Category Archives: Local News
Organizers: Tuesday's "Red, White, and Boom" biggest fireworks show in the state (UPDATED)
PEORIA, Ill. - If you don't mind a little inconvenience in terms of traffic and parking, you're likely going to see something really big along the Peoria and East Peoria riverfronts Tuesday night. "Ca...
Jul 03, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State, Peoria-area gasoline prices drop a few cents
PEORIA, Ill. - If you think gas prices in the Peoria area are a bit too much to handle, it could always be worse. GasBuddy.com says when figuring out its weekly Illinois gas price average this week, t...
Jul 03, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation traffic camera)
Rainfall helped drought, but likely didn't end it
LINCOLN, Ill. - The rains of the last several days likely put a dent in the drought, but it didn't likely end it. Rainfall totals over the area varied widely the last several days, according to "CoCoR...
Jul 03, 2023 Rainfall between 6/26/23 and 7/3/23 (Source: CoCoRaHS.org)
Peoria International Airport not seeing disruptions to flights before July 4th holiday
PEORIA, Ill. - Operations at Peoria International Airport leading into the holiday weekend are not seeing troubles and problems that other airports across the country are seeing. Director Gene Olson t...
Jul 03, 2023 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Rivian beats estimates for second-quarter EV deliveries
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive on Monday beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly deliveries on stable demand for its electric vehicles, sending the company's shares up 10% in early trading. Amazon-b...
Jul 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name is shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Federal appeals court weighs constitutionality of Illinois' assault weapons ban
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court is now deciding whether state and local bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are constitutional. In a ca...
Jul 02, 2023 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, where a three-judge panel on Thursday heard oral arguments in a group of cases challenging the constitutionality of Illinois' and other local governments' ban on the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Fireworks use at home dangerous, says State Fire Marshal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - While many communities are discouraging the use of fireworks at home because of the recent drought that has let up somewhat, many might not heed that warning, so state officials ar...
Jul 02, 2023 poppet with a camera / CC
Power outages for Ameren keep going down
Update: 4:17 a.m. 7/3 COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Ameren is continuing to try and get the lights back on following Thursday's "derecho" that moved through the state. The Ameren Illinois Outage Map shows 28,6...
Jul 02, 2023 (Ameren Illinois via Facebook)
Law enforcement beefing up patrols over the long holiday weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois drivers should expect to see increased police patrols statewide through the Fourth of July holiday. Illinois Department of Transportation Spokesperson Paul Wappel says sta...
Jul 01, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Collins: Threat of more severe weather on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a chance that Central Illinois will see more severe weather this weekend. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says with the warm and humid air mass that's in p...
Jul 01, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
