Category Archives: Local News
Statistics show rising stress levels in students
PEORIA Ill. - Recent statistics from the American Institute of Stress indicate - students in middle school, high school, and college are feeling more stressed than ever... Experts say, seven out of te...
Oct 02, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley picked as MVC Men's Basketball preseason favorite
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Bradley University has been picked as the preseason favorite to win the Missouri Valley Conference men's 2024-25 basketball title. Bradley garnered 46 first-place votes and 597 total ...
Oct 02, 2024 (Bradley University)
Driver accidentally sends pickup truck into Peoria Habitat ReStore
PEORIA Ill. - Two people have been sent to the hospital following a vehicle crash, involving the Habitat ReStore in Peoria. Just before 4:00pm Tuesday afternoon, Peoria Police received a call of a car...
Oct 01, 2024 (25 News)
Ohio man accused of stealing vehicle with child inside it returned to Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. - The Ohio man behind a manhunt after allegedly stealing a vehicle with a child inside it in Peoria is back in the county after his out-of-state arrest. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkin...
Oct 01, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man indicted on murder charges for fatal downtown Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused in a downtown Peoria shooting death from this summer. 40-year-old Lacorles Edwards was indicted Tuesday on two counts of First Degr...
Oct 01, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Task force aimed at combating vehicle crimes in the Peoria area receives state help
PEORIA, Ill. - The Greater Peoria Auto Crimes Task Force is receiving some help from the state. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday around $1.5 million dollars in grant fun...
Oct 01, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Komatsu announces new investment in Peoria with groundbreaking event
PEORIA, Ill. - Komatsu this week has announced new investments in its Peoria operations. The heavy equipment maker held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new office building at 2300 NE Adams Street in...
Oct 01, 2024 Komatsu held a ceremonial groundbreaking at its Peoria, Illinois facility on Monday for a new building that's expected to be completed next year. (Komatsu Mining Facebook)
Chicago man arrested after allegedly trafficking missing Woodford County teenager
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Chicago man is facing numerous felony charges after he allegedly sex trafficked a missing teenager from Woodford County. The Cook County Sheriff's Office says the FBI contacted t...
Sep 30, 2024 courtroom gavel
37-year-old man arrested for Monday morning stabbing
PEORIA Ill. - A 37-year-old man was arrested, in connection to an early Monday-morning stabbing in Peoria. Police were dispatched to the area of South Oregon Street and West Trewyn Avenue, just after ...
Sep 30, 2024 Michael Childs mugshot
Peoria Police investigating Sunday morning shooting
PEORIA Ill. - The Peoria Police Department is looking for suspects, following a shooting which occurred early Sunday morning. Officers were dispatched to the area of South Western Avenue and West Howe...
Sep 30, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
