Category Archives: Local News
Fight at Peoria Chuck E. Cheese
PEORIA, Ill. -- There are no serious injuries reported in the wake of an incident at a local family restaurant in Peoria. 25 News reports Peoria Police got called to the Chuck'E'Cheese on West Lake Av...
Mar 27, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Teen injured in Friday shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting that left a teenager injured. Police say they went to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center around 5:30 p.m. Friday, after someone dropped off an 1...
Mar 26, 2022 Midwest Communications
No injuries reported after car slams into Peoria bar
UPDATED 6:00 a.m. 3/26/22 PEORIA, Ill. - There are no injuries reported in the wake of a crash involving a vehicle that slammed through the front of a Peoria area bar late Friday. First responders ini...
Mar 25, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
At least one person injured in afternoon Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person is injured in the wake of a fire that struck at home in Peoria late Friday. Fire crews say they responded to the home near West Kneer Avenue and West Krause Avenue on Peoria...
Mar 25, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Duckworth introduces bill to address gas price gouging during world crises
WASHINGTON, D.C. - If you think the price of gas is way too high, despite the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, one of Illinois's Senators says she has your back. Illinois Democratic Senator Tam...
Mar 25, 2022 (Sen. Tammy Duckworth)
Man pleads not guilty to arson, home invasion, battery charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has entered not guilty pleas to charges accusing him of assaulting a woman, and causing a fire. Peoria County Court records indicate William Drummond, 51, entered the pleas...
Mar 25, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Emiquon Preserve open to public again following bird flu concern
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - A Fulton County nature preserve closed when a dead bird was found to have a form of avian influenza is now back open again. The Nature Conservancy operates the Emiquon Preserve in Fu...
Mar 25, 2022 (Illinois Office of Tourism)
Man goes to federal prison for sawed-off shotgun possession
PEORIA, Ill. - A former Peoria man will spend a couple years in prison after pleading guilty to having a gun when he shouldn't have. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Roy Rolfe, 40, of Metropolis, was s...
Mar 25, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Fifth man sentenced to prison in federal firearms case
PEORIA, Ill. - The U.S. Attorney's Office says the fifth of five people convicted of stealing guns from a Peoria-area retailer almost two years ago has learned his fate. Prosecutors say Jaquon Timothy...
Mar 25, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Man gets 12 years in federal prison on drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. -- A high level drug pusher who operated around Peoria and Bloomington will now spend more than a decade in federal prison. It's the announcement from U.S. Attorneys for the Central Distr...
Mar 25, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
