Category Archives: Local News
NEW DETAILS: Baby death investigated as Peoria's 30th homicide this year
UPDATE: 4:12 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- There have now been 30 homicides in Peoria this year. The latest is the death of a baby born after a shooting last month. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood is confi...
Will Stevenson Nov 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
Update: Juvenile shot Monday afternoon has died
UPDATE: 10:26 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police confirm that a juvenile shot Monday afternoon has died. The incident happened just after 2:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of North Sheridan, near MacQueen an...
Julia Bradley Nov 09, 2021 (25 News)
Greta Van Fleet coming to Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet is coming to the Peoria Civic Center early next year. The Civic Center's Marketing Manager Kelsy Martin confirms that Midwest tour dates for th...
Julia Bradley Nov 09, 2021 Nicolas Padovani / CC
Comcast/Xfinity customers see long outage Tuesday morning
UPDATE: 3:49 p.m. Peoria, Ill -- Comcast is confirming earlier reports of a wide-spread internet outage in the region. According to the publication "Block Club Chicago", many Comcast Xfinity customers...
Julia Bradley Nov 09, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: One dead in shooting on S. Greenlawn
UPDATED 3:55 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about last (Monday) night's shooting on South Greenlawn in Peoria that turned out to be the city's 28th homicide. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwo...
Julia Bradley Nov 09, 2021 (25 News)
Man injured from stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a reported stabbing late Monday afternoon. Police say it happened just after 4:00 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Carmel Avenue. Our news partner 25 News ...
Will Stevenson Nov 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Heights man arrested for attempted Bloomington robbery
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A Peoria Heights man is facing criminal charges in Bloomington after attempting to hold up a restaurant there. Bloomington Police say Joel Perez, 31, is facing a charge of Attempte...
Will Stevenson Nov 08, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peorian dead in Springfield shooting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Authorities in Springfield say a Peoria man died over the weekend after a shooting there. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says the victim was Demarius Burnside, 28, and he died ...
Will Stevenson Nov 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pritzker talks environment at U.N. conference in Scotland
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he's continuing to advance the environmental interests of Illinois while in Scotland. Pritzker Monday spoke during the United National Climate C...
Will Stevenson Nov 08, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley (File Photo)
Peoria Symphony Orchestra to honor Peoria's own Betty Friedan
PEORIA, Ill. -- A world premiere in Peoria. "Everywoman: A Friedan Centennial Memoire, written by the Peoria Symphony Orchestra's Composer-In-Residence Stephanie Ann Boyd, will debut later this month....
Julia Bradley Nov 08, 2021 (Peoria Symphony Orchestra.org)