Category Archives: Local News
CityLink bus driver assaulted on Saturday. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A CityLink bus driver was assaulted by a passenger from the past weekend. A Peoria Police spokeswoman says the driver was punched in the eye by a passenger just after 2:00 P.M. on Satur...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Peoria Police investigating separate shootings with injuries from the past weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating and looking for suspects in two separate shootings from the past few days with injuries. Officers responded just before 8:30 P.M. on Friday to reports of...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Theft investigation in Peoria on Saturday leads to arrest on out-of-state warrant for vehicular homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A reported theft Saturday afternoon in Peoria led to an arrest on an out-of-state warrant for homicide. Peoria Police say they responded to the theft in the area of the Westlake Shoppin...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 Mugshots of Tiambra Walker, Tervon Moore, and Thomas Jennings (L-to-R). (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 1003. WMBD)
Multiple shots fired Monday afternoon in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple shots were fired Monday afternoon in Central Peoria. A Peoria Police spokeswoman says 12 rounds were fired in the area of Wilcox and Bootz Avenue, just after 1:00 P.M. Police s...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 Midwest Communications
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office issues annual report for the first time
PEORIA, Ill. - For the first time, the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office has put out an annual report. The report covers cases and initiatives the office was involved in during 2023. The office ...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office)
Defamation case linked to former Madigan aide sent back to Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal judge in Puerto Rico last week told a politically connected former state contractor that if he wants to sue for defamation against the people who'...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Canton grocery store temporarily closed after Easter Sunday fire
CANTON, Ill. - A grocery store in Canton remains closed Monday morning after an Easter Sunday fire. In a Facebook post, the Canton Hy-Vee says it hopes to resume normal business hours "in the next day...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 Midwest Communications
A violent Easter weekend in Chicago leaves two teens dead
CHICAGO, Ill. - At least 32 people were shot, four of them fatally, in Chicago over Easter weekend. Most of the violence happened Saturday night into Sunday morning, including a large number of drive-...
Julia Bradley Apr 01, 2024 Tony Webster / CC
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices remain pretty much unchanged
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria were unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.77 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices are 19.3 cent...
Julia Bradley Apr 01, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
One person displaced by Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. - The Red Cross was called to assist one person displaced by a Peoria house fire. Firefighters found smoke coming from the front of the residence at 3311 N. Leroy Ave. when they arrived a...
Ed Hammond Mar 31, 2024 Midwest Communications