Category Archives: Local News
Death of Peoria woman found in Illinois River now a homicide investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - The death of a Peoria woman found on the bank of the Illinois River last week is now being investigated as a homicide. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says after further investigati...
Mar 31, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Residents displaced by fire in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Nearly two dozen residents have been displaced following a fire Thursday afternoon in downtown Peoria's New Hope Apartments. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun said fire broke out in th...
Mar 31, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Second arrest in fatal WIU off-campus shooting, while police seek one for questioning
MACOMB, Ill. - Police in Macomb making another arrest, and looking for another person, after the weekend shooting near Western Illinois University that left one person dead and ten others injured. Aut...
Mar 30, 2023 LEFT: Demond Wilson, Jr. RIGHT: Man police want to question about shooting. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Macomb Police)
Former ComEd CEO sought soft landing for Madigan chief of staff who was fired for sexual harassment
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois)- In the weeks following then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's forced ouster of his longtime chief of staff following allegations of sexual harassment, a h...
Mar 30, 2023 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain is pictured in his driver's license photo, which was submitted as evidence in his federal court trial this week in a case where he and three others allegedly bribed former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right) with jobs and contracts for the speaker’s political allies in exchange for legislation favorable to electric utility Commonwealth Edison. (Madigan photo and illustration by Jerry Nowicki; McClain photo obtained from trial exhibit)
Creve Coeur home extensively damaged after fire
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - A home in Creve Couer suffered heavy damage from a mid-day fire Thursday. Creve Coeur Fire Chief Brad Gill says the home on Glendale Street had a lot of damage on the first floor, ...
Mar 30, 2023 (25 News)
17-year-old injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police says a teenager was injured in a shooting near Hightower Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Wednesday night. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert just after...
Mar 30, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fire damages East Peoria house
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a fire at an East Peoria single-family house Thursday morning is under investigation. The East Peoria Fire Department says they responded to the fire in the area of Jo...
Mar 30, 2023 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Canton man arrested on child porn charges
CANTON, Ill. -- A Canton man has been arrested for alleged production and possession of child pornography. Illinois State Police took 24-year-old Jonathan E. Allard into custody on Wednesday after a w...
Mar 30, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois State Police)
Small plane crashes near Lincoln church
LOGAN COUNTY, Ill. -- A small plane went down near a church in Lincoln Wednesday night injuring an unknown number of people on the plane. Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch told 25 News the crash happened abou...
Mar 30, 2023 (Lincoln Daily News)
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorms hit Peoria-area Friday afternoon
UPDATED 3:31 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A tornado was confirmed near Eureka Friday afternoon as severe storms made their way through central Illinois. The National Weather Service reports the tornado was pai...
Mar 30, 2023 Midwest Communications
