Category Archives: Local News
Peoria woman dead in crash near Morton
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - The Tazewell County Coroner's office says a woman died after her car crashed on Interstate 74 Saturday morning. Coroner Charles Hanley says an autopsy will be conducted on the ...
Will Stevenson Jan 28, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Carvana admits wrongdoing in settlement with Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - New Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says online car retailer Carvana admitted wrongdoing in reaching a settlement with the state. Back last May, after a year-long inv...
Will Stevenson Jan 28, 2023 (Carvana)
'Omnibus' health care bill passed amid criticisms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A law recently signed by Gov. JB Pritzker will extend the deadline for the state to transfer criminal defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial ...
Will Stevenson Jan 28, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
COVID continues decline in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The situation surrounding COVID-19 in Illinois continues to improve. That's according to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Officials there say now only...
Will Stevenson Jan 28, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
Civic Center officials speak on situation with Rivermen
PEORIA, Ill. - Officials with the Peoria Civic Center and Peoria Civic Center Authority are defending themselves amid growing calls to keep the Peoria Rivermen there when the current season ends. At i...
Will Stevenson Jan 27, 2023 (File-Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Coroner identifies woman in fatal crash near Brimfield
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner is identifying the woman from Galesburg who was on her way to work at a Peoria hospital when she died Thursday morning. Coroner Jamie Harwood says preli...
Will Stevenson Jan 27, 2023 Midwest Communications
Second suspect in November murder arrested; others arrested during traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have long said they believed more than one person was possibly responsible for a fatal shooting last November. Now, they say, a second suspect is in custody. Police say an...
Will Stevenson Jan 27, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- The cause of a fire in Peoria overnight remains under investigation. The fire was reported around 12:15 a.m. Friday at a home near the corner of W. Millman and S. Blaine Streets. Fire ...
Julia Bradley Jan 27, 2023 Midwest Communications
Anti-violence TV town hall discusses problems and solutions
PEORIA, Ill. - A town hall-type discussion that aired Thursday night across Peoria television stations looked to find answers to the city's ongoing violence problem, and talk about options for help. T...
Will Stevenson Jan 26, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Fire damages West Bluff home
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire in Peoria's West Bluff neighborhood was unintentionally started. That's according to fire investigators, who say crews were called to the home near Sheridan and MacQueen around 1...
Will Stevenson Jan 26, 2023 (25 News)