Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria apartment fire displaces one resident overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire caused $40,000 damage at the Providence Pointe Apartments near downtown Peoria late Wednesday night. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Maroney says crews were called to the building on N...
Nov 06, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Inmate families, advocates speak against mail scanning program
Story Summary: The Illinois Department of Corrections launched a program this year that limits inmates' access to physical mail and instead lets them view electronically scanned images of their...
Nov 06, 2025 Illinois Department of Corrections Director Latoya Hughes listens during a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, on a proposed administrative rule allowing the agency to scan inmates’ incoming mail to reduce the flow of drugs and other contraband entering state prisons. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
A number of Tazewell County Board members are stepping down
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - The Tazewell County Board is experiencing a significant number of vacancies, as six members are not seeking re-election, almost a third of the board. 25 News reports ...
Nov 06, 2025 (Tazewell County)
Investigators find 'black boxes' from UPS plane crash that killed at least 12
(Reuters) -U.S. federal safety investigators have located the "black box" recorders from the wreckage of a UPS cargo plane that crashed in flames on takeoff from the airport at Louisville, Kentucky, k...
Nov 06, 2025 Smoke rises from the wreackage of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet after it crashed on departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. November 4, 2025. Jeff Faughender/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
Former Agatucci's co-owner passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - A legend in Peoria's restaurant scene has died. Jerry Agatucci, third generation owner of Agatucci's, passed away Tuesday night at the age of 87. Jerry retired from the restaurant in 20...
Nov 05, 2025 Members of the Agatucci family stand in front of honorary "Via Agatucci" at Gift and University after a street naming ceremony on October 15th, 2025. The ceremony starts a year of celebrations for Agatucci's 100 years in business. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US to slash air traffic by 10% at 40 airports amid shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed on Wednesday that he would order a 10% reduction in scheduled air traffic at 40 major airports starting Friday unless a deal to...
Nov 05, 2025 A commercial aircraft flies past the Washington Monument during a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Man convicted for 2023 fatal shooting at Central Peoria gas station
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been convicted for a fatal shooting at a Central Peoria gas station two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 27-year-old Amorta Nelson was found ...
Nov 05, 2025 Amorta Nelson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Legislature passes 'medical aid in dying' bill that governor says he will review
Article Summary State lawmakers passed a bill to legalize "medical aid in dying" for Illinois adults with terminal illnesses. If signed by the governor, the measure would allow mentally capable patien...
Nov 05, 2025 State Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, sponsored a bill that would legalize medical aid in dying in Illinois, which still must be signed by the governor to become law. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Senate Republicans brush off Trump's push to end filibuster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday rebuffed President Donald Trump's call to end the longest government shutdown in history by terminating the filibuster, a rare rejection of t...
Nov 05, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Woman convicted in fatal South Peoria gas station stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman has been convicted for a fatal stabbing at a South Peoria gas station two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 55-year-old Cathy Logan was found guilty of...
Nov 05, 2025 Cathy Logan (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
