Category Archives: Local News
Police investigate Sunday afternoon shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - At least one person is injured in a shooting on the edge of Peoria's North Valley area. Police were called around 2:00 p.m. Sunday to Wayne and Perry, where 25 News reports a large poli...
Jul 09, 2023 (25 News)
UPDATE: Victims of double drowning at Peoria County lake identified
UPDATED 1:17 P.M. 7/10/23 PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Two people are dead after Peoria County's sheriff says they both drowned, likely while fishing at the same lake. Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies wer...
Jul 09, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
State's Attorney: Dice game led to Peoria's 11th homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about what led up to Peoria's 11th homicide of the year Thursday. Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says in a weekend statement formal charges of First-Degree...
Jul 09, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
State: The heat is on in July
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As if the Fourth of July wasn't reminder enough of just how hot it can get this time of year, state officials are still reminding you of things you can do to beat the heat. July is...
Jul 09, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Emo's burglarized, ATM stolen
PEORIA, Ill. - A business on Prospect Road in Peoria was burglarized early Saturday. The owners of Emo's Dairy Mart say someone stole an ATM from the business prior to 4:00 a.m. It was found down the ...
Jul 09, 2023 (25 News)
East Peoria mobile home total loss after fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria mobile home is a total loss after a fire early Saturday morning. The East Peoria Fire Department responded to the home off Meadow Avenue near the East Peoria VFW Pos...
Jul 08, 2023 D4E / CC
State ends fiscal year with record $50.7 billion in base revenue, sparking small surplus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - State revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June 30, creating what Gov. JB Pritzker called a "one-time" budget surplus of ...
Jul 08, 2023 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Cause of Friday night Peoria house fire 'undetermined'
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a fire to a home late Friday evening in Peoria is not quite known at this time. Firefighters were called to a house in the area of Central and Arcadia just before 10:30 P.M...
Jul 08, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Drought lessens slightly in central Illinois after storms the week before
PEORIA, Ill. - Storms last week in central Illinois gave a little relief to persisting drought conditions. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report shows the area between moderate to severe drought level...
Jul 07, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Police: Seven 'significant incidents' in Peoria between Thursday and Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police spent part of Thursday and into Friday responding to another round of gun-related crimes. Among seven significant events which included the city's 11th homicide of the yea...
Jul 07, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
