Category Archives: Local News
Dwight Yoakam, 'Menopause: The Musical' coming to Civic Center in November
PEORIA, Ill. - A country music legend is one of two performances being announced Monday by the Peoria Civic Center. Dwight Yoakam will perform in the Peoria Civic Center Theater November 3rd, with tic...
Jul 10, 2023 Dirk DBQ / CC
Two dead after Sunday crash in rural Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY (25 News) - Two people died after a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon just west of Secor. 25 News reports 27-year-old Belancio Rameriz Flavio and 29-year-old Crescensio Venancio Ramer...
Jul 10, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
