Category Archives: Local News
Police arrest second suspect in year-old homicide case
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have found the second of two people wanted for murder in a case stemming back from early last year. Peoria County Jail booking records indicate Torreon Carey, 25, was arre...
Feb 02, 2024 Torreon Carey (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria group preparing for journey to Ukraine to provide aid to refugees
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A group of medical professionals from Peoria are joining Omaha Rapid Response to travel to Ternopil, Ukraine to offer relief to more than 80,000 refugees. According to the Uni...
Feb 02, 2024 Members of the Omaha Rapid Response team in Ukraine (25 News)
Duckworth speaks on servicemember deaths in Middle East, urges caution against declaring war
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tammy Duckworth says "not so fast" when it comes to attacking Iran following the weekend drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers and injured dozens more. Duckworth, an ...
Feb 01, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teen, accused of shooting, now also accused of threatening a judge
(NOTE: This story contains profane language.) PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager, already in jail after he was arrested last week in connection with some recent shooting incidents, now also faces a felo...
Feb 01, 2024 Taiwand Hughes Mugshot (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former teacher in Lewistown charged after reportedly supplying students with alcohol
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - A former Lewistown High School teacher has received multiple charges after allegedly providing alcohol to juvenile students. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office says an investigation ...
Feb 01, 2024 Alan Cleaver / CC
Driver hospitalized after car hits house in Rome
ROME, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital after the car they were driving crashed into a Peoria County home. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says it happened around 9:30 a.m. Thursday on Kno...
Feb 01, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria asking residents about how they park downtown in a survey
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is looking to learn more about how you park downtown. A survey is available from now until Feb. 14th on the city's website and social media channels that asks a wide ...
Feb 01, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Giant upgrades for the Giant Screen Theater
PEORIA, Ill. - A well-visited portion of the Peoria Riverfront Museum has just undergone $350,000 worth of upgrades. "A 21-speaker Dolby Surround Sound system, which is the greatest of its kind availa...
Jan 31, 2024 Upgrades recently took place to the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater. (Peoria Riverfront Museum via Facebook)
New 'AmeriCorps Seniors' program helps educate older residents about healthcare
PEORIA, Ill. - A new program is in place in Peoria that will let seniors - or, people over the age of 55 - become healthcare workers. It's called "Americorps Seniors" and is being organized by the HAP...
Jan 31, 2024 A press conference was held Wednesday, January 31, announcing the beginning of the "AmeriCorps Seniors" program, to be administered by The HAP Foundation. (The HAP Foundation)
Peoria Civic Center Authority extends lease with Rivermen hockey team. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center Authority is extending its license agreement with the Peoria Rivermen hockey team. The Rivermen's current lease agreement was set to expire after April 30, 2024,...
Jan 31, 2024 (Peoria Rivermen)
