Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Peoria homicide victim identified
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of a fatal shooting in Peoria's West Bluff has been identified. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says Thomas Antoine, 30, of Main Street in Peoria was found by off...
May 5, 2024
Center For Prevention of Abuse hosting two-day conference on childhood trauma
PEORIA, Ill. - In April, Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse promoted Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness month. Later this week, they're hosting a two-day conference on childhood ...
May 5, 2024
South Peoria fire destroys home
PEORIA, Ill. - A South Peoria residence is determined to be uninhabitable after a fire. Peoria firefighters were dispatched to near Warren and Ann streets at 5:08 p.m. Saturday on a report of a struct...
May 5, 2024 D4E / CC
Peoria Rivermen and fans come together to celebrate team's 2024 President's Cup championship
PEORIA, Ill. - Players and fans of the Peoria Rivermen came together to celebrate the team's second Southern Professional Hockey League title in three years. The Rivermen won the President's Cup on Su...
May 3, 2024 Members of the Peoria Rivermen ride a fire truck on Jefferson St. during the parade for the 2023-24 SPHL President's Cup champions. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Democrats flex muscle to kick off final month of session as revenues remain on track
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With about three weeks to go before the Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn its spring legislative session, supermajority Democrats showed the...
May 3, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and Illinois Manufacturers’ Association business day in Springfield on Wednesday, May 1. At another event this week, he said “I feel pretty good about where we are” when asked about the state’s April revenue performance. (Capitol News Illinois phot by Jerry Nowicki)
Woman arrested after Thursday afternoon stabbing in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was arrested after a stabbing incident at a business in Peoria Thursday afternoon. Peoria Police responded just before 5:15 P.M. to the business in the area of Sheridan and Ridg...
May 3, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Law enforcement community honors fallen officers at Illinois Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Six fallen police officers were honored at an annual memorial service outside the State Capitol Thursday. The Illinois Police Officers Memorial occurs annua...
May 3, 2024 Uniformed officers honor the families of their fallen colleagues during the annual Police Officers Memorial on the Illinois State Capitol grounds Thursday in Springfield. Six fallen officers were honored at the ceremony. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Washington alderman to run for mayor
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A Washington alderman plans to announce on Friday his intentions to run for mayor, while current Mayor Gary Manier is still undecided whether he wants another term. Mike Brownfield ...
May 3, 2024 (City of Washington)
Resident displaced by fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called early Friday morning to a home on N. Indiana on reports of smoke in the basement. Fire Battalion Chief Tom Stimeling says just after 12:30 a.m., crews fo...
May 3, 2024 D4E / CC
Family and friends mourn death of Mikequese Taylor after shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends are remembering Mikequese Taylor after he became the victim in Peoria's 5th homicide of 2024 earlier this week. Taylor, 18, was home from junior college in Kansas, vi...
May 2, 2024 (Kansas City Kansas Community College Athletics)
