Category Archives: Local News
Central Illinois election leaders address misinformation before November election
PEORIA, Ill. - Americans will know in three months who the next President will be, with election leaders in central Illinois seeking to combat misinformation about the voting process. Officials were r...
Aug 09, 2024 joaquincorbalan / Depositphotos.com
Woman treated for stab wound Friday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a stabbing from early Friday morning. Officers responded to Bourland and Armstrong just after 12:45 A.M., finding an adult female with a non-life-threate...
Aug 09, 2024 (Midwest Communication)
Tazewell Co. Board adopts $44 M plan for new Justice Center Annex
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County is a step closer to building a new Justice Center annex. The Tazewell County Board held a special meeting Wednesday night, focused only on the new building, with board me...
Aug 09, 2024 County Justice Center Annex Schematic Design (25 News via Tazewell County Board)
Pair of teenagers ordered to remain in custody after alleged armed robbery at central Peoria McDonald's
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers will remain in custody at the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center on an Armed Robbery charge after a detention hearing Thursday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's O...
Aug 08, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria man sentenced to prison for selling weapons
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next seven years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing and selling weapons. 27-year-old Devonte Thompson was sentenced Thursday to prison, after he w...
Aug 08, 2024 courtroom gavel
Pekin Police looking for suspect in reported school theft
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Police is asking for the public's help in finding a suspect accused of breaking into a school over the summer. The department released a video on Facebook, showing a male inside an...
Aug 08, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
First Washington Police K9 dies
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The first K9 dog to serve in the Washington Police Department has died. The department says Thor was euthanized on Monday for acute medical conditions related to his age. Thor lived...
Aug 08, 2024 (Washington Police Department)
Updated: Michigan contractor dies at CAT Proving Ground
UPDATED 11:15 a.m. WASHINGTON, Ill. - A contractor for Caterpillar has died after an incident at the company's Proving Ground facility in Washington. A CAT spokesperson said the incident happened on W...
Aug 08, 2024 Caterpillar's former downtown Peoria headquarters (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Gov. Pritzker calls for Sangamon Co. Sheriff to resign over Massey shooting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker called Wednesday for the resignation of the Sangamon County Sheriff, whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home last month after she called 911 f...
Aug 08, 2024 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
State Fair to kick off Thursday as officials unveil 2024 butter cow
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Clad in a butter-colored shirt, Gov. JB Pritzker joined wife MK, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Miss Illinois County Fair Natalie Evans and others to unveil the 2024 ...
Aug 08, 2024 BUTTER COW: The butter cow is pictured on Wednesday at the Dairy Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The theme for this year is “It’s Showtime.” (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
