Category Archives: Top Stories
Investigation underway after body found in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - An investigation is underway in Pekin after a person was found dead Wednesday morning. Pekin Police and Fire were dispatched to the Pekin Riverfront at around 8:45 A.M. after a citizen r...
Jun 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Trump administration sues Maryland federal judges over order blocking deportations
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration is escalating its battle with the U.S. judiciary over rulings that have stymied his agenda by filing a lawsuit with an unusual set of defendants: The...
Jun 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File photo
Arson to blame for fire early Wednesday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were sent to a fire in the area of S. Stanley Street and W. Krause early Wednesday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says when crews arrived just after 2 a....
Jun 25, 2025 Midwest Communications
Trump says damage from Iran strikes severe despite "inconclusive" intelligence
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the damage to Iranian nuclear sites from American missile strikes over the weekend was severe, even as he acknowledged that the ...
Jun 25, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
PPD: Two teens shot while playing with a gun in the East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say two teenagers, a boy and a girl, were shot Tuesday night while playing with a gun in the East Bluff. At approximately 9:08 p.m., officers were called to the 1200 block...
Jun 25, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Expo Gardens sold to the city of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Expo Gardens will soon be in the possession of the city of Peoria. The city council Tuesday night voted to approve the purchase of 70 acres of land for around $1.125 million dollars. Th...
Jun 24, 2025 (Expo Gardens)
Suspect in fatal Peoria South Side shooting ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A judge has ordered a man to stay in jail until trial after being charged with murder in a homicide on Peoria's South Side last week. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20...
Jun 24, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Peoria County grand jury indicts woman for fatal Riverfront shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a woman in connection with a fatal shooting on Peoria's Riverfront earlier this month. 19-year-old Deziaah Hunter was indicted Tuesday on one cou...
Jun 24, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Low-speed gas-powered bicycles prohibited in Pekin after council vote
PEKIN, Ill. - A form of transportation is now prohibited on the streets of Pekin. The city council Monday night voted 5-2 to ban the operation of low-speed gas-powered bicycles on streets, highways, a...
Jun 24, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Death of man found near East Peoria store under investigation
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria Police are investigating after a man was found dead behind the Costco Tuesday morning. Police say officers were called at around 10:15 A.M. to a vacant lot behind the s...
Jun 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
