Category Archives: Local News
Two injured in two-vehicle South Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. - At least two people were injured after as two-vehicle accident in South Peoria late Saturday afternoon. Peoria firefighters say the crash happened prior to 5:00 p.m. near Howett and Lou...
Aug 20, 2023 Midwest Communications
One man dead after shooting in Peoria early Saturday morning. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for a suspect in the city's 13th homicide of the year that occurred early Saturday morning. Officers responded at around 3:47 A.M. to the area of E. Arcadia an...
Aug 19, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Fan sues Peoria Chiefs for additional netting at Dozer Park
PEORIA, Ill. - A fan hit by a foul ball is suing the Peoria Chiefs to try and get more netting at Dozer Park. 25 News reports Sandra Klatt filed the suit last month in Peoria's 10th Circuit Court. She...
Aug 19, 2023 (25 News)
Norovirus outbreak at Washington restaurant last November linked to sick employee
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A sick employee was linked to an outbreak of the norovirus in Tazewell County last November. In a report released Friday, the Centers for Disease Control revealed that as the cause ...
Aug 19, 2023 (25 News)
State to put $20 million toward grants for grocers, research into food insecurity
(Capitol News Illinois) - Communities across Illinois that lack access to nearby stores that sell high quality food may soon see that change. Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed a bill that sets up a pr...
Aug 19, 2023 Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is pictured during House floor debate. She was the lead sponsor of a bill signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Friday to create a grant program for grocers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Congressman tours affordable housing projects in South Peoria and East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Seventeenth District Congressman Eric Sorensen says Peoria stands in line to get $1 million in the next federal budget for affordable housing and to fix broken sidewalks in the East Blu...
Aug 18, 2023 (City of Peoria via Facebook)
Testimony: Peoria cop feared for partner's life in officer-involved fatal shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria police officer who shot and killed a suspect in 2018 says he did it because he feared for his partner's life. A trial is continuing this week involving a lawsuit filed by the f...
Aug 18, 2023 Midwest Communications
Bradley University students move back to Peoria this weekend to begin a new school year
PEORIA, Ill. - A new school year is about to begin at Bradley University, which means the newest group of students are making their way to Peoria. University officials say more than 1500 new and retur...
Aug 18, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested in area of recent Peoria vehicle burglaries
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they arrested someone in an area that has had a recent rash of vehicle burglaries. Officers arrested Malachi Messenger, 18, after a brief foot chase thanks in part to ...
Aug 18, 2023 Malachi Messenger (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Second suspect arrested for mid-July Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a second person has been arrested in connection with a shooting more than a month ago. Peoria Police say Jimmy Williams, Jr., 20, was arrested Thursday on charges of A...
Aug 18, 2023 Jimmy Williams, Jr. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
