Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Police investigate a double shooting. Here are the details
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say two people were injured in a shooting Saturday evening. Police say officers were called to Peoria and Virginia Avenues prior to 8:30 p.m. after a ShotSpotter alert ind...
Jul 16, 2023 Midwest Communications
Wildfire smoke makes a comeback in Central Illinois
LINCOLN, Ill. - We got a couple weeks worth of a break, but Canadian wildfire smoke is back with a vengeance in most of Illinois. The National Weather Service says most of the state, including the tri...
Jul 16, 2023 A haze envelops the Peoria area Sunday morning, as seen from the WMBD Radio studios at the top of Civic Center Plaza downtown. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
A discarded cigarette is to blame for a fire at a Peoria restaurant
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria restaurant ended up on fire Saturday. That's according to Peoria Fire Department officials, who say the fire at Perkins only caused about $5,000 in damages. Firefighters were c...
Jul 16, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
A garage caught on fire Saturday evening in Peoria. Here's what we've learned
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Firefighters are still trying to investigate the cause of a fire Saturday evening. Crews were called to a home on East Thrush, in the city's East Bluff area, around 9:15 p.m. and...
Jul 16, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man in critical condition following Saturday evening Peoria shooting. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A man is hospitalized in critical condition following a shooting early Saturday evening in Central Peoria. Peoria Police say they found evidence of a reported shooting in the parking lo...
Jul 16, 2023 Midwest Communications
More details released about fatal accident during Mackinaw's 'Mack-a-Fest'
MACKINAW, Ill. - We're learning more from authorities about an accident in Mackinaw Friday night that resulted in the cancellation of the final day of the city's Mack-A-Fest. Peoria County Coroner Jam...
Jul 16, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Child's death prompts cancellation of the final day of a Mackinaw festival. Here's what we know
MACKINAW, Ill. (25 News) -- A child's death Friday night in Mackinaw near the Mack-A-Fest carnival prompted some in the Tazewell County community to express their sorrow on social media. The child die...
Jul 15, 2023 (Facebook--A Mackinaw resident posted this graphic after a child was struck and killed near the Mack-A-Fest Friday night.)
Man sentenced to almost seven decades in prison for Peoria's first homicide of 2022. Here's what happened
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has learned his fate for the first of two homicides he is believed to have committed on New Years Day of last year. Court records indicate a judge Friday sentenced Robert W...
Jul 14, 2023 Robert White (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2022)
Central Illinois residents dreaming of winning big in multiple lottery jackpots this weekend
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - There's multiple chances to win life-changing money this weekend. A combined $1.4 billion is up for grabs in the jackpots for three separate lottery games. The grand prize for Frid...
Jul 14, 2023 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
UPDATE: Jesse Jackson to retire as head of Rainbow PUSH civil rights coalition
UPDATED 9:00 P.M. (Reuters) - U.S. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is stepping down as head of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded, according to remarks he made during a recent broad...
Jul 14, 2023 Deeped Niclas Strandh / CC
