Category Archives: Local News
Former Illinois State Police trooper who pleaded guilty in relation to deadly crash postpones hearing
(Capitol News Illinois) - Matt Mitchell, the former Illinois State Police trooper who caused a high-speed, distracted-driving crash that killed sisters Kelli and Jessica Uhl, has asked to delay his Se...
Sep 20, 2023 (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Sorensen releases sweeping proposal he says will help middle-class Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 17th District Congressman Eric Sorensen says he and members of a House caucus have worked on legislation that he believes will save consumers money while holding some businesses acc...
Sep 20, 2023 Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-East Moline) speaks in Washington to reporters via Zoom. (Rep. Eric Sorensen via Zoom)
Peoria man convicted of killing girlfriend, setting home on fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been convicted of charges accusing him of killing his girlfriend, then leaving her in a burning home. Court records indicate a jury Wednesday convicted Tahir Goodman, 2...
Sep 20, 2023 Tahir Goodman (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2021)
UPDATE: Washington mayor announces candidacy for State Senate next year
UPDATED 7:04 P.M. WASHINGTON, Ill. - A central Illinois mayor is looking to win a seat in Springfield. Gary Manier has announced his candidacy as a Republican for the 53rd State Senate. The race will ...
Sep 20, 2023 (File-Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
More charges filed against alleged gas station sales tax swindlers. Here are the latest details
UPDATED 2:41 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The investigation into three people accused of helping to underreport sales tax revenue at seven Peoria gas stations they owned goes much further than that. Illin...
Sep 20, 2023 This Shell gas station was one of several in the Peoria area closed for a criminal investigation on August 3, 2022. (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
New mini-golf and family entertainment center coming to East Peoria next year. Here's what we know
UPDATED 1:59 P.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A new family entertainment center that's being described as "puttertainment" is coming to East Peoria. "The Putt Club" is currently under construction near Bass P...
Sep 20, 2023 Construction on "The Putt Club" continues on land near Bass Pro Shops in East Peoria. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Family displaced by fire Tuesday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire that started in the kitchen of a Peoria home Tuesday night left a family of eight with no place to stay. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun said the residents evacuated before cre...
Sep 20, 2023 D4E / CC
Three charged with stealing $1M in gas station sales tax revenue. Read the charges here
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people are facing a host of charges for allegedly understating at least a million dollars worth of sales tax receipts at local Shell gas stations - about a year after the stations...
Sep 19, 2023 This Shell gas station was one of several in the Peoria area closed for a criminal investigation on August 3, 2022. (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Victim in fatal Central Peoria shooting identified
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the victim in last night's fatal shooting in Central Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Antonio Hardy, 33, was initially conscious...
Sep 19, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Public tip leads to arrest of East Peoria assault suspect
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Police in East Peoria say they have the man in custody they believe is responsible for assaulting a woman while posing as a solar panel salesman. Police say Ezekiel Metcalfe, 20, w...
Sep 19, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
