Category Archives: Local News
Live-in caretaker sentenced to prison in relation to 2019 death of Peoria woman
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has sentenced a live-in caretaker found guilty last month of murdering the woman he was caring for. Dmitri Rogatchev was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Monday....
Jul 15, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Gas prices remain about the same in the Peoria area in the past week
PEORIA, Ill. - Prices at the pump in the Peoria area are about the same as this time one week ago. GasBuddy reports an average price of $3.66/g for unleaded on Monday. Although it's up a little more t...
Jul 15, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
3.4-magnitude earthquake hits Illinois overnight
SOMONAUK, Ill. - The U.S. The Geological Survey says a 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit Illinois early Monday morning. It happened at approximately 2:53 a.m. near Somonauk, Illinois, in Southern DeKalb Co...
Jul 15, 2024 gmac84 / Depositphotos.com
Several area road construction projects begin Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Roadwork on two of Peoria's busiest streets will highlight a laundry list of road construction projects to begin Monday in the Peoria area. Pioneer Parkway will go down to one lane in e...
Jul 14, 2024 Midwest Communications
Suspicious death in Canton
CANTON, Ill. - Canton police say an investigation is underway into what is being described as a suspicious death. Police say officers and other emergency responders were dispatched to a residence on F...
Jul 14, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Kitchen fire leaves Peoria apartment uninhabitable
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria resident sought shelter with family after a fire in an apartment. Firefighters responded to Lexington Hills apartments at 8:20 p.m. Saturday on a report of smoke in the buildin...
Jul 14, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois lawmakers react to shooting at Pennsylvania rally with former President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lawmakers across the political aisle in Illinois are reacting to the shooting at former President Trump's rally in Butler Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon. Democratic U.S. Senator Di...
Jul 13, 2024 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
20th anniversary of Roanoke tornado
ROANOKE, Ill. - July 13 is the 20th anniversary of an F4 tornado that ravaged the village of Roanoke and destroyed the Parsons Manufacturing plant. The National Weather Service says the violent tornad...
Jul 13, 2024 Photo: National Weather Service
Beating suspect ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man charged with aggravated domestic battery has been ordered to remain in jail until his trial. Kenneth Moultrie Jr., 28, is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend so severely that her...
Jul 13, 2024 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Man accused of shooting ex-girlfriend in Peoria's East Bluff ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the back in Peoria's East Bluff on Wednesday has been ordered to remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petiti...
Jul 12, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
