Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Iowa man accused of harboring runaway girl found in Peoria ordered to remain in jail
UPDATED 5:05 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - An Iowa man will remain in jail after being found in Peoria this past weekend with a runaway girl that he allegedly sexually abused. The Peoria County State's Attorney...
Sep 30, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: West Peoria man released from custody after allegedly robbing gas station
UPDATED 6:21 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A West Peoria man has been released from custody following his arrest in connection to an armed robbery Saturday night. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office say...
Sep 30, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still falling
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped six cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.37 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are ...
Sep 30, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
UPDATE: 10-year-old victim of fatal shooting at Peoria apartment complex identified
UPDATED 10/1 5:55 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 10-year-old boy has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting Sunday night at a Peoria apartment complex. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says an in...
Sep 29, 2024 (25 News)
Peoria County State's Attorney candidates speak out at forum
PEORIA, Ill. - The candidate's for Peoria County State's Attorney were able to discuss their views during a candidates forum Saturday at the Peoria Public Library's North Branch. The forum was hosted ...
Sep 29, 2024 Photo: 25 News
UPDATE: Closing ceremony for Vietnam Traveling Memorial Sunday
UPDATE EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A closing ceremony at the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will begin at noon Sunday. The Memorial Wall, a 3/5th scale replica of the memorial in Washington D.C., has been on...
Sep 29, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rollover crash in Peoria County prompts warning from sheriff's office
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is urging parents to talk to their teenagers about safe driving after a rollover crash Friday morning south of Dunlap. The sheriff's office say...
Sep 27, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria Riverfront Museum unveils two new exhibits
PEORIA Ill. - You can see Muppets, Puppets, and Flags at the Peoria Riverfront Museum this weekend. The museum unveiled two new exhibits Friday morning -- titled "The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imaginatio...
Sep 27, 2024 (Casey Foreman 1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Midwest Food Bank provides relief in the wake of Hurricane Helene
MORTON, Ill. - Central Illinois-based Midwest Food Bank is mobilizing relief efforts as Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene continues to bring damaging winds, rain and flash flooding to the country's sout...
Sep 27, 2024 (Midwest Food Bank)
62nd Peoria Fine Art Fair this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's 62nd Fine Art Fair will take over the Riverfront Festival Park this weekend. Shannon Cox, Executive Director of Peoria Art Guild, says the event is the largest cultural event o...
Sep 27, 2024 (Peoria Art Guild)
