Category Archives: Local News
Four arrested following morning Peoria County stabbing
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Four people ended up getting arrested after Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says a stabbing occurred at a home near the Peoria International Airport. Watkins says a 41-year-o...
Aug 18, 2022
Duckworth meets with local union leaders
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Local union leaders are telling one of the state's representatives in Congress things are going well thanks in part to the federal infrastructure funding the President signed in to...
Aug 18, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man, struck by car, charged with shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is jailed after being hit by a car when he allegedly shot at it. Peoria Police say it started with a ShotSpotter alert of four rounds being fired near the Harrison Homes co...
Aug 18, 2022 (File-Peoria County Jail)
Accused 'serial rapist' pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria man accused by the Peoria County State's Attorney of being a "serial rapist" has pleaded not guilty. Peoria County Court records indicate DeMarquis Turner, 39, pleaded not gu...
Aug 18, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
The Penguin Players take you back to the 80s this weekend
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The Penguin Project got its start here in Central Illinois, and has spread across the nation with over 60 affiliate groups. The project gives young people with different abilities...
Aug 18, 2022
PPD hopes photos will help solve an armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police hope releasing two photos will lead to an arrest in an armed robbery that happened late Sunday morning. Witnesses told police a male suspect walked into a building on N. ...
Aug 18, 2022 (Peoria Police Dept.)
Commercial building fire in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Crews responded to a fire in a South Peoria neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger said fire companies were called around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday to an area near Lig...
Aug 17, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker: No special session yet for abortion laws or assault weapons ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said he would call a special session of the General Assembly to discuss further trying to protect what he says is someone's right to have an abortion ...
Aug 17, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State's Attorney: 'Serial rapist' in custody
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County State's Attorney calls him, "a serial rapist." Jodi Hoos says in a news release DeMarquis Turner, 39, was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on three counts of Criminal ...
Aug 17, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria considers using COVID relief funds to help residents with rising utility bills
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria residents may soon get some help paying rising utility bills after the city council Tuesday night discussed ways to spend some of the millions of COVID relief dollars Peoria is ...
Aug 17, 2022 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
