Category Archives: Local News
Voters to test new paper ballot system in Primary Elections
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's primary election day in the Heart of Illinois with a wide range of political races and issues on local ballots. Voters are also encountering a newer paper ballot voting system. Ma...
Cooper Banks Jun 28, 2022 Midwest Communications
Driver hospitalized after single-vehicle crash overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were called to a single-vehicle accident just after 12 a.m. Tuesday in the area of W. Republic and Knoxville Avenue. Battalion Chief Lore Baxter said a two-door cou...
Julia Bradley Jun 28, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Update: Three dead in Amtrak train crash and derailment in Missouri
(Reuters) -An Amtrak train carrying more than 200 passengers derailed in northern Missouri on Monday after hitting a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing, killing two aboard and a person in the truc...
Will Stevenson Jun 27, 2022 Christine Warner / CC
Still time to register to vote for Tuesday's Primary Election
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As if the onslaught of mailers and TV and radio commercials weren't enough indication for you, Tuesday is Primary Election Day in Illinois. There are contested races where both Dem...
Will Stevenson Jun 27, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC
OSHA cites contractors working for Caterpillar for 2021 Mapleton death
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal agency has cited third-party contractors working at Caterpillar's Mapleton Foundry for a death that happened last December. OSHA is proposing $87,016 in fines against Illinois...
Will Stevenson Jun 27, 2022 (Caterpillar)
Synchronized Figure Skating national championship comes to Peoria in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - A big competition will return to Peoria next year. U.S. Figure Skating says the 2023 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will play in Peoria next March 1 through 4 at the Peoria Civ...
Will Stevenson Jun 27, 2022 Tom Thiel / CC
"Benzo Dope" found in Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - A local agency that tries to provide help to drug users in the area says another potentially dangerous drug is hitting the streets here. JOLT Harm Reduction says it's referred to as "Be...
Will Stevenson Jun 27, 2022 (JOLT Harm Reduction)
AAA: Gas prices drop a few cents
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Though it's still too much, we are paying a bit less for gas at the pump. According to Triple A, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is now $4.89, after ris...
Julia Bradley Jun 27, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Commercial tugboat sinks near Peoria's McClugage Bridge
PEORIA, Ill. --Down she goes. Police say a commercial tugboat operating near the McClugage Bridge experienced some kind of issue and sank to the bottom of the Illinois River this weekend. According to...
Cooper Banks Jun 26, 2022 (Fondulac Park District Police via 25 News)
Hundreds protest Supreme Court abortion ruling in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Tempers have been flaring against Friday's historic announcement from the U.S. Supreme Court, reversing Roe v Wade and the federal precedent for legally protected abortions across the ...
Cooper Banks Jun 26, 2022 25 News