Category Archives: Local News
Peoria council approves new development with Dutch Bros coffee shop
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council approved plans Tuesday night for a small shopping center that would be developed at the corner of University Street and War Memorial Drive. The plans include a D...
May 28, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dunlap middle schooler advances at National Spelling Bee
OXEN HILL, Maryland - An 8th grader at Dunlap Valley Middle School is moving on in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Kavin Kumar Suriya Prakash of Edwards advanced after correctly spelling "logothete...
May 27, 2025 (Scripps)
Bill would require police training for sexual assault, conflicts of interest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois police officers soon could be required to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training if the governor signs a bill passed by Illinois lawmakers...
May 27, 2025 State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen is pictured on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
May 25, 2025 Pekin Police Department
