Category Archives: Local News
Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Sunday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria crews responded to an early morning fire at a vacant home on Sunday which appears to have been intentionally set. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston said just before 1:30 a.m., th...
Mar 23, 2026 Midwest Communications
'Operation Last Watch' honors local veterans at the end of life
PEORIA, Ill. - Operation Last Watch, started by local Navy vet Rick Otey, aims to honor Central Illinois veterans receiving hospice or end of life care. "This is a last effort to say,'Hey, we really a...
Mar 21, 2026 Ken Jones / CC
PPD makes third arrest in November armed robbery case
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an armed robbery and aggravated battery that occurred last November. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says around 6 p.m. on Th...
Mar 21, 2026 Peoria Police Department
Fire temporarily closes Rhythm Kitchen on Peoria's riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire at Rhythm Kitchen restaurant on Peoria's riverfront Friday afternoon caused an estimated $10,000 damage, but quick action by employees and the kitchen's sprinkler system kept the...
Mar 21, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Iowa man arrested for allegedly stabbing aunt in Pekin home
PEKIN, Ill. - An Iowa man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing his aunt and attacking a Pekin Police sergeant. 25 News reports 18-year-old Adam Stiltz was taken to the Tazewel...
Mar 20, 2026
Update: Dunlap High School bomb threat deemed 'swatting' incident
DUNLAP, Ill. -The Peoria County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a bomb threat called into Dunlap High School on Friday afternoon is believed to be part of a nationwide "swatting" trend targeting schoo...
Mar 20, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Peoria Park District debuts new sculpture at Upper Laura Bradley Park that honors indigenous people
PEORIA, Ill. - A sculpture that honors Peoria's connections to those who tended the land before European settlers arrived is now available for the public's eye. On Friday morning, a ribbon cutting cer...
Mar 20, 2026 Artist Preston Jackson speaks at a ceremony for the unveiling of his statue at Upper Laura Bradley Park, entitled "Never Extinct: A Pictorial History of Indigenous People." (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Illinois farmers can feed Illinois': State grant program offers assistance
Article Summary Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million through the Illinois Department of Agriculture as part of a grant program to support local food infrastruct...
Mar 20, 2026 Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s
refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’
Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Dog dies in Bartonville house fire
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a working fire in Bartonville Thursday afternoon in the area of Peru Avenue and Adams Street. Fire Chief Drew Zachman said crews arrived around 4:30 p.m...
Mar 20, 2026 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Mike Sabol)
Howard's lead grows in Peoria Public Schools board District 3 race
PEORIA, Ill. - The lead grows for the current frontrunner for the District 3 seat on the Peoria Public Schools board. The first post-Election Day ballots were counted on Thursday by the Peoria County ...
Mar 19, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
