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Persons of interest in custody connected to fatal shooting, victim identified
UPDATED 4:23PM Chief Eric Echevarria said Tuesday several persons of interest are in custody in connection with the truck, and that the truck -- believed to be stolen -- has been located. ------------...
Sep 21, 2021 (25 News)
Adults charged in PHS fight released from custody
PEORIA, Ill. - We now know the names of the two adults who were among the nine arrested after the fights Friday at Peoria High School. Our news partner 25 News reports 19-year-old Jaylin Johnson (pict...
Sep 20, 2021 Peoria Police/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Peoria man drowns Sunday in Missouri lake
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. -- A Peoria man is dead after drowning over the weekend in Missouri. An incident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates Stephen H. Jones, 51, was pronounced de...
Sep 20, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Investigators in Gabby Petito case search her fiance's family home
(Reuters) -Police and FBI agents investigating the disappearance of Gabby Petito searched the Florida home of her fiance's parents on Monday, one day after finding a body in Wyoming that matched her d...
Sep 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: North Port/Florida Police/Handout via REUTERS
FamilyCore to shut down after school and summer programs
PEORIA, Ill. - A local after school program is coming to an end at the end of the month. Officials with FamilyCore say they will close its after school and summer programs effective September 30. The ...
Sep 20, 2021 FamilyCore
West Nile Virus found in Tazewell County bird
MORTON, Ill. - The Tazewell County Health Department says a bird found has tested positive for West Nile Virus. It's the county's first bird this season to test positive for the disease that can then ...
Sep 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Mother of Trayvon Martin to speak in Peoria at MLK event
PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of Travon Martin will be making an appearance in Peoria next year. The group Public Employees for Community Concerns -- a group of African-American City of Peoria employees -...
Sep 20, 2021 Florida Memory
Governor makes two appearances in Peoria, talking residential assistance and McCluggage Bridge
UPDATED 1:47 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker used a Peoria agency as a backdrop for talking up increased money thanks to both state and federal sources for community and low-income assistance...
Sep 20, 2021 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service
Safety for motorists, mental health for farmers among focuses of National Farm Safety and Health Week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The fatal accident last week in rural Tazewell County involving a car and a combine could serve as a reminder that it can be dangerous this time of year on the roads. The State of ...
Sep 20, 2021
U.S. re-opens to international travelers with vaccine requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will re-open to air passengers from China, India, Britain and many other European countries who have received COVID-19 vaccines in early November, White House c...
Sep 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Passengers walk past artwork between terminals at IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
