Category Archives: Local News
Investigation underway after body found in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - An investigation is underway in Pekin after a person was found dead Wednesday morning. Pekin Police and Fire were dispatched to the Pekin Riverfront at around 8:45 A.M. after a citizen r...
Jun 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Arson to blame for fire early Wednesday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were sent to a fire in the area of S. Stanley Street and W. Krause early Wednesday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says when crews arrived just after 2 a....
Jun 25, 2025 Midwest Communications
PPD: Two teens shot while playing with a gun in the East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say two teenagers, a boy and a girl, were shot Tuesday night while playing with a gun in the East Bluff. At approximately 9:08 p.m., officers were called to the 1200 block...
Jun 25, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Expo Gardens sold to the city of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Expo Gardens will soon be in the possession of the city of Peoria. The city council Tuesday night voted to approve the purchase of 70 acres of land for around $1.125 million dollars. Th...
Jun 24, 2025 (Expo Gardens)
Suspect in fatal Peoria South Side shooting ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A judge has ordered a man to stay in jail until trial after being charged with murder in a homicide on Peoria's South Side last week. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20...
Jun 24, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Peoria County grand jury indicts woman for fatal Riverfront shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a woman in connection with a fatal shooting on Peoria's Riverfront earlier this month. 19-year-old Deziaah Hunter was indicted Tuesday on one cou...
Jun 24, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Low-speed gas-powered bicycles prohibited in Pekin after council vote
PEKIN, Ill. - A form of transportation is now prohibited on the streets of Pekin. The city council Monday night voted 5-2 to ban the operation of low-speed gas-powered bicycles on streets, highways, a...
Jun 24, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Death of man found near East Peoria store under investigation
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria Police are investigating after a man was found dead behind the Costco Tuesday morning. Police say officers were called at around 10:15 A.M. to a vacant lot behind the s...
Jun 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Group of males charged in connection to armed robbery at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - Four males, three adults and one teenager, are charged in connection with a robbery at a Northwest Peoria apartment complex. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 19-year-old...
Jun 24, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Second arrest made in connection to Peoria South Side homicide last week
PEORIA, Ill. - A second arrest has been made in connection to a shooting death on Peoria's South Side last week. Peoria Police says 18-year-old Kemareon Bell was identified as a suspect in the death o...
Jun 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
