Category Archives: Local News
Suspicious death in Canton
CANTON, Ill. - Canton police say an investigation is underway into what is being described as a suspicious death. Police say officers and other emergency responders were dispatched to a residence on F...
Jul 14, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Kitchen fire leaves Peoria apartment uninhabitable
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria resident sought shelter with family after a fire in an apartment. Firefighters responded to Lexington Hills apartments at 8:20 p.m. Saturday on a report of smoke in the buildin...
Jul 14, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois lawmakers react to shooting at Pennsylvania rally with former President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lawmakers across the political aisle in Illinois are reacting to the shooting at former President Trump's rally in Butler Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon. Democratic U.S. Senator Di...
Jul 13, 2024 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
20th anniversary of Roanoke tornado
ROANOKE, Ill. - July 13 is the 20th anniversary of an F4 tornado that ravaged the village of Roanoke and destroyed the Parsons Manufacturing plant. The National Weather Service says the violent tornad...
Jul 13, 2024 Photo: National Weather Service
Beating suspect ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man charged with aggravated domestic battery has been ordered to remain in jail until his trial. Kenneth Moultrie Jr., 28, is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend so severely that her...
Jul 13, 2024 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Man accused of shooting ex-girlfriend in Peoria's East Bluff ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the back in Peoria's East Bluff on Wednesday has been ordered to remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petiti...
Jul 12, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Comic and Toy Show returns to Civic Center this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Favorite memories and people from your childhood will be on display this weekend at the Peoria Civic Center. The annual Peoria Comic and Toy Show from Quad Con will take place Saturday ...
Jul 12, 2024 (Quad Con)
Peoria County Coroner identifies homicide victim from early Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the 44-year-old man who died from a gunshot wound early Thursday morning. Jamie Harwood says Lawrence Jones of Peoria was taken to OSF Healthcar...
Jul 12, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
St. Jude runners ready to hit the road for a 43rd time for the kids
PEORIA, Ill. - It's almost time for this year's St. Jude "Memphis To Peoria Run". A caravan of RVs, filled with runners and support team members, will leave Peoria early Tuesday morning. It's the run'...
Jul 12, 2024 (Memphis to Peoria Run Facebook)
Washburn woman's 2022 murder conviction overturned by appeals court
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A Washburn woman's murder conviction has been overturned by an appeals court. 21-year-old Maya Nodine was found guilty but mentally ill in September of 2022 for her role in a D...
Jul 12, 2024 (File-25 News)
