Category Archives: Local News
Man accused in Peoria's 4th homicide of 2024 early Sunday morning ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused in what is Peoria's 4th homicide of 2024 was ordered to stay in jail after a pre-trial detention hearing on Tuesday. Josef Viel, 61, is charged with First Degree Murder in...
Mar 26, 2024 Josef Viel Mugshot (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man accused of pointing weapon at Peoria Police officer indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused of pointing a weapon at a Peoria Police officer. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted Brian Childers, 45, on a Class Four felony char...
Mar 26, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy's fatal stabbing by released inmate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board have resigned, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced Monday. The governor...
Mar 26, 2024 The Prisoner Review Board office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Two members of Peoria Fire Department to receive Medal of Valor from state fire marshal
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria firefighters who risked their lives to rescue an unconscious person during a house fire last year are being recognized by the state for their heroic act. Captain Nick Hansen ...
Mar 26, 2024 Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada (center) speaks at a ceremony at Peoria Fire Central, honoring Captain Nick Hansen (left) and firefighter Tobi Roderick (right) for receiving the Medal of Valor from the Illinois State Fire Marshal. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
West Peoria home destroyed by explosions Sunday morning
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple explosions destroyed a West Peoria home early Sunday morning, but the fire chief says an exact cause hasn't been determined because crews had to demolish the home for safe...
Mar 26, 2024 A West Peoria home on Martin Luther King Drive was destroyed by explosions Sunday morning. (25 News)
East Peoria man accused of attempted murder for shooting Monday afternoon
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 62-year-old East Peoria man has been arrested in connection with a shooting Monday afternoon that police say was the result of a domestic dispute. East Peoria Police were called ...
Mar 26, 2024 Midwest Communications
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office looking to charge teen who fired multiple shots early Friday morning as an adult
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office is looking to try a teenager accused of firing multiple shots in South Peoria as an adult. Peoria Police officers responded on Friday just af...
Mar 25, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Teenager arrested for reportedly shooting another teenager in one of three shootings Sunday in Peoria
UPDATED 5:42 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office identified the suspect as 16-year-old Janard Quin. The office says because of Quin's age, along with the Aggravated Battery...
Mar 25, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Highest-ranking woman in state police history reflects on experience as force looks to diversify
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The night before Rebecca Hooks started at the Illinois State Police Academy in 2002, she spoke on the phone with her father and her brother - both of whom w...
Mar 25, 2024 Rebecca Hooks Pic – Illinois State Police First Deputy Director Rebecca Hooks, the highest-ranking woman in agency history, works in her office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Arrests made in connection to pair of homicides from past weekend in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Arrests have been made in connection to two separate homicides in the same area from the past weekend in Peoria. Peoria Police say 21-year-old Javier McGhee surrendered himself to polic...
Mar 25, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
