Category Archives: Top Stories
Collins: A chance of more strong to severe storms Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - More severe weather is possible in the Peoria area Friday, but it won't be widespread. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says Central Illinois could see a few scatte...
Jun 30, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
90 years in prison for convicted murderer, arsonist
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin man will likely be in prison for the rest of his life after killing a woman and setting her on fire two years ago. Matthew Null, 41, was sentenced in Tazewell County Court Thursd...
Jun 29, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Jail 2021)
Eight teens arrested following chase involving stolen cars
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say eight teenagers were arrested on multiple charges late-Wednesday afternoon after reports of reckless driving throughout the city. Peoria Police say multiple calls came...
Jun 29, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man accused of crashing into several vehicles, including police squad car
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a man is in custody on multiple charges for an incident where a squad car got damaged. Police say the incident happened around midday Wednesday starting at Knoxville a...
Jun 29, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Jury acquits former Florida deputy of failing to protect students in Parkland school shooting
(Reuters) -A Florida jury on Thursday acquitted a former sheriff's deputy accused of failing to protect students during the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Scot ...
Jun 29, 2023 Scot Peterson, a former sheriff's deputy accused of failing to protect students during the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, reacts after he was found not guilty on all charges at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., June 29, 2023. Amy Beth Bennett/Pool via REUTERS
State officials react to Supreme Court Affirmative Action ruling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A step backwards. That's how the Illinois Board of Higher Education is reacting to the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to strike down affirmative action at colleges and universit...
Jun 29, 2023 (Illinois Board of Higher Education)
Biden calls on US colleges to consider adversity during admission process
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday urged colleges to take into account challenges that applicants face, including racial discrimination, during the admissions process after the U.S....
Jun 29, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, during brief remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Man gets max for liquor store shooting that left victim blind
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man got the maximum when being sentenced in connection with a shooting in March of 2021 that seriously injured a man. Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos called it a "tumu...
Jun 29, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Planned health and wellness center for Elmwood receives federal grant
ELMWOOD, Ill. - A rural community in Peoria County is one step closer to having a community wellness and health center. A $15 million capital campaign is underway to fund the Elmwood Rural Health and ...
Jun 29, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 1003. WMBD)
Damage following severe storms Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - It won't be enough to eliminate the drought status in the area, nor would it wash away the Canadian wildfire smoke, but Mother Nature reminded us weather can change in an instant. A mid...
Jun 29, 2023 (Lauren Sellers via Facebook)
