Category Archives: Local News
Former employee prohibited from entering MTI campus
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A former employee is now banned from Midwest Technical Institute's East Peoria campus. In a Facebook post to students and staff, Campus President Cole Huff says they've been monito...
Aug 05, 2024 (Midwest Technical Institute-Facebook)
GasBuddy: Peoria prices drop just a bit
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.74 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria ar...
Aug 05, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
UPDATE: Coroner identifies Eureka fire victim
UPDATED: 8/5/24 4:55 A.M. EUREKA, Ill. -- A woman is dead after a fire in Eureka over the weekend. The Woodford County Coroner has identified the victim of Friday night's fire as 58-year-old Jennifer ...
Aug 04, 2024 Photo: Peoria Area Scanner & Dashcam/Facebook
Peoria City falls short in extra time in USL2 National Championship
PEORIA, Ill. - The dreams of lifting a championship trophy for Peoria City Soccer came one game short of being realized. The Carp fell in Saturday night's USL2 National Championship to Seacoast United...
Aug 03, 2024 Peoria City applauds the crowd after receiving their Finalist medals after losing the USL2 National Championship match at Shea Stadium. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
One person reported injured in I-74 crash
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash on I-74 west of Peoria. The accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Friday on westbound I-74 about one mile past the I-474/Route...
Aug 03, 2024 Photo: Peoria Area Scanner & Dashcam Facebook
Man sentenced to life in prison for role in 2021 murder of Manual High School student
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the shooting death of a Manual High School student three years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 22-y...
Aug 02, 2024 22-year-old Gary Irby Mugshot (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria man sentenced after pleading guilty to daughter's death
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend 70 years in prison after pleading guilty to the death of his daughter two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 27-year-old Shamari William...
Aug 02, 2024 courtroom gavel
One person dead after Marquette Heights house fire
MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, Ill. - One person is dead after a house fire in Marquette Heights Friday morning. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley confirmed the fatality, but did not release any other inform...
Aug 02, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Man stabbed in Peoria Thursday night
PEORIA, Ill. -Police say a man was stabbed in the neck Thursday night in Peoria. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers responded around 7:25 p.m. to the area of S. Livingston and Humboldt Stre...
Aug 02, 2024 (Midwest Communication)
In month since SCOTUS bribery decision, Madigan-related corruption cases forge ahead
Attorneys on both sides of the federal corruption case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan didn't agree on much this past month, but they are aligned on one thing: they're prepared t...
Aug 02, 2024 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3. Attorneys for Madigan and those caught up in related corruption cases argue a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the federal bribery statute should result in the dismissal of charges or acquittal of convictions. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
