Category Archives: Local News
AMT ambulance donated to Ukraine now on front lines of war
PEORIA, Ill. - The first donation of a Peoria ambulance to aid in helping victime of Russia's continued bombing of Ukraine has made it to the front lines. The ambulance, filled with supplies donated b...
Will Stevenson Jul 20, 2022 (OSF HealthCare)
Secretary of State suspends Carvana's Illinois dealer license
CHICAGO, Ill. - An online car dealer known for their commercials featuring what looks like a multi-story vending machine is now banned from selling cars in Illinois -- at least temporarily. The Illino...
Will Stevenson Jul 20, 2022 (Carvana)
West Nile Virus detected in Peoria County sample
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department is reporting the first West Nile virus positive mosquito sample detected in Peoria County for 2022. The positive sample indicates that W...
Julia Bradley Jul 20, 2022 pingnews.com
Public demands action on Peoria's violence reduction funding
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's been discussion for weeks on what Peoria will spend violence reduction funds on. Tuesday night, council spent several more hours discussing the process. Peoria City Council wor...
Julia Bradley Jul 20, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Shooting Tuesday night leaves two injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two women are in the hospital after a shooting in Peoria Tuesday night. According to Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth, PPD responded to three ShotSpotter alerts in the are...
Julia Bradley Jul 20, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC
Motor racing-NASCAR to hold race on the streets of Chicago next year
(Reuters) - NASCAR will hold its first-ever Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago in July 2023, the stock car racing circuit said on Tuesday, as it continues to make inroads into major U.S. metro...
Will Stevenson Jul 19, 2022 An illustration shows a proposed course layout for NASCAR's first-ever Cup Series Street Race, in this undated handout image. NASCAR/Handout via REUTERS
More details released about death of man found in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - The death of a man whose body was found in Pekin Monday morning apparently remains a mystery. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says he is so far only identifying the victim as a 38...
Will Stevenson Jul 19, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin woman arrested in Henderson County on drug charges
BIGGSVILLE, Ill. - A Pekin woman is in trouble with the law in a county not far from the Illinois/Iowa Border. The Henderson County Sheriffs Department says deputies pulled over Chelsea Forrester, 28,...
Will Stevenson Jul 19, 2022 (Henderson County Sheriffs Department)
Warehouse building near Dozer Park catches fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Firefighters say a spark from a welder caused a fire at a facility not far from Dozer Park. Crews responded to GRM Industries and Natural Fiber Welding in the 800 block of SW Jef...
Will Stevenson Jul 19, 2022 (25 News)
Coroner: Electric shock accident victim dies
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - One of the five employees of a Roanoke-based company electrocuted while installing a gutter last week has died. The Coroner in Sangamon County -- Jim Allmon -- says Seth Durand, 22...
Will Stevenson Jul 19, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
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