Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Deliberations back under way at Sean Grayson murder trial
UPATED 2:10 P.M. PEORIA. Ill. - The courtroom will reopen at 2:30 P.M. ---------------------------------- UPDATED 9:33 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The second day of juror deliberations in the Sean Grayson mur...
Oct 28, 2025 Protesters outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Tuesday. A verdict in the Sean Grayson murder trial is expected on Wednesday. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Fritz Moser)
Peoria's Friendship House sees a growing need for food assistance as SNAP benefits are set to end
PEORIA, Ill. - Many area families are worried about getting enough fresh food without SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. And, Peoria's Friendship House is trying to fill the gap. The organi...
Oct 28, 2025 (25 News)
States sue over Trump administration suspending food benefits during shutdown
BOSTON (Reuters) -A coalition of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop President Donald Trump's administration from suspending food aid benefits starting on November 1 amid the ongo...
Oct 28, 2025 A sign advertises that WIC and Food Stamps are accepted at a convenience store, as tens of millions of Americans might not receive food stamps and other food aid in November because of the government shutdown, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
PPD: Man arrested on aggravated arson and other charges following fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been charged with aggravated arson and criminal damage to property, among other charges, after allegedly setting a home on fire. Peoria Police initially were called to ...
Oct 28, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
City of East Peoria's phones are down
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The City of East Peoria says its phone lines are currently down. A message on East Peoria's Facebook page says they are trying to resolve the issue, and when it is fixed, residents...
Oct 28, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Trump heaps praise on Japan's first female leader, signs rare earths deal
TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming the new prime minister's pledge to accelerate a military build...
Oct 28, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hold up signed documents regarding securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths, at a bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Hurricane Melissa to bring 'catastrophic situation' to Jamaica in storm of the century
GENEVA (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa was expected to bring catastrophe as it makes landfall in Jamaica with storm surges, flash floods and landslides in the worst storm to hit the Caribbean island this...
Oct 28, 2025 A satellite view shows Tropical Storm Melissa, over the Caribbean Sea, October 27, 2025. CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
PPS board approves purchase of AI metal detectors for its three high schools
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Public Schools will be buying metal detectors using AI to find weapons after the school board Monday night approved the purchase. PPS is buying eight CEIA OpenGate AI W...
Oct 28, 2025 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries accelerates Illinois redistricting push
Article Summary As Indiana's governor called a special session to redraw the state's congressional maps, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged Illinois Democrats to do the same. Jeffries' p...
Oct 28, 2025 U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries talks to reporters outside of Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 27. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Brenden Moore)
UPDATE: Victim in fatal shooting in Central Peoria identified
UPDATED 11:18 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been identified as the victim in a shooting Sunday night in Central Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 20-year-old Elisha Gilbert was t...
Oct 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
