Category Archives: Local News
Illinois Central College selects new president
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College has found its new leader. The Board of Trustees has picked Doctor Jamonica Rolle as the college's next president, starting on July 1st. Rolle comes to East...
Mar 23, 2026 (Broward College)
State official 'disappointed' ISU did not send out emergency alerts after mass shooting
By Howard Packowitz NORMAL, Ill. (25 News) - Illinois State University Police Chief Aaron Woodruff is supporting the decision of his overnight shift supervisor not to issue emergency alerts following ...
Mar 23, 2026 (25 News)
ISP arrests Pekin man for possession of child sexual abuse materials
PEKIN, Ill. - A 46-year-old Pekin man has been taken into custody for possession of Child Sexual Abuse materials, according to Illinois State Police. ISP arrested Christian Hundt, of Pekin, last week ...
Mar 23, 2026 46-year-old Christian Hundt. (Illinois State Police)
Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Sunday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria crews responded to an early morning fire at a vacant home on Sunday which appears to have been intentionally set. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston said just before 1:30 a.m., th...
Mar 23, 2026 Midwest Communications
'Operation Last Watch' honors local veterans at the end of life
PEORIA, Ill. - Operation Last Watch, started by local Navy vet Rick Otey, aims to honor Central Illinois veterans receiving hospice or end of life care. "This is a last effort to say,'Hey, we really a...
Mar 21, 2026 Ken Jones / CC
PPD makes third arrest in November armed robbery case
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an armed robbery and aggravated battery that occurred last November. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says around 6 p.m. on Th...
Mar 21, 2026 Peoria Police Department
Fire temporarily closes Rhythm Kitchen on Peoria's riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire at Rhythm Kitchen restaurant on Peoria's riverfront Friday afternoon caused an estimated $10,000 damage, but quick action by employees and the kitchen's sprinkler system kept the...
Mar 21, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Iowa man arrested for allegedly stabbing aunt in Pekin home
PEKIN, Ill. - An Iowa man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing his aunt and attacking a Pekin Police sergeant. 25 News reports 18-year-old Adam Stiltz was taken to the Tazewel...
Mar 20, 2026
Update: Dunlap High School bomb threat deemed 'swatting' incident
DUNLAP, Ill. -The Peoria County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a bomb threat called into Dunlap High School on Friday afternoon is believed to be part of a nationwide "swatting" trend targeting schoo...
Mar 20, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Peoria Park District debuts new sculpture at Upper Laura Bradley Park that honors indigenous people
PEORIA, Ill. - A sculpture that honors Peoria's connections to those who tended the land before European settlers arrived is now available for the public's eye. On Friday morning, a ribbon cutting cer...
Mar 20, 2026 Artist Preston Jackson speaks at a ceremony for the unveiling of his statue at Upper Laura Bradley Park, entitled "Never Extinct: A Pictorial History of Indigenous People." (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
