Category Archives: Local News
Grand jury indicts man for shooting of three-year-old
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly lying to police in connection to a shooting that left a three-year-old boy injured. Peoria County Court records indicate Ran...
Will Stevenson Aug 02, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Police investigate carjacking, ask for public's help
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are releasing details of a carjacking incident that occurred late Monday night, and they say they need the public's help. Police say it happened at 11:17 p.m. in the 300 b...
Will Stevenson Aug 02, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Peoria man accused of business burglary
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is in jail after he was caught Monday trying to break into a Central Peoria business. Peoria Police say they were called to a business near North University Street and Marg...
Will Stevenson Aug 02, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Bailey 2017 Facebook video compares abortion to Holocaust
UPDATED: 5:26 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State Senator Darren Bailey may soon be on the defense after a five-year-old video resurfaced where he said the deaths during the Holocaust aren't like the death...
Will Stevenson Aug 02, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Five PPS schools start new school year with new names
PEORIA, Ill. - Five Peoria Public Schools will start the new school year Wednesday with new names. Ribbon-cuttings for the schools started Monday and are continuing Tuesday. "Children need to know who...
Will Stevenson Aug 02, 2022 (25 News)
Memphis to Peoria runners begin the trip to St. Jude
PEORIA, Ill. -- The St. Jude Memphis to Peoria runners are making their way down to Tennessee, having left Peoria Tuesday morning. 160 runners, chefs to feed them, and other support staff are headed t...
Julia Bradley Aug 02, 2022 (stjuderuns.org)
Man sentenced to federal prison for sex trafficking a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Normal man is going to federal prison for about ten years for luring young girls to Peoria-area hotel rooms to have sex. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Jahquan Howard, 29, was recent...
Will Stevenson Aug 02, 2022 (McLean County Jail via 25 News)
Princeville home struck by lightning, catches fire
UPDATED 11:42 A.M. PRINCEVILLE, Ill. - No one was hurt after a lightning strike caused a fire Tuesday morning at a Princeville home. Akron-Princeville Fire Chief Randy Haley says the call was reported...
Julia Bradley Aug 02, 2022 (25 News)
South Peoria shooting leaves man injured
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for your help trying to find whoever may have shot someone Monday afternoon. Police say they received a ShotSpotter alert for ten rounds fired at 3:04 p.m. nea...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2022 Midwest Communications
West Nile detected in Tazewell County
PEKIN, Ill. - Another of the Tri-Counties once again has West Nile Virus in its midst. The Tazewell County Health Department says the virus was found in a mosquito pool recently in Pekin. Health offic...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2022 Tim Sheerman-Chase / CC