Category Archives: Local News
PCAPS offers tips to keep your pets cool in the heat
PEORIA, Ill. -- When you're hot, they're hot. Becky Spencer, with Peoria Animal Protective Services, says it's that simple. On hot summer days, leave pets at home where they'll stay cool. She says in ...
Aug 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Major, one of the family dogs of U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, explores the South Lawn after on his arrival from Delaware at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2021. Picture taken January 24, 2021. Adam Schultz/White House/Handout via REUTERS.
Police: Shooting on E. Republic in Peoria was accidental, self-inflicted
UPDATED 12:22 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was shot in the thigh last (Wednesday) night in Peoria in a shooting that happened near Glen Oak Park. Peoria Police spokesperson Semone Roth says officer...
Aug 04, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Peoria man jailed on animal cruelty charges
DUNLAP, Ill. - A Peoria man reportedly turned himself in to Peoria County Sheriffs Department officials after a video allegedly showed him assaulting an animal. Sheriff Chris Watkins says on social me...
Aug 03, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Stolen car found in Illinois River
PEKIN, Ill. - After trying and failing to find it on Friday, officials say a car that somehow went into the Illinois River was found Wednesday. Fon Du Lac Park District Police say they used the Peoria...
Aug 03, 2022 (Fon du Lac Park District Police via Facebook)
Back to school for Peoria teachers without a contract
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools teachers started the school year Wednesday without a contract. Peoria Federation of Teachers' Bargaining Chief Matt McCaw told 25 News, even after an hours-long ne...
Aug 03, 2022 (Peoria Federation of Teachers)
Sollberger named permanent Peoria Fire Chief
PEORIA, Ill. - It's not "interim" Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger any longer. City Manager Patrick Urich says he's selected Sollberger to permanently replace retired Chief Jim Bachman. Urich says i...
Aug 03, 2022 (City of Peoria)
Teens arrested after guns, stolen car located
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police say the discovery of a stolen car led to two teenagers being arrested on a number of charges. Police say investigators saw a car known to be stolen pull into a business Tu...
Aug 03, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Police investigate ATM burglary
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police is looking for someone who broke into an ATM and stole cash. Police say it happened just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 6000 block of North Knoxville Avenue, near Junctio...
Aug 03, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Suspect in July 4 mass shooting near Chicago pleads not guilty
(Reuters) -An Illinois man accused of opening fire on spectators watching an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb last month pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to 117 counts connected to the attac...
Aug 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A mourner holds a sign advocating for gun control while visiting a memorial for victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Why was there crime scene tape around gas stations?
PEORIA, Ill. - If you've seen a police presence and crime scene tape around some Peoria gas stations Wednesday, you're not alone. Problem is, we can't tell you much about what may be going on at local...
Aug 03, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
