Category Archives: Local News
ISP seeks help investigating crash and anhydrous ammonia leak in Southern IL
TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. - The Illinois State Police is asking for the public's help in finding a vehicle that may have been involved in a September 29th crash near Teutopolis that left five people dead and s...
Oct 3, 2023 (Illinois State Police)--Still photo from a video at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in Teutopolis, Illinois September 29.
EV maker Rivian beats quarterly delivery estimates after raising production
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive on Monday reported third-quarter deliveries above market expectations, as it ramped up production to meet a sustained demand for its p...
Oct 3, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Rivian R1T electric truck is seen outside Munro & Associates headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Pekin school bus involved in Monday crash
PEORIA, Ill. -A Pekin school bus was hit, with kids on board, Monday afternoon. The crash happened just after 3 p.m. at S. 9th and Washington Streets. A BMW hit the bus on its side, then careened off,...
Oct 3, 2023 (25 News) A dark BMW wedged into a curb at S. 9th and Washington Streets in Pekin after hitting a school bus.
One person displaced after fire at Central Peoria apartment building Monday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - Residents of an apartment building in Central Peoria had to evacuate after a fire Monday afternoon in one of the apartments. Peoria Fire crews responded to the Oak Woods Apartments, jus...
Oct 2, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470- & 100.3 WMBD)
Man pronounced dead at rural Mapleton lake
MAPLETON, Ill. - A man is dead after he was found floating in a Peoria County lake. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies and the Department of Natural Resources went to a lake in rural Ma...
Oct 2, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Illinois Central College program fills need for solar energy jobs in central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College President Doctor Sheila Quirk-Bailey is having solar energy panels installed on the roof of her house this week. And those doing the work of installing those pa...
Oct 2, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Three teens arrested after 'accidental' shooting Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Three teenagers were arrested after Peoria Police say one of them accidentally fired a gun over the weekend. Police say it happened around 9:00 Friday night on West Warwick near Big Hol...
Oct 2, 2023 Midwest Communications
Man accused of firing gun, running from police
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is jailed after he allegedly opened fire early Saturday morning, then tried to run from police. Peoria Police say the shooting happened before 5:30 Saturday on West John H....
Oct 2, 2023 Etrrec Walker (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Bicyclist dead after being hit by truck -Police
PEORIA, Ill. - One person is dead after an accident in South Peoria Sunday evening. Peoria Police say it happened around 6:30 p.m. near Western and Garden. A truck is believed to have hit a bicyclist ...
Oct 2, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria teen, one of six shot in late-August incident, dies
PEORIA, Ill. - One of six people injured in what was considered a mass shooting in Peoria more than a month ago has died. That's according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, who says Antonio Walk...
Oct 2, 2023 A large police presence late Aug. 30, 2023 outside OSF St. Francis Medical Center where six shooting victims were hospitalized. (25 News)
