Category Archives: Local News
Man accused of making meth in Pekin motel room
UPDATED 1:22 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. - Police in Pekin say a man was arrested Monday after the fire alarm went off at a local motel, but turned in to a drug bust. Pekin Police say Gregg Howell, 46, was taken...
Mar 12, 2024 (25 News)
Peoria County voters can pick any polling location to vote at on Election Day
PEORIA, Ill. - If you're a voter in Peoria County, you can cast it anywhere in the county on Election Day. It's part of the county's "Vote Anywhere" initiative. Voters can go to one of 55 polling loca...
Mar 12, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Heights looking to expand fire department, while balancing the budget
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Peoria Heights Board of Trustees is looking into how to create a fully-staffed fire department while balancing the village's budget. The board voted to make its volunteer-ba...
Mar 12, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Manufacturing company in Pekin enters partnership to install carbon capturing equipment
PEKIN, Ill. - A manufacturer in Pekin is planning a project that would capture carbon dioxide it produces from its plant. Alto Ingredients announced on Monday that it plans to work with Vault 44.01 on...
Mar 11, 2024 (Alto Ingredients)
Power outage and brush fire causes problems in Bartonville
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Hundreds were without power in the Bartonville area after downed power lines earlier Monday afternoon caused a brush fire. At one point, Ameren says as many as 700 of its customers...
Mar 11, 2024 (25 News)
Man injured in Sunday morning shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man is injured after he was hit by gunfire early Sunday morning. Peoria Police say it happened around 5:30 a.m. near Wiswall and Madison Park Terrace. At least two rounds were fired a...
Mar 11, 2024 Midwest Communications
Multiple fatalities after school bus vs. semi-truck crash Monday morning in Schuyler County
RUSHVILLE, Ill. - Three children are among five people dead in total after a fatal crash Monday morning in Schuyler County. Illinois State Police say the crash occurred at around 11:30 A.M. on U.S. Ro...
Mar 11, 2024 First responders on the scene of a fatal school bus vs. semi-truck accident near Rushville, Ill. on March 11th, 2024. (WGEM/25 News)
Polling location in Pekin moved week before Election Day. Here's what we know
PEKIN, Ill. - Election Day for the Illinois primaries is next Tuesday, and some voters in Pekin will be voting in a new location. Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman says Precincts 7 and 9 will now be...
Mar 11, 2024 (Pekin Public Library)
Peoria County Jail escapee going to prison
PEORIA, Ill. - A Norwood man is going to prison for a total of ten years after escaping the Peoria County Jail last year, stealing a vehicle, and ending up in Pekin where he was caught. Peoria County ...
Mar 11, 2024 Cory Bragg (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Status of repairs to Riverview Plaza building in downtown Peoria uncertain a month after being shut down
PEORIA, Ill. - It's been a little more than a month since the Riverview Plaza building in downtown Peoria was shut down, and little progress has been made on needed work to reopen it. Last month, wate...
Mar 11, 2024 A moving truck is seen outside the Riverview Plaza building on March 11th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
