Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Father of Highland Park parade shooter must stand trial
UPDATED 1:39 P.M. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (FOX News) - The father of the Highland Park parade shooter must stand trial for reckless misconduct. FOX News reports that was the decision by the judge in Rober...
Aug 28, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
UPDATE: Peoria's 17th homicide of the year occurs Saturday evening. Here's what we know
UPDATED 7:36 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's 17th homicide of the year, and second of the day, occurred Saturday evening in South Peoria. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says they and Peoria Police r...
Aug 27, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Peoria's 16th homicide of the year has been reported. Here's what we know
UPDATED 8/27/23 7:29 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's 16th homicide of the year has been recorded - with a death Saturday afternoon in Peoria's North Valley. Peoria Police say officers responded to an are...
Aug 26, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
ISU professor facing felony sex charges gets out of jail after posting bond
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - An Illinois State University employee arrested earlier this week on felony sex charges is now out of jail. 25 News reports Alan Bates, 52, of Bloomington posted $100,000 bond to ge...
Aug 26, 2023 Alan Bates (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Bloomington Police)
As many as three injured related to a shooting at a Chicago White Sox game
CHICAGO - Several people may have been hurt after a shooting inside Guaranteed Rate Field during a Chicago White Sox game Friday night. According to WFLD-TV, a person sitting in the bleachers between ...
Aug 26, 2023 John Martinez Pavliga / CC
Garage collapses in Tazewell County from scattered thunderstorms Friday night
HOPEDALE, Ill. - Scattered showers and thunderstorms left some damage at least in one part of the area Friday night. The National Weather Service had put our part of Central Illinois under a Level 2 p...
Aug 26, 2023 (Tazewell County EMA via 25 News)
Pekin man arrested after spotted near stolen vehicle in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man was arrested early Friday morning after being spotted by Peoria Police reportedly removing parts from a reported stolen vehicle from Morton. Officers approached 54-year-old ...
Aug 25, 2023 William Thompson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Stabbing early Friday morning in Peoria leads to an arrest
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested after a stabbing early Friday morning. Peoria Police officers responded to West Main and Sheridan at around 12:54 A.M., and found an adult male with a stab wou...
Aug 25, 2023 Gene Thompson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Center for Prevention of Abuse prepping for 35th Duck Race this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Duck Race, benefitting the Center for Prevention of Abuse, is the longest-running race of its kind in the nation. The Center's Carol Merna says there'll be 35,000 ducks competi...
Aug 25, 2023 (Center for Prevention of Abuse)
Federal jury rules in favor of Peoria Police in lawsuit over officer-involved shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A jury is backing Peoria Police and an officer who shot and killed a suspect several years ago. The federal jury Thursday ruled in favor of the City of Peoria in a lawsuit against the c...
Aug 24, 2023 Midwest Communications
