Category Archives: Local News
Woman arrested after Thursday afternoon stabbing in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was arrested after a stabbing incident at a business in Peoria Thursday afternoon. Peoria Police responded just before 5:15 P.M. to the business in the area of Sheridan and Ridg...
May 03, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Law enforcement community honors fallen officers at Illinois Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Six fallen police officers were honored at an annual memorial service outside the State Capitol Thursday. The Illinois Police Officers Memorial occurs annua...
May 03, 2024 Uniformed officers honor the families of their fallen colleagues during the annual Police Officers Memorial on the Illinois State Capitol grounds Thursday in Springfield. Six fallen officers were honored at the ceremony. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Washington alderman to run for mayor
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A Washington alderman plans to announce on Friday his intentions to run for mayor, while current Mayor Gary Manier is still undecided whether he wants another term. Mike Brownfield ...
May 03, 2024 (City of Washington)
Resident displaced by fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called early Friday morning to a home on N. Indiana on reports of smoke in the basement. Fire Battalion Chief Tom Stimeling says just after 12:30 a.m., crews fo...
May 03, 2024 D4E / CC
Family and friends mourn death of Mikequese Taylor after shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends are remembering Mikequese Taylor after he became the victim in Peoria's 5th homicide of 2024 earlier this week. Taylor, 18, was home from junior college in Kansas, vi...
May 02, 2024 (Kansas City Kansas Community College Athletics)
Woman injured after Wednesday evening shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting from Wednesday night that injured a woman. Police say 19 shots were fired in the area of Gift and Isabell just after 8:30 P.M. Officers did no...
May 02, 2024
Peoria Fire performs river rescue of man Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered minor injuries after being pulled from the river Thursday morning. Peoria Fire says crews responded at around 11:30 A.M. to reports of a person in the water. They arrived...
May 02, 2024 (Peoria Fire Dept.)
Groundbreaking ceremony held for band shelter at Pekin's Mineral Springs Park
PEKIN, Ill. - Leaders in Pekin have begun the work to build a new band shelter in the city's Mineral Springs Park. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday morning at the site of the Steven D. Skin...
May 02, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Democrats muscle through changes to ballot access, advisory questions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House moved quickly Wednesday to push through a change to state election laws that partially limits ballot access an...
May 02, 2024 State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, smiles on the House floor after Republicans chose not to debate his proposed election law changes, instead voting present then leaving the chamber for a news conference. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Collins: A chance of severe storms Thursday. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Scattered severe storms are possible in Central Illinois Thursday afternoon. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says we could start seeing a few storms after 3 p.m. "...
May 02, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
