Category Archives: Local News
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)
I-EMA: Be prepared for flash flooding and severe weather
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With the threat of severe weather still lingering this week, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, or I-EMA, is reminding people to check the forecast before they go out, and ...
Aug 03, 2022
Peoria neighborhood evacuated after gas leak
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Fire crews were called just after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to a home on NE Glendale Avenue, between Main and Hamilton on reports of a natural gas leak. Fire Battalion Chief Scott Strum...
Aug 03, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Flickr)
Officials address safety as students head back to school
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's a time of excitement for many families this week as thousands of school kids head back to class for the fall. Schools with the newly expanded annual calendar are starting this wee...
Aug 03, 2022 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Grand jury indicts man for shooting of three-year-old
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly lying to police in connection to a shooting that left a three-year-old boy injured. Peoria County Court records indicate Ran...
Aug 02, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Police investigate carjacking, ask for public's help
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are releasing details of a carjacking incident that occurred late Monday night, and they say they need the public's help. Police say it happened at 11:17 p.m. in the 300 b...
Aug 02, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Peoria man accused of business burglary
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is in jail after he was caught Monday trying to break into a Central Peoria business. Peoria Police say they were called to a business near North University Street and Marg...
Aug 02, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Bailey 2017 Facebook video compares abortion to Holocaust
UPDATED: 5:26 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State Senator Darren Bailey may soon be on the defense after a five-year-old video resurfaced where he said the deaths during the Holocaust aren't like the death...
Aug 02, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Five PPS schools start new school year with new names
PEORIA, Ill. - Five Peoria Public Schools will start the new school year Wednesday with new names. Ribbon-cuttings for the schools started Monday and are continuing Tuesday. "Children need to know who...
Aug 02, 2022 (25 News)
