Category Archives: Local News
Ipava man accused in shooting death of Canton man on New Year's Eve ordered to remain in jail
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - An Ipava man accused of shooting a Canton man in the head and killing him on New Year's Eve must remain in the Fulton County Jail. 25 News reports 33-year-old Nicholas Pratt was ...
Jan 02, 2025 (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria County Sheriff's Office reporting vandalized farmland in Medina Township
MEDINA TOWNSHIP, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is looking for who might be vandalizing farmland. The office says it's occurring in Medina Township at Rome and Krause Roads. Police believe ...
Jan 02, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
OSF Healthcare announces changes to mask policy
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF Healthcare is changing its mask policy not long after implementing it. OSF says it is now recommending masks for patients and visitors who visit their hospitals, hospice home, and c...
Jan 02, 2025 (OSF HealthCare)
Shots fired at Farmington Road restaurant as new year began early Wednesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is investigating shots fired near a restaurant just after the new year started. Sheriff Chris Watkins says suspects in a red van traveling east on Far...
Jan 01, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Riverfront Museum reports record weekend attendance for Muppets exhibit
PEORIA, Ill. - A lot of people want to see the Muppets in Peoria. The Peoria Riverfront Museum says nearly four-thousand people visited this past weekend, saying it's a record number of patrons. The m...
Jan 01, 2025 (Peoria Riverfront Museum)
Lewistown shooting victim identified by Fulton County Coroner
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - A 39-year-old Canton man has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting at a Fulton County grocery store Tuesday night. Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes identified the vict...
Jan 01, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Man arrested for fatal shooting in Lewistown
UPDATE 5:30 A.M. LEWISTOWN, Ill. - A man is dead after being shot outside the County Market in Lewistown Tuesday, and another man is arrested for the shooting. Fulton County Sheriff's Office deputies ...
Jan 01, 2025 (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
One person treated after Tuesday morning Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was treated after a Tuesday morning house fire in Peoria. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the house in the area Rustic Ridge and Overbrook Drives just after 8:30 A.M., ...
Dec 31, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
As flu season kicks in, respiratory illnesses are overlapping in Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - Respiratory illnesses have hit Central Illinois hard. Dr. Doug Kasper, Infectious Disease Specialist with OSF HealthCare, tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan", right now their clinics are seeing...
Dec 31, 2024 brizmaker / Depositphotos.com
East Peoria man arrested after allegedly traveling to meet minor for sexual purposes
PAXTON, Ill. - An East Peoria man has been arrested for allegedly traveling to meet with a minor for sexual purposes. The CHAOS Task Force says 52-year-old Kevin Evans was arrested in Paxton on Saturd...
Dec 31, 2024 (CHAOS Task Force)
