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Man arrested for stabbing his father Sunday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was taken into custody in Peoria Sunday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed his father during a domestic dispute. Around 3:15 p.m. police responded to a home on N. Sheridan Road...
Sep 27, 2021 MWC-PPD
Rebuilding Together Day includes first-ever "She-Build"
PEORIA, Ill. - You might have seen a lot of building work going on in Peoria Saturday, including at least one done entirely by women. It was a part of the annual "Rebuilding Together Day" -- moved fro...
Sep 26, 2021 25 News
Large Lego-built exhibit coming to Wheels O' Time Museum
DUNLAP, Ill. - There's a new exhibit coming to Dunlap's "Wheels o Time" Museum that is all locally built from Legos. The museum gave a sneak preview of the exhibit Saturday. It's called "Bricks in Mot...
Sep 26, 2021 25 News
Mattress fire causes damage to Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Fire officials say three people were displaced after fire broke out in a home late Friday night. The blaze started around 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 3000 block of Northeast Adams S...
Sep 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
PG&E charged with manslaughter for sparking California wildfire
(Reuters) -Prosecutors in Northern California on Friday charged power utility Pacific Gas & Electric with four counts of manslaughter and other felonies, alleging it failed to cut down a sickly tr...
Sep 26, 2021 A sign identifying Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Metcalf Power Substation near San Jose, California is seen February 7, 2014. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS)
U.S. agency to probe Amtrak derailment that killed 3 in Montana
(Reuters) -At least three people died on Saturday and some passengers were injured after an Amtrak train derailed in north-central Montana, an official at the local sheriff's office said. The National...
Sep 26, 2021 People wait at the side of train tracks at the scene of a train derailment near Havre, Montana, U.S. September 25, 2021, in this still image obtained from video. Courtesy of Jacob Cordeiro / Social Media via REUTERS
Update: I-474 crash victim identified
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- A crash on eastbound I-474 on Friday morning has claimed an Illinois man's life. The accident, that involved two trucks, happened about 7:20 a.m., about a mile east of the Pekin...
Sep 25, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. House passes abortion rights bill, outlook poor in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed state restrictions, including a Texas law that imp...
Sep 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a pro-abortion rights sign as she listens to speakers at a Black Women Take Action event outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Blippi becomes highest-grossing family show to play Civic Center Theater
PEORIA, Ill. -- Children's YouTube sensation, Blippi, became the highest grossing family show to play the Peoria Civic Center Theater in the venue's History after a sold out show Friday night. Blippi'...
Sep 25, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
PPS holds town hall to address school violence
PEORIA, Ill. -- Parents and students had a chance Friday night to share their concerns and solutions after violent fights at Peoria High School last week. The Peoria Public Schools town hall meeting g...
Sep 25, 2021 (25 News)
