Category Archives: Local News
PPD: One person injured in overnight shooting incident
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are investigating a shooting early Friday morning near a gas station that left one person injured. PPD was called just after midnight to the scene in the area of W. Main ...
Jun 10, 2022 Midwest Communications
Farmington boil water order lifted late Thursday, ahead of schedule
FARMINGTON, Ill. -- The boil water notice for residents in Farmington is now being lifted and it comes a little earlier than officials expected. For the last several days, Farmington residents have be...
Jun 09, 2022 Illinois American Water
Peoria Police investigating stolen backhoe, skid steer loader in separate incidents
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are just now releasing details about stolen pieces of heavy machinery from earlier in the week. Police say a backhoe was stolen from the 2900 block of Southwest Washington...
Jun 09, 2022 (via Peoria Police)
Police want help finding armed robbery suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for someone they say tried to hold up a business in South Peoria Thursday morning. Police say someone walked in to a business in the 900 block of South Western...
Jun 09, 2022 (Surveillance photo via Peoria Police)
Four more arrests made as part of Peoria Police Anti-Violence Initiative detail
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say four people were arrested Wednesday in the latest special enforcement detail that's a part of Chief Eric Echevarria's Anti-Violence Initiative. Echevarria says 19 offi...
Jun 09, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Part of downtown street now 'Honorary Aurthur Mae Perkins Way'
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman who has helped her community in myriad ways -- most notably in the school system -- now has her own street named after her. The area near the Peoria Public Library main b...
Jun 09, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Women's group hopes to make an 'Impact' with tens of thousands in grants
PEORIA, Ill. -- A group of women engaged in giving have announced thousands of dollars in private grants for several local non-profits. The women of IMPACT Central Illinois have announced $260,000 has...
Jun 09, 2022
Bradley backers jump on board with Name, Image, and Likeness changes
PEORIA, Ill. -- Now that the NCAA is allowing collegiate athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness, many schools and college sports fan clubs are jumping on board with the change and it's...
Jun 09, 2022 (Bradley University)
PCAPS offering free cat adoptions
PEORIA, Ill. -- Summer months are a busy time at local animal shelters. Case in point, Peoria County Animal Protection Services right now is caring for over 120 cats alone...well above what they're se...
Jun 09, 2022 Jennifer C. / CC
Man arrested on numerous drug, weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested on felony drug and weapons charges after a search of a home he was found in this (Wednesday) morning. Peoria Police say Stefan Brown, 25, faces three counts of...
Jun 08, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
