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Man arrested in connection to February shooting in South Peoria that injured teenager
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in connection to a shooting last month in South Peoria that injured a teenage boy. Peoria Police say Nehemiah Garner, 19, was arrested on Friday in the area of W...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2024 Nehemiah Garner (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)

Threat of severe weather looms across central Illinois on Monday. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois will need to keep an eye on the skies Monday. National Weather Service Meteorologist Rebekka Delaney of Lincoln says there is a marginal risk of severe weather for the ...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2024 (Midwest Communications)

Gas prices continue to climb in central Illinois. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Another week, and another rise in gas prices in central Illinois. GasBuddy reports the average price of a gallon of unleaded in the Peoria-area on Monday at around $3.57/g. The average ...
TJ Carson Mar 04, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC

Teen charged with DUI in East Peoria multi-vehicle crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager is facing multiple charges, including aggravated DUI and reckless driving, after allegedly causing a nine-vehicle crash in East Peoria on Sunday afternoon. East Peoria Police...
Julia Bradley Mar 04, 2024 (25 News)

Coroner identifies victims of fatal crash near Chillicothe
MOSSVILLE, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has released more information about a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon that left three people dead near Chillicothe. The crash happened around 2:30 p....
Julia Bradley Mar 04, 2024 (Midwest Communications)

Last-second basket gives Peoria Notre Dame girls a state championship, Illini Bluffs falls short
NORMAL, Ill. - The coach's daughter delivered one of the biggest moments in Peoria Notre Dame Irish history. Freshman Emy Wardle scored the go-ahead basket with one second left in the Illinois High Sc...
TJ Carson Mar 03, 2024 The Peoria Notre Dame girls' basketball team celebrates the Illinois High School Association Class 2A state championship at CEFCU Arena in Normal on March 2nd, 2024. (Illinois High School Association)

Arson cited by Peoria Fire as cause of blaze to home early Sunday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson is being cited as the cause of a fire early Sunday morning in Peoria. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the house in the area of Peoria and Illinois Avenues just after 12:45 A...
TJ Carson Mar 03, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

UPDATE: Three dead from three-vehicle accident in Peoria County
UPDATED 9:15 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Three people are dead, and one more person is injured, after an accident in Peoria County Saturday afternoon. Illinois State Police say the three-vehicle crash ...
Will Stevenson Mar 02, 2024 Midwest Communications

His conviction was overturned after 35 years wrongfully served. State law caps his compensation at 14 years
(Capitol News Illinois) - In December, 57-year-old Brian Beals spent Christmas with his sister Pattilyn for the first time 35 years. Beals was exonerated and freed from Robinson Correctional Center in...
Will Stevenson Mar 02, 2024 Brian Beals, 57, sits in his sister’s home in January, one month after being released from prison after serving 35 years for a wrongful conviction. Beals was studying at Southern Illinois University when he was arrested for a murder he did not commit in 1988. (Capitol News Illinois Photo by Dilpreet Raju)

Multi-state lotto jackpots now total more than $1 billion
PEORIA, Ill. - There's still more than $1 billion in multi-state lottery jackpots to be won. The jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing has increased, after no one matched all the winning numbers Friday...
Will Stevenson Mar 02, 2024 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)



