Category Archives: Local News
AM 1290 WIRL to go silent at the end of the month after more than 77 years of broadcasting
PEORIA, Ill. - After nearly eight decades on the air, a Peoria heritage station will soon go silent. Sister station AM 1290 WIRL will shut down on March 31st at noon. All current programming from AM 1...
Mar 23, 2026 (Wayne Miller)
Woman injured after reportedly robbed and stabbed in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a woman was stabbed early Saturday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police say a 36-year-old woman was found inside a residence with two stab wounds to her u...
Mar 23, 2026
Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings
Article Summary Raw milk advocates saw Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as Health and Human Services Director as a win, but it hasn't translated to loosened regulations in Illinois. The Illinois De...
Mar 23, 2026 Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy Farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy)
UPDATE: Crash involving semi-truck causes I-474 closure Monday morning
UPDATE 11:52 A.M. BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Illinois State Police says I-474 near Bartonville is now reopened. --------------------------------------- BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A portion of Interstate 474 near Ba...
Mar 23, 2026 (Illinois State Police)
Illinois Central College selects new president
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College has found its new leader. The Board of Trustees has picked Doctor Jamonica Rolle as the college's next president, starting on July 1st. Rolle comes to East...
Mar 23, 2026 (Broward College)
State official 'disappointed' ISU did not send out emergency alerts after mass shooting
By Howard Packowitz NORMAL, Ill. (25 News) - Illinois State University Police Chief Aaron Woodruff is supporting the decision of his overnight shift supervisor not to issue emergency alerts following ...
Mar 23, 2026 (25 News)
ISP arrests Pekin man for possession of child sexual abuse materials
PEKIN, Ill. - A 46-year-old Pekin man has been taken into custody for possession of Child Sexual Abuse materials, according to Illinois State Police. ISP arrested Christian Hundt, of Pekin, last week ...
Mar 23, 2026 46-year-old Christian Hundt. (Illinois State Police)
Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Sunday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria crews responded to an early morning fire at a vacant home on Sunday which appears to have been intentionally set. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston said just before 1:30 a.m., th...
Mar 23, 2026 Midwest Communications
'Operation Last Watch' honors local veterans at the end of life
PEORIA, Ill. - Operation Last Watch, started by local Navy vet Rick Otey, aims to honor Central Illinois veterans receiving hospice or end of life care. "This is a last effort to say,'Hey, we really a...
Mar 21, 2026 Ken Jones / CC
PPD makes third arrest in November armed robbery case
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an armed robbery and aggravated battery that occurred last November. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says around 6 p.m. on Th...
Mar 21, 2026 Peoria Police Department
