Category Archives: Local News
You can text 911 in Tazewell County
PEKIN, Ill. - People in Tazewell County can now send a text message to 911 in the event of an emergency. The Tazewell County Emergency Telephone System Board says the capability took effect with the n...
Jan 4, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Peoria home destroyed by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home will be demolished, deemed a total loss after a fire early Wednesday. Peoria firefighters were called the area of W. Marquette and W. Antoinette Streets around 6 a.m. on ...
Jan 4, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police welcome new minority recruits
PEORIA, Ill. -- In a white, male-dominated field, Peoria Police are working to attract more female officers. It's an effort to bring diversity to the department and make sure the community is better r...
Jan 4, 2023
Longtime Fon du Lac Park District Police Chief retires
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A man you might consider to be a legend in local law enforcement has officially called it a career. Chief Mike Johnson signed off for the final time Monday as Chief of the Fon Du L...
Jan 3, 2023 (25 News)
Local doctor talks about heart injuries in wake of NFL player's on-field collapse
PEORIA, Ill. - One local cardiologist says age will likely play a factor in how well Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin recovers from cardiac arrest following a tackle in the Monday Night Football game...
Jan 3, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Peoria Fire Department obtains drone to assist on calls
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters will have a new tool to assist them on calls of any sort to begin the new year. The department recently spent $38,000 to obtain a drone. The drone will have capabili...
Jan 3, 2023 (Peoria Fire Dept.)
UPDATE: Election Commission drops one PPS Board candidate from ballot, keeps second
UPDATED 3:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - One of only two candidates for a seat on the Peoria Public School Board in the April election has been thrown off the ballot, while one will stay. The Peoria County Bo...
Jan 3, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Three rescued from fire at Green Valley home
GREEN VALLEY, Ill. - Three people had to be rescued from a home in the Tazewell County community of Green Valley following a fire Tuesday morning. Officials say the fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. nea...
Jan 3, 2023 (25 News)
Man faces felony charges for serious infant injuries
UPDATED 4:12 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Hanna City man is jailed on charges accusing him of causing seriously injury to an infant. Peoria County Jail records indicate Alexander King, 21, faces two counts o...
Jan 3, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Kasper: T-Cells helping fight COVID's new variants
PEORIA, Ill. -- As a new variant of COVID-19 is showing its dominance, there's good news about how we're fighting the disease three years since it appeared. Dr. Doug Kasper, with the University of Ill...
Jan 3, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
