Category Archives: Local News
Peoria County grand jury indicts man accused in shooting death of MikeQuese Taylor
PEORIA, Ill. - The man alleged to have shot and killed an 18-year-old from Peoria who was home from junior college in Kansas has been indicted. 20-year-old Messiah Carpenter was indicted on one count ...
May 21, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man pleads guilty for shooting at West Peoria tavern in September 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has pleaded guilty for a shooting last year at a tavern in West Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 43-year-old Anthony Gates pleaded guilty Tuesday to a char...
May 21, 2024 Anthony Gates (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Nursing home industry unlikely to see much help from Springfield in tough budget year
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - It's been four years since some of the worst scenes of COVID-19 played out in locked-down nursing homes during the early months of the pandemic. But while m...
May 21, 2024 The Illinois House of Representatives, shown during floor debate early in their final scheduled week of the 2024 spring legislative session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Two teenagers arrested on weapons charges after traffic stop Friday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers were arrested on weapons charges after a traffic stop in Peoria Friday night. Peoria Police say the stop occurred just before 9:00 P.M. in the area of Wayne and Adams Stre...
May 20, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man accused of having IEDs in Pekin identified. Here's what we know
PEKIN, Ill. - The man accused of having an improvised explosive device in Pekin last week has been identified. 25 News reports Dalton Mattus is facing charges of unlawful possession of a weapon by a f...
May 20, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Planned Parenthood facility reopens after firebombing last year
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Planned Parenthood facility is reopening Monday after damage from a firebombing last year. Planned Parenthood of Illinois says the renovated facility on North Knoxville feature...
May 20, 2024 (Planned Parenthood of Illinois)
Catholic Diocese of Peoria to undergo restructuring. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced over the weekend a restructuring of its parishes and worship sites due to a declining number of local priests. According to the Catholic Diocese...
May 20, 2024 (Catholic Diocese of Peoria via Facebook)
Collins: Chance of severe storms Monday-Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - There is potential for some severe weather Monday and Tuesday, according to 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins. "We could see isolated severe cells this (Monday) afte...
May 20, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
GasBuddy: Prices still falling ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 3.1 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.68 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices are 1...
May 20, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Peoria West Bluff fire determined as arson
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters extinguished a fire in a camper and a detached garage in the city's West Bluff. The fire was reported around 12:54 a.m. Saturday in the rear of a house in the area o...
May 18, 2024 Midwest Communications
