Category Archives: Local News
Central IL libraries set to receive grants to improve technology
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Secretary of State's Office is awarding more than $1 million in new grants to assist public libraries in underserved communities, including several here in Central Ill...
Jun 23, 2025 Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com
UPDATE: Explosions heard over Qatar capital Doha after Iran threat to retaliate for US strikes
UPDATED 12:14 P.M. DOHA/ISTANBUL/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Explosions were heard over Qatar's capital Doha on Monday, a Reuters witness reported, shortly after a Western diplomat said there had been a credi...
Jun 23, 2025 People attend a protest against the U.S attack on nuclear sites, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 22, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices almost unchanged in the past week, as prices nationally are on the rise
PEORIA, Ill. -Gas prices in Peoria were almost unchanged in the last week, down 0.3 cents a gallon, averaging $3.27 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peori...
Jun 23, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Area congressmen's reactions to U.S. attack on Iran differ
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two congressmen representing Central Illinois have opposing views on President Donald Trump's decision to join Israel's war against Iran. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) praised t...
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, performs a fly-over during the Speed of Sound Airshow, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. September 14, 2024. U.S. Air National Guard/Master Sgt. Patrick Evenson/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Road construction projects scheduled to begin
PEORIA, Ill. - Another round of road construction projects are slated to get underway, or resume, Monday. A major upgrade project will begin on Route 9 just west of Tremont to East Street. That will i...
Jun 22, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
UPDATE: Fatal shooting victim identified, one suspect arrested
UPDATED - 5:40 P.M. 6/21 PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Peoria, while police say one suspect is in custody. Teron Scott, Jr., 20, was found d...
Jun 21, 2025
Shot fired during fight at gas station
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was injured during a fight at a gas station parking lot in Peoria's West Bluff. A Peoria Police spokesperson said a single gunshot was fired during the disturbance at Main an...
Jun 21, 2025 Photo: 25 News
OSF provides tips to stay cool in forecasted hot weather
PEORIA, Ill. - A doctor at OSF Healthcare says there are ways to beat the heat over the weekend and the early part of next week. A Heat Advisory is in effect until Tuesday, with temperatures in the mi...
Jun 21, 2025 (OSF HealthCare)
Four cats rescued from Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people escape and four cats are rescued from a house fire in Peoria. Firefighters found heavy smoke and fire throughout a two-story home near Frostwood Parkway and Richards Lane whe...
Jun 21, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Children's Home offering support for expecting mothers
PEORIA, Ill. - It takes a village to raise a child, said a spokesperson for Peoria-based Children's Home Association of Illinois, which is offering help for expecting moms and mothers of young childre...
Jun 21, 2025 Photo: 25 News
