Category Archives: Local News
Powerball jackpot goes up again
ATLANTA, Ga. - There was no grand prize winner in Saturday's Powerball drawing. The jackpot now goes up to $364 million ahead of the next drawing Monday. The winning numbers were 8, 31, 57, 65 and 67 ...
Jul 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Woman stabbed in Peoria Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was hospitalized after a stabbing Friday night in Peoria. Peoria Police say officers were called to the area of N. Knoxville and E. Thrush just before 7 p.m., finding a woman wi...
Jul 26, 2025 (Midwest Communication)
Wanted man arrested in Peoria, accused of robbing business with rifle
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a man on Thursday who they said was responsible for an armed robbery on N. Knoxville Avenue while wanted on an active warrant. PPD says officers were called to th...
Jul 26, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
New Par-A-Dice facility construction could begin next year
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The replacement for the Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria could come sooner rather than later. 25 News reports that Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith stated on an investor call ...
Jul 25, 2025 (Photo of the Par-A-Dice Casino entrance in East Peoria. Courtesy of Phil Luciano.)
Man ordered held after allegedly attempting to rob delivery driver in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man listed as homeless will remain in jail after allegedly trying to rob a delivery driver near Bradley University. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 34-year-old Nathan...
Jul 25, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Arrest made in fatal shooting on Peoria's South Side in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting in South Peoria two years ago. Peoria Police says 22-year-old Jyvonnie Williams was taken into custody Friday morning by invest...
Jul 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Judge orders Pekin woman accused in murder-for-hire plot under house arrest
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin woman who is accused of trying to hire someone to murder her husband has been placed on house arrest. 48-year-old Allison Salinas, who was arrested Tuesday with Solicitation of M...
Jul 25, 2025 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PIA shattering monthly passenger records, reaching all-time highs
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's General Wayne A. Downing International Airport continues to set monthly passenger records in nine of the past 11 months. Most recently, April, May, and June have each reached a...
Jul 25, 2025 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
State Rep. Spain launches re-election bid for the 73rd District
PEORIA, Ill. - State Representative Ryan Spain of Peoria, who represents Illinois' 73rd District in the Illinois House, officially launched his re-election bid this week. "As we have finally seen just...
Jul 25, 2025 (Illinois General Assembly)
UPDATE: Hengst Foundation turns its attention to an amphitheater on the Peoria Riverfront
UPDATED 3:29 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - After getting the cold shoulder from city leaders in Washington, the Hengst Foundation is seeking to take a major project across the river. The Hengst Foundation and P...
Jul 25, 2025 Peoria Riverfront (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
