Category Archives: Top Stories
Creve Coeur Police warn of water-related scam
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - A scam similar to others is now starting to hit Creve Coeur. Creve Coeur Police say they've received a number of complaints about people claiming to be employees of "the Illinois W...
Jul 06, 2022 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension
VA Police tout quick response in preventing possible mass shooting
(Reuters) - Police in Richmond, Virginia said on Wednesday they thwarted a planned Fourth of July mass shooting in the state capital, after receiving a tip that possibly prevented an attack like the o...
Jul 06, 2022 A man installs memorials after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Grand jury indicts Peoria man on murder charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man charged with committing the city's ninth homicide this year has now had his charges solidified by a grand jury. Peoria County Court records indicate a grand jury has indict...
Jul 06, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria firefighters want help filling their trucks with school supplies
PEORIA, Ill. - An important donation involving the Peoria Fire Department is kicking off an important school supply drive. The "Fill the Truck" campaign is officially underway, with a $500 donation to...
Jul 06, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Open House unveils proposed downtown Peoria traffic changes
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local planners are proposing significant changes to two main thoroughfares through downtown Peoria, perhaps eliminating one way streets in the process. However, these changes will cert...
Jul 06, 2022 Dagny Mol / CC
Annual walk raises awareness about suicide prevention
PEORIA, Ill. -- Whitney's Walk For Life raises awareness about suicide prevention in Central Illinois. The event, now in it's 19th year, is coming up on Saturday, July 30 at Jubilee State Park. "So, t...
Jul 06, 2022 (Whitney's Walk For Life--Facebook)
UPDATE: ISP trooper crashes into Creve Coeur gas station
UPDATED 3:50 P.M. CREVE COEUR, Ill. - We're learning more about an accident Wednesday morning about an accident in Creve Coeur involving an Illinois State Police squad car. State troopers are now tell...
Jul 06, 2022 Courtesy of 25 News
Biden heads back to Ohio to try to woo blue collar voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden travels to Ohio on Wednesday and will announce plans to bolster pension plans for millions of Americans in an attempt to woo working class voters frustrated ...
Jul 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Guitarist Carlos Santana passes out on stage during U.S. concert
LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran guitarist Carlos Santana passed out on stage at a U.S. concert on Tuesday night after he was overcome by heat exhaustion and dehydration. The Grammy Award winner, 74, was pe...
Jul 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Singer Carlos Santana performs during the "We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert" at Central Park in New York City, New York, U.S., August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Brookfield Zoo placed on lockdown
CHICAGO, Ill. (FOX News) -- A zoo about 30 miles from Highland Park, Illinois was forced to go into lockdown on Tuesday, after getting word of a potential threat. Police said a woman called a crisis i...
Jul 06, 2022 Rachel Kramer / CC
