Category Archives: Local News
Boil order in effect for Marquette Heights
MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, Ill. - The town of Marquette Heights is under a boil order until further notice. The city announced the order is in effect, due to a water main break near the water tower in Indepen...
Mar 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Convicted "bodyless" killer loses appeal
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man, Allen Schimmelphennig, convicted in a "bodyless homicide" case from 2021, lost a bid to appeal the conviction Monday. Schimmelphennig is currently serving an 80-year sente...
Mar 25, 2025 (25 News)
Pekin approves land deal for medical parts plant, approves final cannabis dispensary
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin City Council voted unanimously Monday night to sell 67 acres of city-owned land to Singapore-based medical equipment maker Epic. The property at the Riverway Business Park, being s...
Mar 25, 2025
Pritzker vetoes bill that would have required warehouse workers to know their quotas
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois)- Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare veto Friday of a bill that would require warehouse workers in Illinois to know quotas they must meet at their jobs. While signing 16...
Mar 25, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Rockford stop on his "Standing Up for Illinois” tour on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria County Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed in multi-vehicle crash on Saturday night
The victim of a multi-vehicle crash in Peoria over the weekend has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 25-year-old Ian Harvey of East Peoria was operating a motorcycle that was h...
Mar 24, 2025
Bradley University to officially welcome its new president
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University will host a welcoming celebration to officially introduce James Shadid as the university's 13th president. The event will take place April 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Renai...
Mar 24, 2025 Federal Judge James Shadid, who has served the District of Central Illinois, has been named the new president of Bradley University
(1470 WMBD Radio--Julia Bradley)
Gas prices on the rise in the Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - The price at the pump is going up a bit in the Peoria area. GasBuddy reports the average price of a gallon of unleaded on Monday is $3.27/g, up 4.3 cents in the past week. The average i...
Mar 24, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
Man dies after reportedly fleeing dump truck crash in Hanna City
HANNA CITY, Ill. - A man died after he reportedly attempted to flee the scene of a dump truck in a ditch in Hanna City. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies responded to the area of 3rd S...
Mar 23, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Bradley to host NIT quarterfinals after defeating George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va. - The Bradley Braves men's basketball team will get one final game in front of the home fans at Carver Arena. The Braves defeated George Mason in the second round of the National Invitati...
Mar 23, 2025 (Bradley University Athletics)
UPDATE: Multi-vehicle crash in Peoria claims life of one person
UPDATED 10:32 A.M. One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash Saturday night in Peoria. Illinois State Police say the crash occurred in the area of University and Hudson just after 9:30 P.M. Polic...
Mar 23, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
