Category Archives: Local News
Peoria-based legislators added to state budget teams
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Republicans have picked a freshman lawmaker from Edwards to help shape the Illinois budget in their vision. 93rd District Representative Travis Weaver (R-Edwards) has been named to...
TJ Carson Feb 02, 2023 (Travis Weaver via Facebook)
Amazon facility opens in North Pekin next Thursday
NORTH PEKIN, Ill. -- One of the nation's largest online retailers - Amazon - is set to open a new fulfillment center in North Pekin on Feb. 9, creating more than 200 jobs. The Amazon facility, located...
Will Stevenson Feb 02, 2023 (Amazon)
State Farm informs state about hundreds of I-T layoffs
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- State Farm Insurance is notifying the state it will lay off 451 Information Technology employees working at the company's Corporate South offices in Bloomington starting at the en...
Julia Bradley Feb 02, 2023 (State Farm)
PPD: Man arrested for bomb threats at Pere Marquette
UPDATED 12:11 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have made an arrest in connection with a series of bomb threats that forced guests to evacuate the Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown, the most recent th...
Julia Bradley Feb 02, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Past, present, and future of Central Illinois weather to be discussed
PEORIA, Ill. - Storms that dump more water than expected can bring negative effects to an area that is more than just flooding. That's according to state climatologist Trent Ford, who is appearing at ...
TJ Carson Feb 01, 2023 (University of Illinois)
UPDATE: Woman injured in late-afternoon shooting in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was seriously injured late Wednesday afternoon in a shooting in South Peoria. It happened around 3:00 p.m. near the intersection of Laramie and Wiswall. Peoria Police said the w...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (25 News)
Man accused in attack on Planned Parenthood facility makes court appearance
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe man accused of throwing what was believed to be a molotov cocktail into the Peoria Planned Parenthood building can be found to stand trial in the case. A federal judge Wed...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Police warn of another phone scam
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - An all-too-familiar scam once again rears its ugly head -- this time, in a somewhat different form. Police in Peoria Heights say they've been made aware that residents are getti...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Juveniles accused of stealing vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles are accused of stealing a car that ended up causing some damage late Tuesday night. Peoria Police say they were first alerted to the stolen vehicle around 11:20 p.m., when...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 1003 WMBD)
Grand jury charges man in several business hold-ups
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man suspected of committing at least three armed robberies over about a one month period of time. While they were in separate cases, the grand ...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)