Category Archives: Local News
Bill aims to limit excessive school district cash reserves
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The overall financial health of Illinois school districts has been improving in recent years, according to a recent state report, but a bill moving through ...
Apr 10, 2023 Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel, D-Shorewood, is pictured on the Senate floor in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Juvenile injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are investigating a shooting Saturday afternoon that left a juvenile injured. The shooting happened just before 4 p.m., when officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in ...
Apr 10, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Cleaning up -- and giving thanks -- on Easter Sunday in Bryant
BRYANT, Ill. - The cleanup continues almost a week after an EF-3 tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of Fulton County. Bryant -- population 300 -- was one of the hardest hit areas. The ...
Apr 9, 2023 (25 News)
Teens arrested after gun allegedly found in car
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria teenagers are in trouble with the law after a gun was allegedly found inside a vehicle early Saturday morning. Police say they conducted a traffic stop just before 3:00 a.m. ...
Apr 9, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Garage fire causes six figures in damage
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Firefighters are still investigating the cause of a blaze that caused significant damage in the Weaver Ridge area Saturday night. Crews went to North Stenning Drive just before 8...
Apr 9, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rivermen's Hagaman announces retirement
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria Rivermen player you might consider to be a legend in the organization is calling it a career. Rivermen captain Alec Hagaman announced at Saturday night's regular season finale ...
Apr 9, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATED: Motorcyclist dead after Saturday crash
UPDATED 10:18 A.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - One person is dead after his his motorcycle left a Peoria County roadway Saturday afternoon and struck a tree. That's according to Peoria County Sheriff Chris ...
Apr 9, 2023 Midwest Communications
Juveniles caught allegedly abandoning stolen vehicle during special PPD detail
PEORIA, Ill. - Three juveniles were caught abandoning an allegedly stolen vehicle by officers on another of Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria's frequent Anti-Violence Initiative details. That's acco...
Apr 7, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested following stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is jailed after a suspected fight led to a stabbing late Thursday night. Peoria Police, according to a news release, went to a home near Frink and Columbia Terrace just aft...
Apr 7, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Police investigate Thursday armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for two juveniles who may have tried to commit an armed robbery Thursday night. Police say it was reported around 8:48 p.m. on North Linn Street near West Beve...
Apr 7, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
