Category Archives: Local News
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)
New coffee shop will replace former coffee shop in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A coffee shop will replace a recently-closed coffee shop in downtown Peoria. Ty Paluska, one of the founders of thirty-thirty coffee downtown, says he's taken over the space in the Kick...
Sep 19, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dog left at Pekin animal shelter in a taped-up box, and they want your help. Here's how
PEKIN, Ill. - "We have been simmering in our anger all day...." Those are the beginning words of a social media post from the Pekin-based TAPS Animal Shelter after a dog was left on their property lat...
Sep 19, 2023 This dog was left at TAPS in Pekin late Sunday inside a box.
(TAPS via Facebook)
Peoria Police want help finding vehicle believed used in an August homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are asking for your help finding a vehicle that may have been used in the city's 13th homicide of the year last month. Police say they've learned of what they call a black...
Sep 19, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Shutterstock/Peoria Police)
UPDATE: Peoria records its 19th homicide of 2023. Here's what we know
UPDATED 12:53 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - A man has died after being shot in Peoria Monday night at the Phillips 66 gas station near the intersection of Sheridan and McClure. Peoria Police say a ShotSpotter a...
Sep 19, 2023 (25 News)
Peoria Police Chief talks shooting victims and juvenile crime
PEORIA, Ill. - Murders are down in Peoria this year, but shootings, and rounds fired, are both up. And, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says there's one group of people that are being impacted the...
Sep 18, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
New State Police rules for assault weapons permits will take effect Oct. 1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinoisans who own weapons that can no longer be purchased or sold in the state under its new assault weapons ban will soon be able to register those weapo...
Sep 18, 2023 brian.ch / CC
Police: Woman assaulted in East Peoria by possible solar panel salesman
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Police in East Peoria say they need your help finding someone who might have recently assaulted a woman there. Police don't say when it happened, but say a female claims to have be...
Sep 18, 2023 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin Township Office building described as "stable" with deeper inspections planned this week
PEKIN, Ill. - What remains of the Pekin Township Office building after two walls collapsed earlier this month has been described as "stable." An emergency demolition had to be ordered after the west w...
Sep 18, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man injured after being shot at Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for someone who is believed to have shot a man late Saturday night in the Averyville area. Officers went to Adams and Spitznagle just after 11 p.m., and learne...
Sep 18, 2023 Midwest Communications
