Category Archives: Local News
Peoria County Sheriff's K9 Freya helps end police chase
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is giving high praise to one of their K-9 units after a police chase on Saturday. The sheriff office says a deputy spotted a man on an unregist...
Mar 30, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Man pleads guilty for role in 2024 East Bluff shooting that injured teenager
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend 12 years in prison for his role in a shooting outside a market in Peoria's East Bluff nearly two years ago. That's after 20-year-old Jaylan Russell pleaded guilty Monda...
Mar 30, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man pleads guilty for connection to fatal downtown Peoria shooting in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a fatal shooting nearly two years ago in downtown Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 42-year-old Larcorles Edwa...
Mar 30, 2026 courtroom gavel
Dumpster fire put out on Peoria's South Side early Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a dumpster fire in South Peoria early Monday morning is undetermined at this time. Peoria Fire says crews responded just after 5:45 A.M. to the area of Starr and Ligonier, ...
Mar 30, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
In Illinois, a short-term guardianship can help youths during ICE deportations
Article Summary Short-term guardianship is a process that allows another adult to become the legal guardian of a child for up to one year. This process can be a protective measure and only implemented...
Mar 30, 2026 Form CFS 44-2, also known as the short-term guardianship form, allows parents in Illinois to appoint temporary custody for their children during a crisis. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Olivia Ardito)
Thousands attend third 'No Kings' protest in Peoria
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Organizers say more than 8,000 people showed up Saturday afternoon for the third "No Kings" protest and rally on Peoria's War Memorial Drive. Across the count...
Mar 30, 2026 "No Kings" protesters lined the sidewalks on Peoria's War Memorial Drive on Saturday. (25 News)
Two people LifeFlighted after Farmington crash on Sunday
FARMINGTON, Ill. -- Two people on a motorcycle were airlifted to a Peoria hospital after a crash Sunday evening in Farmington. The crash involving a car and the motorcycle happened around 8:10 p.m. at...
Mar 30, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria gas prices unchanged, as national average nears $4 mark
PEORIA, Ill. - The average price of gas in the Peoria/Pekin metro area is holding steady at $4.02 per gallon. Data from GasBuddy and AAA Illinois shows that Peoria's prices are unchanged in the last w...
Mar 30, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Road construction projects start to ramp up as April approaches
PEORIA, Ill. - Numerous construction projects are slated to begin or continue next week. The Cedar St. Bridge rehabilitation project is planned to continue on Wednesday. That's when both directions wi...
Mar 28, 2026 Midwest Communications
South Peoria home damaged by basement fire Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a South Peoria house fire late Friday night is under investigation. Peoria Fire says crews were dispatched just after 11:15 P.M. to the area of Proctor and Griswold, findin...
Mar 28, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
