Category Archives: Local News
4-year-old among two dead in officer-involved shooting in Macomb
MACOMB, Ill. - Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Saturday night, when police responded to a domestic dispute on N. Charles Street in Macomb. The incident happened...
Mar 19, 2024 Midwest Communications
It's Primary Day in Illinois. Here's what you need to know to vote
UPDATED 11:27 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. - The Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries may already be decided, but there are still issues and races you can help decide Tuesday on the ballot in the tri...
Mar 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Congressman hears about need for new tower at PIA
PEORIA, Ill. - Seventeenth District Congressman Eric Sorensen says the air traffic control tower he saw Monday at the Peoria International Airport is old. Really...really...old. Case in point, Sorense...
Mar 18, 2024 Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-East Moline) is joined by Director of Airports Gene Olson and others at the Peoria International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower. (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Open house at Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing shows students process to join military academies
PEORIA, Ill. - High school students from across Illinois learned about what it takes to be America's next leaders at an open house Monday evening in Peoria. The Service Academy Open House was hosted a...
Mar 18, 2024 High school students and parents listen to a speech from Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) during the Service Academy Open House at Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing on March 18th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Victim in fatal Tazewell County crash identified, cause of death revealed
RURAL PEKIN, Ill. - An autopsy has been completed on a rural Mapleton man whose vehicle crashed Sunday afternoon. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says Dennis Speck, 51, likely died from multipl...
Mar 18, 2024 Midwest Communications
Appellate court rules man charged with murder of child must remain jailed under Pretrial Fairness Act
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois Appellate Court says the Tazewell County judge who ordered a man held in jail until his trial for allegedly killing his child ruled correctly. The 4th District Appellat...
Mar 18, 2024 Hunter Waters (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Jail via 25 News)
WTVP planning to announced new president and CEO this week
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria public television station WTVP is planning to hire a new president and CEO this week. Board President John Wieland says the board is scheduled for a special meeting Wednesday eve...
Mar 18, 2024 (25 News)
ISU board votes to promote provost to president
NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State University Board of Trustees has officially voted to hire its next president. The university says its board gave a four-year contract to Dr. Aondover Tarhule in votin...
Mar 18, 2024 Dr. Aondover Tarhule (Illinois State University)
Sheriffs Deputy accused of drunk driving, crashing squad car
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - An off-duty Peoria County Sheriffs Deputy is at least temporarily off the job after allegedly being caught drunk driving in his squad car, and causing a crash. Peoria County Sher...
Mar 18, 2024 Jacob Marion (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Fabrics retailer Joann files Chapter 11, business not impacted. Here's what we know
HUDSON, Ohio - A big retailer in the fabrics industry is filing for bankruptcy. But, Ohio-based Joann also says in addition to Chapter 11, it's entering what's called a "Transaction Support Agreement....
Mar 18, 2024 Joann Fabrics in Peoria's Metro Centre (Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
