Category Archives: Local News
GasBuddy: Gas prices continue to fall as summer begins
Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 7.6 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.64 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Local prices are nearly eight cents lower than a month ago, and about a...
Jun 10, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Peoria crews battle blaze at abandoned home Sunday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home on W. Humboldt in Peoria Sunday night on reports of a fire. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says when they arrived, crews found heavy smoke and fire o...
Jun 10, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
OSF HealthCare president dies after cancer battle
PEORIA, ill. - Sister Diane Marie McGrew, president of OSF HealthCare, died Sunday. OSF HealthCare officials say McGrew died peacefully after a five-year battle against ovarian and uterine cancer. McG...
Jun 09, 2024 Sister Diane Marie McGrew 2024/OSF Health Care
Bradley Hall of Famer, Chet "The Jet" Walker, dies at 84
PEORIA, Ill. - A member of the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame and one of seven men's basketball players to have his number retired, Chet "The Jet" Walker has died. He was 84. The National Basketball P...
Jun 08, 2024 Bradley University
Bridge deck replacement to affect I-74 traffic
PEORIA, Ill. - Two major bridge replacement projects will affect traffic patterns on I-74 and a couple of surrounding roads west of Peoria. IDOT says work at County Highway 18 in Knox County will begi...
Jun 08, 2024 Midwest Communications
Shooting victim not cooperating with police
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police are investigating a Friday night shooting with apparently nothing to go on from the victim. A man was driven to a local hospital around 10 p.m. with what police described ...
Jun 08, 2024
New housing, sidewalk improvements coming to Peoria through federal tax dollars
PEORIA, Ill. - Federal tax dollars will fund two projects in the Peoria area. Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) was joined by leaders from Peoria on Friday to announce a total of $1 million in fund...
Jun 07, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Man armed with rifle surrenders to police
UPDATE: PEORIA, Ill. - A police standoff at a Peoria house ends without incident and the arrest of one man. Police were called to a residence on South Blaine Street on a report of trouble with a man. ...
Jun 07, 2024 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Peoria felon sentenced in federal court for possession of a firearm
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man, 35-year-old Christopher Melahn, was sentenced this week to two years in prison, followed by three years supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon. Co-defendan...
Jun 07, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Tremont Turkey Festival underway with food and fun all weekend
TREMONT, Ill. - The Tremont Turkey Festival is underway, with turkey sandwiches, hot wings and Strawberry Shortcakes for everyone. The annual festival kicked off Thursday night with dozens of vendors ...
Jun 07, 2024 turkeyfestival.com
