Category Archives: Local News
Peoria needs more 911 telecommunicators on National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
PEORIA, Ill. - You might consider them the type of people who need to be recognized every week, not just this one. They're 911 dispatchers based in Peoria but serving seven law enforcement agencies, t...
Apr 13, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fire at Olympia Middle/High School cancels classes
STANFORD, Ill. - A fire at the Middle and High School in Olympia is giving students there a day off Friday. That's according to superintendent Laura O'Donnell, who says there will be no access to the ...
Apr 13, 2023 (25 News)
Adult, teen arrested for string of West Peoria car burglaries
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Two people now face charges after a string of alleged car burglaries last month. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says Tremayne King, 24, and a 17-year-old juvenile each face se...
Apr 13, 2023 Tremayne King (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man found fit to stand trial, one year after death of grandmother
PEORIA, Ill. - A year after he was arrested for allegedly killing his grandmother, a judge says the accused is mentally fit enough to stand trial. Peoria County Court records indicate a judge made tha...
Apr 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2022)
Layoffs at Natural Fiber Welding
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria-area business is laying off almost ten percent of its workforce. Officials at Natural Fiber Welding say the ten percent layoff affects all levels of employment -- the first tim...
Apr 13, 2023 (Natural Fiber Welding)
Bradley University seeking opinions on former Avanti's property
PEORIA, Ill. - Leaders at Bradley University would like to know from the community what to do with the former Avanti's property near campus. The university in January purchased the site at the corner ...
Apr 13, 2023 (25 News)
Police release security photos from recent armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - More information is being revealed about a robbery at a pizza restaurant Monday evening. The robbery happened at the Campustown-area Papa John's. Victims told police a male walked in, d...
Apr 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria Police)
Wisconsin man charged with homicide in car crash death of Peoria man
MADISON, Wis. - A homicide charge is being filed in connection with a fatal crash in Wisconsin that authorities say killed a Peoria man. Jesse Boley, 36, faces a charge of Homicide by Intoxicated Use ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Wisconsin State Patrol)
Woodruff students make treats for shelter animals
PEORIA, Ill. - Culinary students at Woodruff Career and Technical Center in Peoria are using their skills to help feed their four-legged friends. The students made dog and cat treats to donate to the ...
Apr 13, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Prosecutors rest case in ComEd bribery trial as former CEO plans to take stand in her defense
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday rested their case against three ex-lobbyists and the former CEO of electric utility Commonwealth Edison in a trial where the four sta...
Apr 13, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
