...
Sep 23, 2019 Inam Rehman, manager of Jubilee Vape & Smoke Inc., vapes while discussing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns, Monday Sept. 16, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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
