Category Archives: Local News
Marking 25 years since Altman's first space flight
PEORIA, Ill. - You might say it was 25 years ago Monday Scott Altman took his first "one small step for man." The Pekin native and retired NASA astronaut went on his first flight into space. That was ...
Apr 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/NASA)
Rivermen take care of Pensacola in Round 1 of SPHL playoffs
PEORIA, Ill. - Getting through the first round of the SPHL playoffs was easy for the Peoria Rivermen, while getting home to play the game that got them there wasn't. A bus breakdown led the Rivermen t...
Apr 16, 2023 (Peoria Rivermen)
Hail, high wind gusts reported from Saturday severe weather
LINCOLN, Ill. - A Saturday night round of severe weather didn't pack much of a punch across some parts of the Peoria area, but it did in others. According to storm damage reports from the National Wea...
Apr 16, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Fulton County concerned storm-affected residents may not get aid
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - While Fulton County residents are still cleaning up from tornadoes earlier this month, questions linger about whether or not they will get aid to get back on their feet. 25 News ...
Apr 15, 2023 (Fulton County Sheriffs Department)
COVID spread risk decreasing in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - The risk of COVID-19 spreading in Illinois is decreasing. The Illinois Department of Public Health says just six counties are at an elevated level of risk. All six are located in north...
Apr 15, 2023 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
Juvenile accused of taking gun to Dunlap school
DUNLAP, Ill. - A juvenile is in custody after Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says a student brought a gun to Dunlap Middle School Friday. Watkins says detectives were called there at 3:43 p.m. af...
Apr 14, 2023 (Dunlap School District)
New American citizens sworn-in at Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - For 239 people, Friday was the completion of a journey to be a citizen of their new home. They took part in a naturalization ceremony at Renaissance Coliseum on the campus of Bradley Un...
Apr 14, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Sheriff's Office: Dunlap shooting suspect charged
UPDATED 4:45 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The suspect in a Friday morning shooting in Dunlap has received charges related to the shooting. Sheriff Chris Watkins says around 11:30 a.m., 26-year-old Walte...
Apr 14, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Man arrested on multiple drug and gun charges in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was arrested early Thursday morning after Peoria Police executed a search warrant at a home W. Howett, between Griswold and Westmoreland. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says during...
Apr 14, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Authorities identify Peoria man killed in Wisconsin crash
MADISON, Wis. --The Peoria man killed in a crash allegedly caused by an intoxicated driver has been identified. The Dane County Medical Examiner on Thursday identified the victim as 58-year-old David ...
Apr 14, 2023 (Wisconsin State Patrol)
