Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Guilty plea of Stephanie Jones cannot be evidence in murder trial of Brandon Walker
UPDATED: 12/15 9:42 a.m. On Friday morning, Peoria County Court Judge John Vespa ruled that 37-year-old Stephanie Jones' guilty plea to first-degree murder charges for the death of her 8-year-old son ...
Dec 14, 2023 Stephanie Jones, takes an oath Thursday prior to asserting a Fifth Amendment privilege at the trial of Brandon Walker, charged with murder. Walker is seen with his back to the camera. (Andy Kravetz/Pool Photo)
State public health officials looking to slow spread of respiratory viruses as cases rise
CHICAGO, Ill. - The state of Illinois is asking healthcare facilities to ramp up efforts to mitigate respiratory viruses as cases increase. Data from the Center for Disease Control's COVID Data Tracke...
Dec 14, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block assault weapons ban as full legal challenges progress
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - The U.S. Supreme Court issued two orders this week turning down requests to block enforcement of Illinois' assault weapons ban while challenges to the law are sti...
Dec 14, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at a news conference Thursday in Springfield. Pritzker said he believes Illinois' assault weapons ban is constitutional as gun rights advocates prepare to challenge the law before the U.S. Supreme Court. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Students across Illinois spend Thursday morning with Peoria Rivermen for Education Day
PEORIA, Ill. - Carver Arena became a classroom for kindergarten through high school students across Illinois on Thursday morning. The Peoria Rivermen hosted its 4th Education Day game in a battle agai...
Dec 14, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Navin Jones' mother pleads the fifth instead of testifying against boyfriend in murder trial
PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of eight-year-old Navin Jones was supposed to testify in the trial of her boyfriend, but she won't. Stephanie Jones, 37, - who pleaded guilty to murder last week as part of a...
Dec 14, 2023 Brandon Walker and Stephanie Jones (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Pair arrested for stealing vehicle at PIA
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car from the Peoria International Airport. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says 18-year-old Jamar Deese and a 16-year-old...
Dec 14, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Fire causes $25k damage to Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a fire Wednesday night in Peoria is under investigation. Crews were called just after 8 p.m. to a home on W. Marquette Street, near S. Stanley, finding smoke and flames com...
Dec 14, 2023 Midwest Communications
Peoria City Council delays potential changes to rules for AirBnB's operating in the city
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council will need a little more time to discuss changes to policies relating to AirBnB's in the city. A nearly hour-long discussion on the topic at Tuesday's meeting was...
Dec 13, 2023 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Visitor restrictions back in place at Peoria-area hospitals. Here's why
PEORIA AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES, Ill. - There are once again visitor restrictions in place at local hospitals because of an increase in cases of various illnesses including COVID-19. That's according to ...
Dec 13, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
After pushing for law targeting 'crisis pregnancy centers,' attorney general backs off legal fight
(Capitol News Illinois) - A little over six months after pushing Democrats in the General Assembly to pass a law targeted at limited services pregnancy centers, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul h...
Dec 13, 2023 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives during debate over a measure he supported in the spring legislative session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
