Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: 17-year-olds arrested for November homicide at Peoria apartment complex to be tried as adults
UPDATED 6:49 P.M. Two teenagers have been arrested in connection to a homicide last November at a Peoria apartment complex. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Dayquan Diggs and Harringto...
Mar 14, 2025 Peoria Peoria Chief Eric Echevarria and Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos appear together on March 14thannounce arrests in connection to a fatal shooting at the Wood Sage Apartments. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Judge James Shadid named Bradley University's new president
PEORIA, Ill. - Federal Judge James Shadid, who has served the Central District of Illinois, has been named the new President of Bradley University. In a statement from the university, the Bradley Boar...
Mar 14, 2025 Federal Judge James Shadid, who has served the District of Central Illinois, has been named the new president of Bradley University
(1470 WMBD Radio--Julia Bradley)
ISP highlighting opportunities for women with all-female recruitment event
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - For the first time, Illinois State Police will host an all-women recruitment event on Tuesday, March 18 in Springfield. Sgt. Tracy Lillard says women are encouraged to come explore...
Mar 14, 2025 An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
UPDATE: The likelihood of severe storms Friday remains high
PEORIA, Ill. - Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to make their way into Central Illinois Friday evening. 25 News First Alert Meteorologist Brian Walder says the main focus of Friday's weathe...
Mar 14, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Christian, Manual each fall short of state championships in semifinals
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Two Peoria high school boys' basketball teams each ended up two games short of a state title on Thursday. Manual fell to Chicago Dyett in the IHSA Class 2A state semifinals, 54-50, a...
Mar 13, 2025 (Peoria Christian Athletics)
In remarks to teachers union, Pritzker lashes out at Trump's education cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday delivered more harsh criticism against President Donald Trump's administration over attempts to drastically downsize, and possi...
Mar 13, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker lashes out at the Trump administrations over mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and its attempts to dismantle the agency during remarks to a gathering of Illinois Education Association officials on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
Goodwill of Central Illinois introduces program to help with employment for neurodiverse adults
PEORIA, Ill. - A program from Goodwill of Central Illinois aims to help neurodiverse young adults succeed in the workplace. Beyond Barriers is an employment program that helps develop skills in such a...
Mar 13, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Summer Camp organizers announce cancellation of festival for 2025
PEORIA, Ill. - The reimagined Summer Camp Music Festival will not take place this year. In a Facebook post on Thursday, organizers announced that "a variety of factors" did not allow for Summer Camp t...
Mar 13, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD -Rick Hirschmann)
'Right to Play' bill that would affect high school athletes advances in House
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A House committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would give high school student athletes the right to participate in both school-sponsored teams and non-school te...
Mar 13, 2025 Rep. Janet Yang-Rohr, left, and Carmel Catholic High School student Libby Magnone testify before a House committee on legislation that would let high school student athletes compete on both school-sponsored and nonschool teams in the same sport during the same season. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Teenager arrested on Peoria's South Side on weapons charges Tuesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers were taken into custody on Peoria's South Side Tuesday afternoon, one of which on weapons charges. Peoria Police says officers were called at around 4:30 P.M. in the area ...
Mar 12, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
