Category Archives: Local News
COVID spread risk low across Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - In what could be the final report of its kind, a state agency says the risk of COVID-19 spread in Illinois is low. The Illinois Department of Public Health says all 102 counties are at...
May 06, 2023 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
U.S. Supreme Court halts execution of Oklahoma inmate Glossip
EDITOR'S NOTE: Glossip is a native of Galesburg, Illinois, in Knox County. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday halted the scheduled execution of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Gl...
May 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An anti-death penalty button is worn by a demonstrator attending a protest against the scheduled execution of convicted murderer Richard Glossip, at the state capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma September 15, 2015. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Man found on fire Friday morning identified
PEORIA, Ill. - Authorities have identified the body that was found dead and on fire early Friday monring in South Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identifies the victim as Clarence Crooks, ...
May 05, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Car hits Pekin restaurant
PEKIN, Ill. - A business in Pekin is closed at least temporarily after a car backed in to the building. Pekin Fire says damage appears to be so far minimal to the Fast Dragon Buffet on Court Street. T...
May 05, 2023 (25 News)
OSF Healthcare signs letter of intent with LaSalle-Peru-based hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF Healthcare will be expanding its reach north. OSF and St. Margaret's Health, based in the LaSalle-Peru area, have signed a letter of intent. It will allow for OSF to purchase assets...
May 05, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
UPDATE: Assault weapons ban back in place for now after appellate court's order
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The assault weapons ban that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in January is back in force after a federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a temporary inju...
May 05, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPD investigating Friday morning death
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called early Friday morning to the area of W. Wiswall Street and W. Lincoln Avenue on reports of a person on fire. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers arrived...
May 05, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Car with suspected shooter crashes into home
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for someone who might have used a gun near Northwoods Mall early Thursday morning. Police say an officer parked on War Memorial Drive near the mall heard the s...
May 04, 2023 Midwest Communications
Man, arrested for sixth time this year, accused of attempted arson
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A Hanna City man has been arrested for the sixth time this year in Peoria County -- this time for allegedly attempting to set a home on fire. The Peoria County Sheriffs Departmen...
May 04, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail March 2023)
California man charged with defrauding Central Illinois investors
URBANA, Ill. - A California man and his company are accused of defrauding Central Illinois residents out of more than $20 million. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Brett Bartlett, 37, and his companies...
May 04, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
