Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Dunlap schools lockdown quickly lifted; State Police warn of fake "swatting" calls
UPDATED 5:55 P.M. DUNLAP, Ill. - A call of suspicious people with guns caused some schools in Dunlap to go on a brief lockdown Wednesday afternoon. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the call ca...
Apr 12, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Ameren takes delivery of Rivian vehicles for its fleet
PEORIA, Ill. - The Rivian plant in Normal has made an important delivery. It's delivered 20 electric pick-up trucks to Ameren -- ten for its Illinois territory, ten for its Missouri territory -- as th...
Apr 12, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Top Madigan foot soldier testifies he didn't work for $4,500 monthly checks
CHICAGO - After spending two decades giving up most of his nights, weekends and vacation time to do unpaid campaign work for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's political organization, lon...
Apr 12, 2023 Ed Moody, a former political operative of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, took the witness stand in the "ComEd Four" bribery trial Tuesday, testifying for the prosecution after having been granted immunity. (Capitol News Illinois illustration; Moody photo from trial evidence, courthouse photo by Hannah Meisel)
Peoria man arrested after home invasion incident
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested after a home invasion incident early Wednesday morning. Officers responded to North Braves Court in the Greenwood Estates just after 2:00 A.M. The suspect, ide...
Apr 12, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Second man arrested for December, January armed robberies
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they have a second suspect in custody connected with robberies that occurred in December and January. Peoria Police say Jerrell Hardges, 30, was arrested Tuesday after...
Apr 12, 2023 Jerrell Hardges (left) and Desmond Turner (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
PPD makes arrest in overnight gun incident
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to multiple ShotSpotter alerts early Wednesday morning on W. McClure, between N. North and N. Bigelow Streets. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says 44 rounds were ...
Apr 12, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail June 2022)
Some Peoria Co. races still too close to call
PEORIA, Ill. -- A week after Election Day, some races in Peoria County still aren't final. The Peoria County Election Commission says the 1st District School Board race and others in Illini Bluffs and...
Apr 12, 2023 Midwest Communications
IDPH reports 4Q 2022 fines; many involve companies based in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health is putting out its list of fines for local nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and several area companies are getting hit. The alleged...
Apr 11, 2023 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
Grand jury charges man with February stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A man who allegedly stabbed another man in February is now charged by a grand jury. The Peoria County Grand Jury Tuesday charged Johnny Jackson, 50, with one count each of Aggravated Ba...
Apr 11, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Grand Jury indicts man for Peoria arson
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury is filing charges against a Marquette Heights man for allegedly setting a home on fire last month. The grand jury Tuesday charged Christopher Hairgrove, 26, w...
Apr 11, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
