Category Archives: Local News
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)
Washington city council balks at price increase for constructing new police evidence building
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington will be taking a second look at what it will cost to build a new police evidence building. City council at Monday's meeting voted against an amendment to the ...
Jun 18, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Commercial building catches on fire Monday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to a business in the 3700 block of N. Dayton Avenue Monday night, on reports of smoke in the area. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says crews arrived jus...
Jun 18, 2024 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Metamora residents plead to save their pool
METAMORA, Ill. - It was standing-room only Monday night at the Metamora Park District's monthly meeting, as dozens of residents were there asking that the town's 57-year-old pool be saved. The park di...
Jun 18, 2024 (Metamora Park District)
