Category Archives: Local News
Police: Woman assaulted in East Peoria by possible solar panel salesman
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Police in East Peoria say they need your help finding someone who might have recently assaulted a woman there. Police don't say when it happened, but say a female claims to have be...
Sep 18, 2023 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin Township Office building described as "stable" with deeper inspections planned this week
PEKIN, Ill. - What remains of the Pekin Township Office building after two walls collapsed earlier this month has been described as "stable." An emergency demolition had to be ordered after the west w...
Sep 18, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man injured after being shot at Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for someone who is believed to have shot a man late Saturday night in the Averyville area. Officers went to Adams and Spitznagle just after 11 p.m., and learne...
Sep 18, 2023 Midwest Communications
Big jackpots for lottery games up for grabs Monday night. Here's where each game stands
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - There's a couple opportunities Monday night to win life changing money. The jackpot for the Illinois Lottery's Lotto game currently sits at around $23.6 million. That's the second ...
Sep 18, 2023
Gas prices dip again in the Peoria area. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The price of a gallon of gas in the Peoria area continues to fall. After an about five cent decrease reported last week, both GasBuddy and AAA are reporting another drop in the average ...
Sep 18, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Illinois health officials looking to combat a trio of respiratory viruses this fall
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois public health officials are hoping to minimize the chances of what they call a "tri-demic." The season for respiratory virus; such as COVID-19, RSV, and the flu, is near. ...
Sep 17, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
One person taken to hospital after being extracted from vehicle following early Sunday morning crash
PEORIA, Ill. - One person had to be extracted from a vehicle via the "Jaws of Life" after a crash in Peoria early Sunday morning. Peoria Fire says the crash occurred at around 3:12 A.M. in the area of...
Sep 17, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: New 'Welcome to Peoria' sign installed at city's south entrance
UPDATED 3:47 P.M. 9/19/23 PEORIA, Ill. - If you come into Peoria from the south, you'll see a brand new sign greeting you. The city's Public Works Department says it's installed a new six feet tall, f...
Sep 16, 2023 (City of Peoria)
Disparately resourced public defenders prepare for the end of cash bail in Illinois
(Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois on Monday will become the first state to fully abolish cash bail through an act of the legislature - a major criminal justice overhaul spurred by the advocacy of a p...
Sep 16, 2023 Midwest Communications
Chiefs out of the playoffs after loss in Cedar Rapids Friday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. - The season is over for the Peoria Chiefs. After clinching a playoff berth with a few games left to go in the regular season, the Chiefs lost in the first round of the playoffs. Ced...
Sep 16, 2023 (Peoria Chiefs)
