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House fire displaces Peoria family
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before 9:30 p.m. Friday to a home in the 3000 block of W. Ann on reports of a fire. Crews found heavy smoke pouring out the front of the home. Peor...
Dec 07, 2019 Midwest Communications
Final suspect sentenced for Peoria teen's 2015 death
PEORIA, Ill. -- Samuel Clay Junior, 23, was sentenced on Friday to 19 years in prison, after pleading guilty to aggravated battery in connection with the 2015 shooting death of 14-year-old Tommie Fore...
Dec 07, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Peoria Public Library offers new streaming services
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Public Library will launch free digital streaming services on Monday, December 9, as a gift to the community. Library Public Relations Manager Jennifer Davis said the stream...
Dec 07, 2019 MWC-Logo Credit - Peoria Public Library
EPPD: lock your car
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A rash of Thursday night vehicular burglaries opened up an East Peoria Police investigation. Items were taken from multiple vehicles in the Illinois Central College neighborhood. ...
Dec 06, 2019
UPDATE: Shooter, three victims dead in military base shooting in Florida
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The US Navy has confirmed that a shooter and three others are dead after an attack at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said 11 people wer...
Dec 06, 2019 AP Photo/Melissa Nelson
Peoria business suffers heavy damage in fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called Thursday night to a fire at Getz Industrial Cleaning in the 1400 block of SW Jefferson Avenue. First crews on the scene arrived just after 8:45 p.m. The...
Dec 06, 2019 25 News
Country Music is King at Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Country is king at the Peoria Civic Center. At the monthly meeting of the Peoria Civic Center Authority meeting Thursday, General Manager Rik Edgar reported country music concerts were...
Dec 05, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
New Year's fun run scheduled
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Get fit, "Get Lit." The 19th annual East Peoria Get Lit New Year's Eve Celebration is set to take place from 9 P.M. until midnight on Dec. 31. While the traditional fun run/walk w...
Dec 05, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pelosi OKs drafting of impeachment articles against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Pelosi delivered the historic announcement Thur...
Dec 05, 2019
Rochester bishop pushed for delay of Sheen's beatification
PEORIA, Ill. -- The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen was delayed at the request of the bishop in Rochester, New York. The Catholic News Agency said Bishop Salvator Matano requested the delay d...
Dec 05, 2019
