Category Archives: Local News
Police investigating Peoria shots fired at a house
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a Sunday night incident where multiple bullets were fired into a house. Peoria Police says officers responded to the 700 block of E. Maywood at 11:23 P.M...
Feb 20, 2023 Midwest Communications
Process to change gender on birth certificates in Illinois made easier
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It's now easier for people born in Illinois to change the gender on their birth certificate. Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed HB0009 into law, which makes the process easier...
Feb 20, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
Eatery in Peoria's Keller Station closes
PEORIA, Ill. - A business in Peoria's Keller Station has closed its doors after less than a year and a half. Their website and social media pages indicate "The Noshery" has closed permanently as of th...
Feb 20, 2023 (The Noshery)
No more employee discounts at Hy-Vee -- for now
WEST DES MOINES, Ia. - There's one less benefit to being an employee of a grocery store chain with locations in Peoria -- at least for the time being. West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee says they are ...
Feb 20, 2023 Picture Des Moines / CC
Victim identified in Stark County officer-involved shooting
TOULON, Ill. - We know more about an officer-involved shooting over the weekend in nearby Stark County that claimed the life of a Toulon man. Illinois State Police are identifying the victim as Rodney...
Feb 20, 2023 Midwest Communications
Man hospitalized after being shot in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Police are investigating after a man claimed he was shot in the leg by someone Sunday morning. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth said officers responded around 3:20 a.m. to a hospi...
Feb 20, 2023 Midwest Communications
Male dies after police-involved shooting in Stark County
TOULON, Ill. - Illinois State Police says an investigation is underway after an officer involved shooting case in Stark County that left one person dead. Authorities say the Henry County Special Opera...
Feb 19, 2023 Midwest Communications
One dead after crash outside of Brimfield
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - An 83-year-old woman is dead after a one vehicle crash occurring overnight. The Peoria County Sheriff's Department says deputies responded to the crash site on the 17500 block of Wes...
Feb 19, 2023 Midwest Communications
Fire damages garage in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Saturday morning garage fire is under investigation. The Peoria Fire Department says a call came in for the fire at around 9:00 A.M. at 2300 North Elmwood, near West Nowland Avenue. F...
Feb 19, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
A few more counties at elevated COVID risk in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday said a few more counties are at an elevated risk for COVID-19. The department says 19 counties are at a medium community level, c...
Feb 18, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
