Category Archives: Local News
IDOT: Pothole repairs are going on statewide
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is asking drivers to slow down and move over for road crews that are busy repairing potholes on the state's highways and interstate...
Jan 27, 2024 DDohler / CC
Police: Accident and shooting both at I-74 and Gale not connected
PEORIA, Ill. - An accident on North Gale near Interstate 74 late Friday afternoon is so far not connected to a shooting that happened in almost the same area at around the same time. One vehicle was i...
Jan 26, 2024 An accident blocked traffic for a time late Friday afternoon at Gale and Interstate 74. (Illinois Department of Transportation traffic camera)
'Insects' and 'Critters' now on display at Peoria Riverfront Museum
PEORIA, Ill. - One might annoy us a lot, and another might be around in part to annoy them. Two new exhibits are getting underway at the Peoria Riverfront Museum this weekend. One is called "Insects" ...
Jan 26, 2024 Part of the new "Insects" exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
New CityLink bus ad draws attention to human trafficking
PEORIA, Ill. - The Center for Prevention of Abuse is trying something new to continue to raise awareness about human trafficking and how prevalent it may be in Central Illinois. The agency has partner...
Jan 26, 2024 The Center for Prevention of Abuse has an ad wrapped around a CityLink bus about human trafficking. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Tensions grow between city, state and federal government over influx of migrants
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Tensions rose again this week between Gov. JB Pritzker's office and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over how to handle the tens of thousands of people who have arrived ...
Jan 26, 2024 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to reporters in Springfield during a visit to the Capitol in April 2023, shortly after winning the Chicago mayoral election. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Pekin man sentenced to decades in prison for fatal beating
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin man will spend most of the next 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to beating a man on Halloween of 2022, and who died the next month. Tazewell County Court records indic...
Jan 26, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Jail)
Two arrested for alleged armed robbery that turned fatal
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people have now been arrested in connection with an armed robbery attempt that resulted in the city's second homicide of the year. Peoria Police say while conducting a separate inve...
Jan 26, 2024 Sontarrius Williams (left) and Jaylyn Branscumb (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Rescue Ministries takes on new name and focus
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Rescue Ministries is now PATHWAY Ministries. The organization's Executive Director John Rocke says the new name aligns with a focus on long-term change, not just emergency servic...
Jan 26, 2024 Peoria Rescue Mission is changing its name to PATHWAY Ministries. This brochure shows the mission's new logo and message. (1470/100.3 WMBD)
Loyal customer gives Schooners employees a $30K tip.
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (25 News) - A long-time customer showed incredible generosity to the employees of Schooners in Peoria Heights. The anonymous customer gave each of the 30 employees a $1,000 check ...
Jan 26, 2024 Schooner's sign outside the restaurant on War Memorial Drive in Peoria Heights. (25 News)
Methodist celebrates advanced lung cancer screening technology
PEORIA, Ill. - It's been used by a pulmonologist at Carle Health Methodist Hospital at least 100 times since it was first installed two years ago. It's a first-in-the area device called ION Robotic As...
Jan 25, 2024 ION Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy -- a form of lung cancer screening -- is demonstrated Thursday, January 25, at Carle Health Methodist Hospital. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
