Category Archives: Local News
Man pleads guilty to federal charges in Creve Coeur gun thefts
PEORIA, Ill. - Federal authorities say a Peoria man is one of the last to plead guilty to his role in the theft of several guns including a high power rifle from a Creve Coeur gun dealer last year. Th...
Oct 09, 2021 Adobe Stock
Spoon River Scenic Drive and other events this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - If you're looking to get out of town Saturday or tomorrow (Sunday), you might want to make the short drive over to Fulton County. The annual Spoon River Scenic Drive is in the final wee...
Oct 09, 2021 (Spoon River Scenic Drive Facebook)
Canton woman arrested for murder of infant
CANTON, Ill. - Police in Canton say a woman there has been arrested for allegedly killing a five-month-old baby. Canton Police said early Saturday on social media they arrested Joslynn M. Graham, 23, ...
Oct 09, 2021
Ameren Illinois tests new technology to "sniff" out natural gas leaks
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Ameren Illinois is using new technology to help better identify natural gas leaks and increase the utility's response time to them. The utility is testing out a "gas sniffer" that...
Oct 08, 2021 Ameren Illinois
Whiskey Daddle races return to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Downtown Peoria will be filled with runners this weekend. Adam White, with ShaZam Racing, says the Whiskey Daddle races begin Saturday at 8 a.m. with the Whiskey Shot 5K, followed by m...
Oct 08, 2021 (Whiskey Daddle Facebook)
Police: Drag racing likely caused SUV to crash with school bus
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police now believe Monday evening's accident where a SUV and a Peoria Public School bus with children inside collided was likely caused by drag racing. That's what police say the...
Oct 07, 2021 Maurice Young (WMBD/Peoria Police)
Woman pleads guilty to federal charge of lying about gun purchases
PEORIA, Ill. - An Alamabama woman who at one time lived in both Peoria and Springfield admitted to buying guns for a then-boyfriend, and has now pleaded guilty to a federal crime. The U.S. Attorney's ...
Oct 07, 2021 Adobe Stock
Ground broken for replacement of Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill. - Taft Homes in Peoria is beginning to officially be no more. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday at Taft. The homes there are being demolished and construction will soon begin on...
Oct 07, 2021 25 News
Peoria man sentenced for deadly street racing crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- 43-year-old Jerome Polnitz was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for a deadly street racing crash that killed four young women last fall. Prosecutors in the case had asked ...
Oct 07, 2021
Biden to tout vaccine mandates for large companies in Chicago trip
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is set to visit Chicago on Thursday to meet with United Airlines' chief executive and local Democratic leaders as he touts his decision to impose COVID-19 vaccine ...
Oct 07, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for travel to Michigan from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
