Category Archives: Local News
Indicted for attempted murder, a Fulton Co. man remains free on bond
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Fulton County man is now facing indictment on three charges of attempted first-degree murder for an incident from late last year. Fulton County Sheriff Jon Webb confirmed the arrest,...
Apr 14, 2022
State: New COVID-19 cases "slowly rising"
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It's probably news you don't want to hear, but the Illinois Department of Public Health is issuing a new warning about COVID-19. The state says while hospitalizations and deaths fr...
Apr 14, 2022 Midwest Communications
Reditus placed in receivership; media request to unseal documents unresolved
PEKIN, Ill. - One item in the civil lawsuits against Reditus Labs and CEO Aaron Rossi is partially resolved, while one is not. A Tazewell County judge Thursday approved putting Pekin-based Reditus in ...
Apr 14, 2022 (Reditus Labs)
Police find suspect with 32 grams of cocaine, gun, cash in east Washington
PEORIA, Ill. -- Police in Washington are announcing a sifnificant drug bust from earlier Thursday. Police there say local officers and the Peoria Multi-County Narcotics team executed a search warrant ...
Apr 14, 2022 picturexv
Parents arraigned on death of Navin Jones
PEORIA, Ill. - The two parents accused of killing eight-year-old Navin Jones last month through beating and malnourishment have pleaded not guilty to murder counts. Stephanie Jones, 35, and Brandon Wa...
Apr 14, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
PPD: Teens wanted for Hedgehill Apartments shooting that injured two
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria police are now identifying two suspects connected to a shooting which left two people wounded at the Hedgehill Apartment complex in North Peoria. It happened around 7:25 p.m. Tu...
Apr 14, 2022 Jontarique White and Jahmahn Williams (Peoria Police photos)
Light up the Murray Baker Bridge to help keep it lit
PEORIA, Ill. -- You've probably seen the light show on the Murray Baker Bridge while driving around downtown Peoria or East Peoria at night. Maybe you've wondered what the colors signify, or who's in ...
Apr 14, 2022 (City of Peoria)
UPDATE: Arrest made during homicide investigation in West Peoria
UPDATED 5:42 p.m. WEST PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriffs Department says they've arrested a 73-year-old woman's grandson for allegedly causing her death Thursday morning. Deputies say Cody Kra...
Apr 14, 2022 Midwest Communications
City hosting open house next week on possible passenger rail stops
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City officials are holding a meeting next week that could lead to a potential site for a passenger rail train station. An open house by the city and the Tri-County Regional Plann...
Apr 13, 2022 (City of Peoria)
Man sentenced to 50 years in prison after 2021 stabbing death
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man convicted of murder will be in prison for the next 50 years. 25 News reports Micha Gordon, 55, was given the sentence Wednesday after being convicted by a jury in January. ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
