Category Archives: Local News
Teen accused of attack at Juvenile Detention Center
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager has been moved to adult custody after allegedly attacking an officer while in juvenile custody. Peoria Police says it happened around 11:30 Monday morning at the Juven...
Aug 16, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Man charged with business burglary
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man arrested for Burglary and other charges a number of times since 2006 has been arrested for another burglary. Peoria Police say officers were called just after 11 p.m. Monda...
Aug 16, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Local expert discusses CDC's relaxed guidance for COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week relaxed some guidelines in regards to COVID-19. Dr. Doug Kasper, with the University of Illinois College of Medicine, says he t...
Aug 16, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Co. inmate death under investigation
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- On August 13, Peoria County Correctional Officers discovered a male detainee unresponsive in his cell with a sheet wrapped around his neck and the sheet tied to an air vent. The...
Aug 16, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Overheated hoverboard causes Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Fire crews responded just after 6:30 p.m. Monday to a home on N. Osage Court, near N. Trails Edge Drive, on reports of a fire in the basement. Assistant Fire Battalion Chief Kyl...
Aug 16, 2022 liz west / CC
Council member announces run for Pekin Mayor
PEKIN, Ill. - The woman who currently ends up filling the mayor's shoes in Pekin when the mayor isn't available now wants the job for good. Becky Cloyd -- Pekin Mayor Pro Tempore -- announced on socia...
Aug 15, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Becky Cloyd via Facebook)
Peoria Police investigating armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a late-Sunday morning armed robbery. Police say officers were called to a building near Dries Lane and West Margaret Avenue 11:35 a.m., in the 3000 block...
Aug 15, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Landmark Recreation Center to be auctioned off
PEORIA, Ill. - A popular recreation facility is apparently going to be on the auction block. The Peoria Forest Hill Development Company says the Landmark Recreation Center is now listed for a "direct ...
Aug 15, 2022 (25 News)
Local gas prices declining -- but maybe not for long
AURORA, Ill. - Depending on which entity you ask, gas prices are now either under four dollars a gallon in Peoria, or just at that level. AAA says the current average price for a gallon of unleaded in...
Aug 15, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: New details on fatal Hanna City plane crash
UPDATED 3:49 p.m. HANNA CITY, Ill. - We're learning more about the time leading up to Saturday's deadly single-engine plane crash in Hanna City. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of t...
Aug 15, 2022 (FlightAware.com -- used with permission)
