Category Archives: Local News

Woman shot in foot Sunday night on Peoria's South Side
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that left a woman injured. Officers responded to the area of Arago and Humboldt just before 11:45 P.M. after three shots were fir...
TJ Carson May 27, 2025

Renovations to the Peoria County Courthouse Plaza begin Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - Renovations to the Peoria County Courthouse Plaza get underway on Tuesday, a project that will cost $6.76 million to complete. Construction around the courthouse will mean some changes ...
Julia Bradley May 27, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices unchanged through Memorial Day Weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria gas prices were unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.26 a gallon on Tuesday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations. Prices in Peoria are 6.5 cents a gallon lower tha...
Julia Bradley May 27, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC

Fallen soldiers remembered at Memorial Day ceremony on Peoria Riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - The people of Peoria came together to honor the fallen on Memorial Day on the Riverfront. The annual ceremony hosted by the Peoria Memorial Day Committee featured patriotic songs from t...
TJ Carson May 26, 2025 Medal of Honor Recipient and U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Hal Fritz was the guest speaker at the 2025 Memorial Day ceremony hosted by the Peoria Memorial Day Committee. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Louisiana man arrested after allegedly trying to meet up with minor in Peoria County
HANNA CITY, Ill. - A Louisiana man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to meet up with a minor. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies were called to Lakeshore Drive in Hanna City ...
TJ Carson May 26, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)

UPDATE: PPD says missing woman found safe
UPDATE: 7:06 P.M. The Peoria Police Department says 29-year-old Allison Baldwin has been located and is safe. She had been reported missing on Sunday by a concerned friend. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Polic...
Julia Bradley May 26, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Pekin police searching for armed suspect
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin police says they are looking for a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a resident. Police say officers responded to a house in the 1300 block of South 13th Street. The homeowner sai...
Ed Hammond May 25, 2025 Pekin Police Department

Peoria Heights fire chief fired
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Peoria Heights Village Board has parted ways with Fire Chief Dan Decker. The board, during a special meeting Saturday, voted not to renew Decker's contract. Decker had been ...
Ed Hammond May 25, 2025 Photo: 25 News (File)

Four adults, six pets displaced by Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill - A house resulted in injuries to one person. Peoria firefighters responded to a report of a kitchen fire at a residence on Meadows Place off Sheridan Road. Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall sa...
Ed Hammond May 25, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Bradley baseball coach announces retirement
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University has begun a nationwide search for a new baseball coach. The University announced through a news release that baseball Head Coach Elvis Dominguez has retired. Domingue...
Ed Hammond May 25, 2025 Photo: Bradley University Athletics


