Category Archives: Local News
Peoria fire apparatus being redeployed; chief says it's a good thing
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters at a couple stations will have some different options in terms of equipment with the start of the new year. Chief Shawn Sollberger says two stations will have what a...
Will Stevenson Nov 21, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
OSF Exec. says rise in RSV and flu is a "concern" for now
PEORIA, Ill. -- While national leaders with the Children's Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics have pleaded for emergency government assistance due to a spike in respiratory di...
Cooper Banks Nov 21, 2022 Midwest Communications
UPDATED: Faulty equipment blamed for large Washington boil notice
UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, 2:36 p.m. WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Residents in Washington can be hopeful that a boil water advisory will be lifted in time for traditional meal prep on Thanksgiving Day. A ...
Julia Bradley Nov 21, 2022
Downtown water main break fixed, valve repair continues
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois American Water says the huge water main break that occurred Saturday night in downtown Peoria is now fixed. Officials say the work on the break was completed at Jefferson and H...
Will Stevenson Nov 21, 2022 (Rick Hirschmann/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Gas prices see pre-Thanksgiving decline
PEORIA, Ill. - The price of gas is still pretty high, but going in to Thanksgiving, at least it isn't as high as it was last week. The weekly gas price update from GasBuddy.com indicates their Peoria-...
Will Stevenson Nov 21, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Rivian employees file complaints of injuries, safety violations in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. -- Rivian workers are accusing their employer of multiple safety violations at the company's Normal manufacturing plant, according to a new report from Bloomberg that details multiple ins...
Julia Bradley Nov 21, 2022 Ron Frazier / CC
Update: Peoria County Courthouse and library closed after water main break
UPDATED 11:10 A.M. The Peoria Public Library now says the main library branch downtown will remain closed all day Monday, due to the water main break. All other branches are open regular hours. ------...
Julia Bradley Nov 21, 2022 (25 News)
Weekend PPD Gun buybacks end swiftly due to massive demand
PEORIA, Ill. -- A weekend gun buyback event in Peoria had to be cut short because of sky-high demand, according to Peoria Police. PPD held a citywide gun buyback opportunity on Saturday --- no questio...
Cooper Banks Nov 20, 2022 Photo courtesy of 25 News
Woman shot, killed after reported burglary call in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have announced some details related to the city's latest homicide, but a victim I.D. and precise motive for the shooting remain unknown. Just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, P...
Cooper Banks Nov 20, 2022 Midwest Communications
ISU: No injuries in Friday cattle barn fires
LEXINGTON, Ill. --Illinois State University officials are announcing there were no injuries to people or animals in a massive blaze as ISU's Farm in Lexington. Flames somehow sparked inside the sprawl...
Cooper Banks Nov 19, 2022
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