Category Archives: Local News
COVID numbers in Illinois continue declines
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to be lower in Illinois, along with the number of counties most at risk of spreading the disease. The Illinois Department of Public He...
Aug 20, 2022 (Centers for Disease Control)
Man out of jail after gun arrest
PEORIA, Ill. - A traffic stop led to a Peoria man being arrested on several felony weapons charges -- only one of which is actually being filed. Peoria Police say officers conducted the stop just afte...
Aug 20, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Police arrest man on gun charges after chase
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is back in jail after police say they found a gun on him after chasing him. Police say they were trying to get in contact with Chemare Irby, 29 -- who was wanted on at leas...
Aug 20, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Police investigating potential shoot-out
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for the two people who were believed to be shooting at each other Thursday evening in the southern part of the city. Police say a ShotSpotter alert went off ar...
Aug 20, 2022 Midwest Communications
Man arrested after 'ghost gun' found
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is behind bars after a so-called "ghost gun" was allegedly found in his possession. Peoria Police say investigators Thursday night saw Brian Keller, 19, leave a North Brave...
Aug 20, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Tazewell County Judge to DHS: Explain yourself in court
PEKIN, Ill. - The attorney for a Wahington man accused of attacking his sister and her dog, then setting their home on fire, wants the Illinois Department of Human Services to be held in contempt of c...
Aug 19, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Jail)
Duckworth talks about FBI in relation to Mar-a-Lago raid
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - FBI offices like the one in Peoria have been the targets of threats since agents raided former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Senator Tammy Duckworth, reactin...
Aug 19, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man found dead in U-Haul van identified
PEORIA, Ill. - We know more about the man who was found dead inside a van at a Peoria shopping center yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the victim was Zachary Ro...
Aug 19, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Man pleads not guilty in connection with shooting of child
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man says he's not guilty after a three-year-old was shot in the leg last month. Peoria County Court records indicate Randyn Duncan, 33, was arraigned Thursday on a felony charg...
Aug 19, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man gets federal prison for possession of crack cocaine
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been ordered to spend more than seven years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute. The...
Aug 19, 2022 (1470 & 100/3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
