Category Archives: Local News
Two teenagers arrested after "violent physcial" incident earlier in month in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers were arrested yesterday on multiple weapons charges Wednesday after what Peoria Police described as a "violent physical" altercation earlier this month. The incident betwe...
Jun 20, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teenager who allegedly fled scene after boy shot in Peoria's East Bluff found and arrested
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager who allegedly fled after an incident in Peoria's East Bluff where a kid was shot in the head has been found and arrested. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon in the area o...
Jun 20, 2024
Girls basketball state finals to remain in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. - State championships in Illinois for girls basketball will continue to remain Normal for the next five years. The girls state finals will remain at CEFCU Arena on the Illinois State Univ...
Jun 20, 2024 The Peoria Notre Dame girls' basketball team celebrates the Illinois High School Association Class 2A state championship at CEFCU Arena in Normal on March 2nd, 2024. (Illinois High School Association)
UPDATE: Just weeks before Republican National Convention, Illinois GOP chair announces resignation
UPDATED 9:55 A.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Halfway through the 2024 election cycle and just a few weeks away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Illinois GOP Chair...
Jun 20, 2024 Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy rallies the party faithful at the 2023 Illinois State Fair. Less than a year later, Tracy announced his resignation, citing party infighting. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Emergency crews respond to rollover crash near Mapleton
PEORIA, Ill. - Police and firefighters were called to the scene of a fiery crash on Rt. 24 Wednesday night, just east of Rt. 9, near Mapleton. Rt. 24 was shut down in both directions for a little over...
Jun 20, 2024 (25 News)
Peoria man arrested on multiple drug charges Monday
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A 33-year-old Peoria man was arrested Monday morning on drug charges. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says multiple agencies executed a search warrant at around 7:00 A.M. at ...
Jun 19, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
African-American Civil War veterans from Tazewell County honored at Juneteenth celebration
PEKIN, Ill. - For NAACP Peoria President Marvin Hightower, Juneteenth is not just about remembering the end of slavery in America, but learning from it. "History is there to let us know how we got to ...
Jun 19, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
There are plenty of ways to explore and keep cool at Peoria Riverfront Museum
PEORIA, Ill. - If you're looking for fun things to do this week indoors, look no further than the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Renae Kerrigan, the Museum's Curator of Science and Planetarium Director, sa...
Jun 19, 2024 "Sharks" exhibit will be on display through Labor Day Weekend at Peoria Riverfront Museum. (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
Peoria County Sheriff investigating attempted kidnapping in Bellevue
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible attempted kidnapping. In a release, Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies were called around 7 p.m. Tuesday to the 50...
Jun 19, 2024
Reditus founder and former CEO faces more federal charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury on Tuesday issued more indictments against Reditus Labs founder and former CEO Aaron Rossi. The 40-year-old Rossi faces six counts of healthcare fraud, one count of...
Jun 18, 2024 (25 News)
