Category Archives: Local News
Reckless homicide charge filed for fatal street racing crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria man has been charged with reckless homicide for a woman's death following a street racing crash in early September. According to court records, Darien Davis was driving at a h...
Oct 27, 2021 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Public Schools, Peoria Public Library partner for media literacy instruction
PEORIA, Ill. - If you think something you're reading is "fake news," the Peoria Public Library might be able to help you determine that. The library, and Peoria Public Schools, are partnering together...
Oct 26, 2021 (File photo) Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat, PPS Superintendent, and Randall Yelverton, Peoria Public Library Executive Director (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teen charged as adult in connection with rural Mackinaw murder
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A 17-year-old will be tried as an adult for Friday night's shooting death in rural Mackinaw. News partner 25 News reports Andre Street is being charged with First-Degree Murder...
Oct 26, 2021 Photo courtesy of 25 News WEEK
Illinois police officer gunned down in St. Louis suburb
Peoria, Ill -- An Illinois police officer is shot and killed this week. State Police say it happened at a gas station in the St. Louis suburb of Pontoon Beach this (Tuesday) morning. According to the ...
Oct 26, 2021 MWC-CRIMESCENE-ICCGA
Peoria County Board could consider first animal adoption fee hike in 11 years
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Board will soon be asked to, in some cases, double the adoption fees the county's Animal Protection Services can charge. PCAPS director Becky Spencer told the County B...
Oct 26, 2021 Peoria County via YouTube
New eating concept coming to Peoria's Keller Station
PEORIA, Ill. -- What is "The Noshery"? Becky and Darren Frye are breaking into the hospitality industry with the new concept of eating out in Peoria. "The Noshery" is part of a new food hall inside Ke...
Oct 26, 2021 (The Noshery--Facebook page)
Richwoods high school secretary out of a job for racist video
Peoria, Ill -- Embattled Richwoods High School secretary Courtney Lewis is now out of a job, but students did not appear satisfied during the Peoria Public School Board meeting Monday night. "Why is M...
Oct 26, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
PPD called to stabbing incident Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to reports of a stabbing in the area of Virginia and Wisconsin. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth said the male victim ...
Oct 26, 2021 MWC-PPD
Defense claims Woodring is legally "insane" in murder trial
LEWISTOWN, Ill. -- The defense presented its case Monday in the trial of Nathan Woodring, who is accused in the fatal shooting of a Fulton County Sheriff's deputy in 2019. Woodring is facing two count...
Oct 26, 2021
Arson suspected in Monday night fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Monday night in Peoria's East Bluff. The fire was reported around 9:15 p.m. in the 2200 block of N. Delaware. Firefighters arrived, finding smok...
Oct 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
