Category Archives: Local News
Peoria plans $5.8 million reconstruction of dangerous intersection
By Kayla Johnson PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A busy intersection will be totally reconstructed in an effort that city leaders hope will make the area safer. The intersection of Forrest Hill Avenue and St...
Apr 02, 2026
Threat of severe storms late Thursday prompts 25 News First Alert Weather Day
PEORIA, Ill. - Several storm systems are expected to make their way into Central Illinois Thursday afternoon. With a threat of severe weather, 25 News First Alert Meteorologist Balint Szlavari says th...
Apr 02, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Republicans, Pritzker point fingers over cause of rising property taxes
Article Summary Republicans are blaming Democratic policies, such as unfunded mandates on local governments and school districts, for raising property taxes while failing to provide other financial as...
Apr 01, 2026 Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, debates a bill in the Illinois House on May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria woman discusses experience in finding skeleton during mushroom hunting with kids
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman is recalling the grim discovery she and her kids made on Tuesday in Peoria while hunting for mushrooms. Christall Ropp and her six kids were in a wooded area near Crest Dr. and ...
Apr 01, 2026 Unidentified skeletal remains were found in SW Peoria Tuesday afternoon in the area of S. Crest Drive and W. Hill Street. (25 News)
Pair of teenaged boys arrested after alleged Peoria armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenaged boys were arrested after an alleged armed robbery Monday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police says officers contacted two male victims at around 2:30 P.M. in the area of Arms...
Apr 01, 2026
Shadid celebrates first year as president at Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - It's been exactly 365 days since James Shadid announced he was taking over as president at Bradley University. He tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" his first year on campus has gone really fa...
Apr 01, 2026 (Bradley University)
State Police vehicle fleet will take 18 years to replace as costs rise, ISP director says
Article Summary More than 1,000 Illinois State Police vehicles have passed the threshold for replacement, but current funding levels mean it will take 18 years to replace them all, Director Brenden Ke...
Apr 01, 2026 An Illinois State Police car is pictured outside the Illinois Capitol in Springfield during an event in 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria County Sheriff's Office Launches Local NIBIN Program
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Thanks to a $372,000 grant, the Peoria County Sheriff's Office now has advanced ballistic testing equipment of its own. The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIB...
Apr 01, 2026 Peoria County Sheriff's Office has a new Bullet Trap Box that is part of their National Integrated Ballistic Information Network system. (Peoria Co. Sheriff's Office)
Coroner: Autopsy and X-rays will be done on skeletal remains found Tuesday
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Peoria County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of skeletal remains in a wooded area of southwest Peoria late Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Chris Watkins said deputies receiv...
Apr 01, 2026 Unidentified skeletal remains were found in SW Peoria Tuesday afternoon in the area of S. Crest Drive and W. Hill Street. (25 News)
5th person arrested and charged for alleged role in robbery of teenager in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A 5th person has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in the armed robbery of a teenager last November in Peoria's East Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says...
Mar 31, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
