Category Archives: Local News
Governor: mask mandate changes could be coming
NORMAL, Ill. - He's trying to tout his other initiatives, like the ones outlined in his State of the State speech. But, Governor J.B. Pritzker continues to be asked by reporters about COVID-19 -- in t...
Will Stevenson Feb 08, 2022 (25 News)
Juveniles arrested for burglaries in Mackinaw
MACKINAW, Ill. - Not many details are known, but police in Mackinaw say some juveniles have been arrested for a series of burglaries there. Police say two juveniles were arrested Monday night, and say...
Will Stevenson Feb 08, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
With Omicron, Reditus Labs surpasses 4 million COVID tests
PEORIA, Ill. -- In the wake of a huge surge of the Omicron variant, Reditus Labs in Pekin has processed about 446,000 COVID-19 tests in the past 46 days. "The bottom line is that I've got a great staf...
Julia Bradley Feb 08, 2022 (Reditus Laboratories)
Parents at odds with one Washington school district's decision to keep requiring masks
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Parents in one of Washington's four school districts are not happy with their district's decision to continue requiring everyone wear a mask, at least for now. "I hate comparing my ...
Will Stevenson Feb 08, 2022 (25 News)
PPD asks for help in finding missing man
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man who hasn't been seen for almost a week. 54-year-old Von Fitzpatrick was last seen about 9 a.m. on February 2nd ...
Julia Bradley Feb 08, 2022 (Peoria Police Department)
Peoria home destroyed by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home is a total loss after a fire Monday night. Crews were called to the area of S. Lydia and SW Adams Street just after 6 p.m., finding fire coming from a first-floor window ...
Julia Bradley Feb 08, 2022 (25 News)
PPS narrowly approves modified school calendar
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public School Board members have voted to change the annual school calendar, shortening summer break by nearly two weeks and lengthening both fall and spring break periods. Foll...
Julia Bradley Feb 08, 2022 Peoria Public Schools via YouTube
Mackinaw Police want help identifying suspect in multiple crimes
MACKINAW, Ill. - Police in Mackinaw say they need help finding and identifying a suspect in a series of criminal activities there. Police say the suspect is wanted on a number of charges, including se...
Will Stevenson Feb 07, 2022 Mackinaw Police
Update: Juvenile dies from stabbing near Quest Charter Academy
UPDATED 2:12 p.m. 2/8/22 PEORIA, Ill. -- A juvenile boy has died and two people, including another juvenile, are under arrest after a stabbing Monday afternoon near Quest Charter Middle School in Peor...
Will Stevenson Feb 07, 2022 (25 News)
Peoria one of sites for new initiative from Drug Enforcement Administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration is starting a new initiative to, it says, combat drug-related violence and overdoses across the country -- and Peoria is one of the places it's s...
Will Stevenson Feb 07, 2022 Drug Enforcement Administration