Category Archives: Local News
Collins: Threat of more severe storms Tuesday night-Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - A threat of severe weather is prompting 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins to designate a First Alert Weather Day for Tuesday night through Wednesday. "We'll see isol...
Apr 01, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Man detained for weekend shooting at Peoria apartment complex that injured one person
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of a shooting at a Peoria apartment complex that injured another man from the past weekend will remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 26-year-ol...
Mar 31, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Demolition of former Peoria Labor Temple building underway
PEORIA, Ill. - The first steps to a new men's shelter for the Peoria Salvation Army are now underway. The new 19,000 square foot building will sit at the corner of Spalding and Jefferson in downtown P...
Mar 31, 2025 Crews demolish the former AFL-CIO Labor Temple building in downtown Peoria to make way for a new men's shelter for the Peoria Salvation Army. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: One person and a dog dies in Woodford County farmhouse fire
UPDATED 3:27 P.M. SPRING BAY, Ill. - A woman and a dog died in a fire at a farmhouse in Woodford County early Monday morning. 25 News reports they were found in the same room, while two other people w...
Mar 31, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still on the rise heading into April
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have risen less than a penny per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.28 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's pric...
Mar 31, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
One arrested after early Saturday morning shooting at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was arrested after a shooting at a Peoria apartment complex early Saturday morning. Peoria Police say officers responded to the Lexington Hills Apartments just before 12:30 A...
Mar 30, 2025
PPD: Downtown Peoria crash sends three people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash with a rollover in downtown Peoria Friday. The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. at the intersection of Monroe and Main Streets, near the ...
Mar 29, 2025 Three-vehicle crash in downtown Peoria Friday afternoon near the Courtyard by Marriott. (25 News)
Crews battle basement fire in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded to an East Peoria home Friday evening on reports of a fire. Assistant Fire Chief Ronnie Marmitt says crews arrived around 5:55 p.m. to the single-family home...
Mar 29, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Collins: Continued threat of severe weather Sunday, then again Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins expects strong to severe storms to roll into Central Illinois Sunday afternoon. For that reason, Collins has designated Sunday a Fi...
Mar 29, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Singapore-based IV manufacturer officially buys Pekin land for new production facility
PEKIN, Ill. - The sale of land in Pekin's Riverway Business Park to a Singapore-based medical manufacturer was made official on Friday. Mayor Mary Burress and Epic Medical CEO Freddie Lee signed a doc...
Mar 28, 2025 Pekin Mayor Mary Burress and Epic Medical CEO Freddie Lee show a land purchase agreement after both parties signed it, on March 28th, 2025. The land at Pekin's Riverway Business Park will be used to develop Epic's first facility in the United States. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
