Category Archives: Local News
Reaction to 14-year-old being arrested for murder of 17-year-old
PEORIA, Ill. - There may be more questions than answers about why, prosecutors allege, a 14-year-old boy shot and killed a 17-year-old in the East Bluff last month - a shooting that allegedly occurred...
Sep 13, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Luncheon in Peoria used to raise awareness of sickle cell disease
PEORIA, Ill. - September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and people in Peoria are looking to spread the word about the disease and its effects. The Centers for Disease Control says sickle cell disease...
Sep 13, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
St. Jude Riders ready to make another trip to Memphis
PEORIA, Ill. - 153 bikers are geared up to ride for the kids at St. Jude. This is Dave Gauf's third year, making the 468 mile trek to Memphis. "We're going to ride down to Memphis, Tennessee, to prese...
Sep 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Photo courtesy of Dave Gauf)
IDOT: Time lost after McClugage Bridge crane fire will be made up
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The time lost on the construction of the new McClugage Bridge after a crane caught fire will be able to be made up. That's according to Illinois Department of Transportation spokes...
Sep 13, 2023 (Peoria Fire Department via 25 News)
Copay requirements paused for noncitizens on state health plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The state has paused a new policy requiring certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copayments for certain services, in...
Sep 12, 2023 Credit: Hush Naidoo Jade Photography | Unsplash.com
Grand jury files 56 Unauthorized Videotaping counts against local doctor
PEORIA, Ill. - A presumably now-former doctor at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center has had the 56 felony charges he's been facing since last month affirmed by a Peoria County grand jury. The grand jury...
Sep 12, 2023 Dr. Henry Chang (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
McDonald's to bid farewell to self-service soda
CHICAGO - It's not going away right away, but McDonald's is preparing to do away with one of the reasons you might still go there. McDonald's says it will eventually do away with the self-service beve...
Sep 12, 2023 Phillip Pessar / CC
Authorities want help identifying someone who could have committed a theft at an East Peoria storage facility
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Police in Tazewell County want your help identifying someone who may have broken in to a storage facility recently. The Tazewell County Sheriffs Department Tuesday released some su...
Sep 12, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Sheriffs Department via Facebook)
UPDATE: 14-year-old arrested on murder charges for August death of 17-year-old
UPDATED 5:51 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they've arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly killing another teenager several weeks ago. Police say the boy was spotted walking near Perry and Ha...
Sep 12, 2023 Peoria Police confirm a shooting occurred Tuesday, August 22, near Wisconsin and Kansas. (25 News)
Pekin Firefighters investigate weekend arson attempts at local senior center
PEKIN, Ill. - Authorities in Pekin are trying to figure out who might have tried to set three separate fires at one Pekin facility this past weekend. Pekin firefighters say at various times Saturday a...
Sep 12, 2023 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
