Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Fire Department obtains drone to assist on calls
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters will have a new tool to assist them on calls of any sort to begin the new year. The department recently spent $38,000 to obtain a drone. The drone will have capabili...
TJ Carson Jan 03, 2023 (Peoria Fire Dept.)
UPDATE: Election Commission drops one PPS Board candidate from ballot, keeps second
UPDATED 3:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - One of only two candidates for a seat on the Peoria Public School Board in the April election has been thrown off the ballot, while one will stay. The Peoria County Bo...
Will Stevenson Jan 03, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Three rescued from fire at Green Valley home
GREEN VALLEY, Ill. - Three people had to be rescued from a home in the Tazewell County community of Green Valley following a fire Tuesday morning. Officials say the fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. nea...
Will Stevenson Jan 03, 2023 (25 News)
Man faces felony charges for serious infant injuries
UPDATED 4:12 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Hanna City man is jailed on charges accusing him of causing seriously injury to an infant. Peoria County Jail records indicate Alexander King, 21, faces two counts o...
Will Stevenson Jan 03, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Kasper: T-Cells helping fight COVID's new variants
PEORIA, Ill. -- As a new variant of COVID-19 is showing its dominance, there's good news about how we're fighting the disease three years since it appeared. Dr. Doug Kasper, with the University of Ill...
Julia Bradley Jan 03, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Expert: Make smart, realistic financial goals in new year
URBANA, Ill. - If you're looking at ways of improving your finances in the new year, something called the "Smart Goals" method may be for you. "Smart" stands for "Specific, Measurable, Agreed Upon, Re...
Will Stevenson Jan 02, 2023 Midwest Communications
Wildlife Prairie Park adding new cougars
HANNA CITY, Ill. - Wildlife Prairie Park will be bringing some new four-legged friends to the park in the spring. The park announced on Monday that they have raised around $250,000 total for a new cou...
TJ Carson Jan 02, 2023 (Wildlife Prairie Park via Facebook)
Appellate Court rules against County Auditor in bid to stay in office
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois Appellate Court is dealing a blow to Peoria County Auditor Jessica Thomas in her bid to stay in office. The Fourth District Appellate Court in Springfield ruled in a De...
Will Stevenson Jan 02, 2023 (Peoria County)
Peoria-area gas prices either unchanged, or slightly lower
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area gas prices in the last week either did not move at all, or moved very slightly down, depending on who you ask. GasBuddy.com says their Peoria-area weekly average of $3.24 a ...
Will Stevenson Jan 02, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Peoria fire sends one to the hospital Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was hospitalized after an accidental fire in Peoria on the first day of the new year. The Peoria Fire Department was called to the area of N. Woodbine Terrace and W. Wardcli...
Julia Bradley Jan 02, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)