Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Christian wins, Manual defeated, in IHSA boys' basketball 3rd place games
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - High school basketball is officially over for the 2024-25 season in central Illinois. The Peoria Christian and Manual boys' teams, the last two remaining teams in the area, finished ...
Mar 14, 2025 (Peoria Manual High School)
UPDATE: Peoria County correctional officer fired after allegedly bringing contraband to detainee
UPDATED 6:38 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A correctional officer at the Peoria County Jail has been fired after allegedly bringing a detainee contraband. Sheriff Chris Watkins says 25-year-old Ezekiel H...
Mar 14, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
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)
