Category Archives: Local News
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
UPDATE: Coroner identifies man who died at Caterpillar's Mapleton plant
UPDATED 3:54 P.M. MAPLETON, Ill. - A 28-year-old man is dead after a fire Thursday at the Caterpillar's Mapleton facility. Peoria County Sheriff's deputies responded at around five P-M, finding a fire...
Jun 06, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Man sentenced to 10 years for role in fatal crash in central Peoria in 2020
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend an extra decade in prison for a fatal crash in central Peoria in 2020. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Adrian Gregory was sentenced to ten years for th...
Jun 06, 2024 Adrian Gregory (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail September 2021)
Pekin hosting numerous events to celebrate its bicentennial in 2024
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin is hitting a milestone birthday in 2024, and it plans to celebrate throughout the summer months. 2024 is the bicentennial of Pekin. Events have been underway since the ...
Jun 06, 2024 (Pekin Bicentennial)
Peoria Police identify other driver involved in crash that killed Dunlap teenager in May
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have identified the other driver involved in a fatal crash last month on Orange Prairie Road. Police on Thursday identified the driver of the May 4th crash that killed 18-...
Jun 06, 2024
