Category Archives: Local News
PPD: Young boy hit by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a four-year-old boy was taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle. Officers were called to the area of NE Adams Street and Spalding Avenue aro...
Jul 16, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Collins: A hot, humid Wednesday could end with severe storms across Central IL
PEORIA, Ill. -Wednesday's going to be a hot one, with a threat of severe weather Wednesday night. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says scattered strong to severe storms will appr...
Jul 16, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
State legislators help Peoria kids gear up for new school year
PEORIA, Ill. - With a new school year in Peoria just a couple weeks away, the community is coming together to help get kids ready for the classroom. The 5th annual One Peoria event, sponsored by State...
Jul 15, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rossi sentenced three years for fraud after guilty plea in April
PEORIA, Ill. - The former CEO of Redditus Labs has learned his fate after pleading guilty to fraud earlier this year. 25 News reports Aaron Rossi was sentenced to another three years in prison Tuesday...
Jul 15, 2025 (25 News)
Two girls injured after reportedly being struck by vehicle in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Two girls suffered serious injuries after reportedly being hit by a vehicle in East Peoria Tuesday afternoon. East Peoria Police and Fire responded just before 2:00 P.M. to Sunrise...
Jul 15, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man indicted on murder charge for fatal 2024 South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man arrested last month in Chicago in connection to a fatal shooting last summer in Peoria has been indicted. A Peoria County grand jury Tuesday indicted 36-year-old Bryan Vann for Fi...
Jul 15, 2025 courtroom gavel
Trio accused in South Peoria homicide indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted the three people charged with murder in connection to a fatal shooting last month in South Peoria. The grand jury Tuesday indicted 20-year-old Ch...
Jul 15, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Search for suspects after armed robbery in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a robbery early Tuesday morning in Peoria's East Bluff. Officers responded just before 4:15 A.M. to the area of Frye and New York, finding a 47-year-o...
Jul 15, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Ceremony in East Peoria to finish milestone in police headquarter construction
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The new home for the East Peoria Police Department reached a construction milestone on Tuesday. A Steel Topping Out ceremony took place to mark the installation of the final piece ...
Jul 15, 2025 Construction workers place the final beam in for the structural foundation of the new East Peoria Police Department headquarters. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois bet on solar to meet its climate goals. Trump has the industry in his crosshairs.
Article Summary Congress' latest budget package slashed federal tax incentives for solar developments. Industry insiders said the latest federal policies create "a lot of uncertainty." Illinois facili...
Jul 15, 2025 A solar farm in Carbondale, Illinois, in late 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
