Category Archives: Local News
Man sentenced to more than 50 years in prison for Central Peoria shooting death in 2022
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been sentenced to more than a half-century in prison for a Central Peoria shooting death two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Rev Blakes received a ...
Jul 15, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Ameren says power restored to most customers by Wednesday night after Monday's storms
UPDATED 11:11 A.M. 7/16/24 PEORIA, Ill. - Ameren Illinois says it will take a couple days before most of its customers are back online after Monday night's storms. The utility says it's continuing to ...
Jul 15, 2024 (Ameren Illinois)
Victim of "suspicious death" in Canton identified
CANTON, Ill. - Officials in Fulton County have released the identity of the victim in a "suspicious death" on Saturday in Canton. Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes says 61-year-old Christopher Leyde...
Jul 15, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
OSF Healthcare investigating social media posts from employee allegedly regarding Trump assassination attempt
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF Healthcare says it is conducting an investigation of a social media post by an employee allegedly regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The X account...
Jul 15, 2024 (OSF HealthCare)
Live-in caretaker sentenced to prison in relation to 2019 death of Peoria woman
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has sentenced a live-in caretaker found guilty last month of murdering the woman he was caring for. Dmitri Rogatchev was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Monday....
Jul 15, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Gas prices remain about the same in the Peoria area in the past week
PEORIA, Ill. - Prices at the pump in the Peoria area are about the same as this time one week ago. GasBuddy reports an average price of $3.66/g for unleaded on Monday. Although it's up a little more t...
Jul 15, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
3.4-magnitude earthquake hits Illinois overnight
SOMONAUK, Ill. - The U.S. The Geological Survey says a 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit Illinois early Monday morning. It happened at approximately 2:53 a.m. near Somonauk, Illinois, in Southern DeKalb Co...
Jul 15, 2024 gmac84 / Depositphotos.com
Several area road construction projects begin Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Roadwork on two of Peoria's busiest streets will highlight a laundry list of road construction projects to begin Monday in the Peoria area. Pioneer Parkway will go down to one lane in e...
Jul 14, 2024 Midwest Communications
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)
