Category Archives: Local News
Alleged animal abuser back in jail
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins confirms that a man charged in connection with an animal cruelty case has been arrested. Watkins says Nicholas Prince, of Dunlap, was arreste...
Sep 30, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
John Mellencamp announces 2023 tour with stop in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- On Thursday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened a new permanent exhibit honoring the music of John Mellencamp. Mellencamp confirms he's going back out on the road in 2023, kicking o...
Sep 29, 2022 Andrea Sartorati / CC
Peoria woman gets 25 years for hit-and-run that killed 10-year-old boy
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria woman has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty in connection with a hit and run crash that left a 10-year-old child dead. 43-year-old Karrie Brunsw...
Sep 29, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
16-year-old facing First Degree Murder for shooting near Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill -- Peoria Police say they've taken a juvenile suspect into custody in connection with a deadly shooting near Taft Homes earlier this month. The teen is reportedly now facing murder charges...
Sep 29, 2022 Photo courtesy of 25 News
UPDATED: Sheriff's Office charges husband in West Peoria double homicide
UPDATE: 9:42 p.m. WEST PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria county deputies are identifying a man now charged in the deaths of his wife and step-child found shot to death inside a West Peoria home early Thursday. D...
Sep 29, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Smith & Wesson marketed to 'would-be mass shooters,' Highland Park victims claim
(Reuters) - Survivors of a mass shooting in July that killed six people and injured dozens in a Chicago suburb sued gunmaker Smith & Wesson Brands Inc on Wednesday, accusing it of deliberately mar...
Sep 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Attendee inspect Smith and Wesson firearms at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual meeting, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Peoria crews battle residential fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called early Thursday morning to the area of W. Garden and S. Idaho for a report of smoke in a residence. First crews on scene found a working fire in the back...
Sep 29, 2022 liz west / CC
Civic Center: FY '22 was a big year financially
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center made budget, revenue per event has increased, and the return on investment is as big as it's ever been. That's the short version of a report Peoria Civic Center ...
Sep 28, 2022 (From a Peoria Civic Center presentation to the Peoria City Council)
Feds fine Regions Bank for illegal overdraft fees
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A bank chain with a number of central Illinois locations has agreed to pay a huge fine after implementing what the feds called "surprise overdraft fees." The Consumer Financial Prot...
Sep 28, 2022 (Regions Bank)
Changes to gun laws discussed as SAFE-T Act questions continue, new legislation introduced
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois House committee meets to talk about other ways to prevent gun crimes, as controversy continues over the provisions of the "SAFE-T Act," elimintaing cash bail. The House...
Sep 28, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
